Senior Platform Software Engineer

Oracle

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Work type: On-site
Location: Nashville, TN
Salary: $92,500–$209,500 / yr
Posted: 4 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live 2 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $151k

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This role pays less than 59% of similar roles. Most pay $151,000–$193,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $151k versus about $172k for comparable roles.

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TL;DR · Senior Platform Software Engineer

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The Senior Platform Software Engineer joins the team to own moderately complex components within Compute/Imaging platform services while leading improvements to integration frameworks and developer tooling. The role involves performing deep debugging across operating systems, infrastructure orchestration, and distributed services to ensure high availability and performance for downstream consumers. You will design, implement, and optimize distributed systems with a focus on scalability, resilience, and multi-tenant functionality. Key responsibilities include building fault-tolerant paths, managing API versioning, and developing automation via Terraform for infrastructure as code. The ideal candidate possesses expertise in Java or Scala, deep knowledge of networking protocols like TCP/IP and HTTP, and experience with distributed persistence technologies. You will also address technical challenges related to high-volume data processing, security controls, and the integration of AI adoption through prompt engineering and agentic programming.

What does a Platform Software Engineer earn?

Median $151000 from 85 postings across 5 companies.

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Skills

Java Scala Terraform Infrastructure as Code Distributed Systems Linux TCP/IP HTTP ChatGPT Codex

What you'll do

Own and evolve moderately complex components within the Compute/Imaging platform services for multi-tenant use.
Perform deep debugging across distributed systems to identify, fix, and remediate issues affecting downstream consumers.
Design and implement scalable, resilient features using distributed state tools for high-volume data processing.
Build fault-tolerant infrastructure including redundancy, replication, automatic failover, circuit breakers, and timeouts.
Develop automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to streamline system maintenance and troubleshooting.
Implement security controls such as encryption and access management while ensuring compliance with standard protocols.
Monitor system health using telemetry and dashboards while participating in on-call rotations for incident response.
Author technical documentation, runbooks, and guidance to support team adoption of platform features.

What we're looking for

Must have 5+ years of experience delivering and operating large scale, highly available distributed systems.
Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and distributed systems fundamentals.
Proficiency in Java is required; Scala is preferred.
Experience with Terraform for Infrastructure as Code is required.
Deep knowledge of networking protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP) and network architectures is required.
Strong understanding of databases, storage, and distributed persistence technologies is required.
Knowledge and interest in AI adoption including prompt engineering and agentic programming; ChatGPT and Codex experience are preferred.
Experience building multi-tenant, virtualized infrastructure is preferred.

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