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As a Senior Principal Software Developer 5 on the Merino team, you will lead the design, implementation, and operation of core capabilities for an internal CI/CD change workflow platform that orchestrates build, validation, change management, and deployment across Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. You will own the architecture, testing, monitoring, and production support while driving improvements in reliability, scalability, and developer experience. The role involves solving complex problems by integrating release bundles, approval workflows, and rollback systems. To succeed, you must possess strong programming skills in Java, TypeScript, Python, or Go, along with expertise in distributed systems, infrastructure automation, containers, and deployment pipelines. You will also champion AI-assisted coding workflows using tools like Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor to enhance software delivery while maintaining high standards for code quality and system maintainability within the cloud service domain.
What does a Software Developer earn?
Median $151475 from 90 postings across 16 companies.
Design systems integrating build, release bundle, change management, approval, rollback, and deployment workflows.
Translate ambiguous platform problems into durable engineering solutions while maintaining high standards for code quality and maintainability.
Use production signals and customer feedback to prioritize and implement platform improvements.
Mentor engineers through technical leadership, including design reviews and code reviews.
Champion the use of AI-assisted and agentic coding workflows while maintaining rigorous engineering standards.
What we're looking for
Must be able to read, write, and speak English.
10+ years of experience in the field.
8+ years of software engineering experience building distributed systems, developer platforms, CI/CD systems, infrastructure automation, or cloud services.
Strong programming skills in Java, TypeScript, Python, Go, or similar languages.
Experience operating reliable cloud services in OCI, AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Experience with CI/CD, DevOps, release automation, IaC, containers, orchestration, or deployment pipelines.
Ability to lead technical initiatives across ambiguity and competing priorities.
Strong communication and stakeholder influence skills.