Senior Principal Software Developer

Oracle

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Work type
On-site
Location
Seattle, WASanta Clara, CA
Salary
$135,200–$306,400 / yr
Posted
126 days ago
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Above market

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TL;DR · Senior Principal Software Developer

The Senior Principal Software Developer joins the SPLAT organization to build foundational platform capabilities for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. In this role, you will drive the architecture, design, and development of highly scalable cloud infrastructure systems. You will lead complex technical initiatives across multiple teams to build resilient services that support millions of customers and critical enterprise workloads globally. Your day-to-day work involves developing throttling and control-plane platforms used for API traffic management, distributed throttling, and safe-change enforcement. To succeed, you must demonstrate expertise in Java, Kubernetes, and proxy services while applying core competencies in distributed systems, large scale design, and design principles. You will solve challenging problems in cloud computing at hyperscale to ensure OCI services scale efficiently and operate reliably.

What does a Software Developer earn?

Median $149350 from 80 postings across 15 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Drive the architecture, design, and development of highly scalable cloud infrastructure systems.
  • Lead complex technical initiatives across multiple engineering teams.
  • Influence OCI-wide engineering strategy and technical direction.
  • Solve challenging problems in cloud computing at hyperscale.
  • Build resilient services to support millions of customers and critical enterprise workloads.
  • Develop throttling and control-plane platforms for API traffic management.
  • Implement distributed throttling and safe-change enforcement for cloud infrastructure.

What we're looking for

  • Must have 10+ years of experience.
  • Must be able to read, write, and speak English.
  • Must have experience with API Integration.
  • Must have experience with Design Principles.
  • Must have experience with Distributed Systems.
  • Must have experience with Java.
  • Must have experience with Kubernetes.
  • Must have experience with Large Scale Design.
  • Must have experience with Proxy Service.

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