Senior Principal Software Engineer - Media Entertainment Services
At a glance
AI generatedTL;DR
As a Senior Principal Software Engineer at Oracle Media Services, you will lead critical technical initiatives for Studio in the Cloud, focusing on OCI Batch, GPU readiness, and 5K scale operations. Your day-to-day responsibilities include driving acceptance and production-readiness workstreams, enhancing operational practices through observability and reliability metrics, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to resolve customer-critical issues. You will also mentor engineers and develop AI-first engineering workflows to improve delivery confidence and efficiency. This role requires extensive experience in designing and operating distributed cloud services, workflow orchestration systems, and high-scale production platforms, along with a strong background in media workflows and GPU infrastructure. The ideal candidate possesses deep expertise in system design, service operations improvement, and influencing without direct authority across various teams within the organization.
Skills
What you'll do
- Lead end-to-end architecture and execution for critical Studio in the Cloud features across OCI Batch, GPU readiness, 5K scale, and Fractional GPU enablement.
- Drive production-readiness workstreams by clarifying ownership, sequencing dependencies, and closing technical gaps for Batch/SDA acceptance.
- Strengthen operational posture through observability, runbooks, incident-prevention practices, reliability metrics, and customer escalation discipline.
- Translate customer adoption blockers into actionable technical plans with clear risks, milestones, tradeoffs, and operational handoffs.
- Mentor engineers through design reviews, technical direction, execution planning, and examples of senior-level ownership in ambiguous environments.
What we're looking for
- Over 10 years of experience in designing, building, and operating distributed cloud services or media platforms.
- Proven track record leading cross-team technical initiatives from architecture to production readiness.
- Strong system design expertise in scalability, reliability, observability, and operational safety.
- Hands-on experience enhancing service operations through incident response, runbooks, and reliability metrics.
- Experience with AI-assisted engineering workflows and developer productivity automation.
- Ability to influence stakeholders across teams without direct authority.
- Clear communication skills for technical status updates and executive-level presentations.
Employer
About Oracle
Oracle Corporation is a leading multinational technology company specializing in database software, cloud computing, and enterprise software.
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