Senior Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure

Oracle

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Work type: On-site
Location: Nashville, TN
Salary: $79,200–$209,500 / yr
Posted: 73 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure

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The Senior Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure joins a team focused on solving foundational distributed-systems, developer-platform, and reliability problems across OCI. In this role, you will design, implement, and optimize components for large-scale cloud infrastructure, focusing on scalability, resiliency, and operability. Day-to-day responsibilities include building fault-tolerant paths like redundancy and automatic failover, implementing retry mechanisms, circuit breakers, and timeouts, and developing automation for troubleshooting. You will leverage data plane platforms and distributed state tools for high-volume data processing while managing telemetry, alarms, and dashboards. Key technical skills include Infrastructure as Code (IaC), encryption, and access controls. You will ensure system correctness through fault-injection testing and maintain data integrity via standard replication and synchronization techniques within a multi-tenant environment.

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Skills

Distributed Systems Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Cloud Infrastructure System Design Data Processing Telemetry Circuit Breakers Encryption Load Testing fault-injection Replication Synchronization Incident Response

What you'll do

Design and implement scalable distributed systems components using distributed state management tools.
Build fault-tolerant paths including redundancy, replication, automatic failover, retries, and circuit breakers.
Develop automation scripts and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for troubleshooting and cloud maintenance.
Create dashboards, telemetry systems, and alarm configurations to proactively monitor component health.
Diagnose and resolve system issues while participating in incident response and root cause investigations.
Apply advanced security controls such as encryption and access management in multi-tenant environments.
Execute performance and load tests to ensure system correctness and scalability compliance.
Author runbooks and operational procedures to support rapid recovery from service disruptions.

What we're looking for

Must have 3 to 5+ years of experience.
Must be able to read, write, and speak English.
Must be able to design and optimize components in distributed systems for scalability, resiliency, and operability.
Must be able to implement fault-tolerant paths including redundancy, replication, and automatic failover.
Must be able to develop automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for troubleshooting and maintenance.
Must be able to apply advanced security controls such as encryption and access remediation.
Must be able to perform performance and load testing for large-scale data processing.
Must be able to participate in operational support rotations and incident response.