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 yesterday
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. This role involves designing, implementing, and optimizing components for large-scale cloud infrastructure with a heavy emphasis on scalability, resiliency, and operability. You will build fault-tolerant paths using redundancy, replication, and automatic failover while implementing retries, circuit breakers, and timeouts. Key responsibilities include developing automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for troubleshooting, managing data plane platforms for high-volume retrieval, and applying advanced security controls like encryption and access remediation. You will also perform load testing, author runbooks, and participate in incident response. The work addresses the technical challenges of deployment orchestration and building trustworthy systems to enable engineers to operate services at unprecedented scale.

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Skills

Distributed Systems Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Cloud Infrastructure Data Plane Telemetry Circuit Breakers Encryption Load Testing fault-injection Data Replication Incident Response Automation Security Controls Dashboards

What you'll do

Design and implement scalable components for distributed systems using distributed state management tools.
Build fault-tolerant paths by implementing redundancy, replication, automatic failover, retries, and circuit breakers.
Develop automation scripts and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for troubleshooting and cloud infrastructure management.
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 including encryption and access remediation in multi-tenant environments.
Execute performance and load testing to ensure system correctness and scalability compliance.

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 incident response and root cause analysis (RCA).

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