Senior Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure

Oracle

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Work type
On-site
Location
Nashville, TN
Salary
$79,200–$209,500 / yr
Posted
14 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $144k
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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure

As a Senior Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure, you will join the team to design, implement, and optimize components within distributed systems focusing on scalability, resiliency, and operability. You will build fault-tolerant paths using redundancy, replication, and automatic failover while implementing retry mechanisms, circuit breakers, and timeouts to manage network unreliability. Your daily work involves developing automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for troubleshooting, managing data plane platforms for high-volume retrieval and storage, and performing load testing. You will also proactively monitor system health through telemetry, dashboards, and alarms while participating in incident response and root cause analyses. The role requires expertise in distributed state management tools, advanced security controls like encryption and access management, and the ability to ensure cloud infrastructure complies with industry standards within multi-tenant environments.

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What you'll do

  • Design and optimize distributed system components for high scalability, resiliency, and large-scale data processing.
  • Implement fault-tolerant features including redundancy, replication, automatic failover, circuit breakers, and retry mechanisms.
  • Conduct performance and load testing to ensure system stability under heavy traffic.
  • Build monitoring infrastructure including custom dashboards, telemetry systems, and automated alerting for proactive issue detection.
  • Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation scripts for troubleshooting and routine maintenance.
  • Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and the creation of operational runbooks.
  • Implement advanced security controls such as encryption and access management in multi-tenant environments.
  • Ensure system compliance with industry standards through rigorous documentation and change management protocols.

What we're looking for

  • Must have 3 to 5+ years of experience in software engineering.
  • Ability to read, write, and speak English.
  • Experience designing and optimizing components in distributed systems for scalability, resiliency, and operability.
  • Proficiency in implementing fault-tolerant paths including redundancy, replication, automatic failover, retries, circuit breakers, and timeouts.
  • Experience with data plane platforms and distributed state tools for high-volume retrieval, storage, and processing.
  • Ability to develop automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for troubleshooting and maintenance.
  • Experience implementing advanced security controls such as encryption and access management in multi-tenant environments.
  • Ability to perform performance and load testing to ensure system correctness and availability.

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