Senior Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure

Oracle

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Work type: On-site
Location: Nashville, TN
Salary: $79,200–$209,500 / yr
Posted: 61 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 the team to design, implement, and optimize components within distributed systems. This role focuses on ensuring scalability, resiliency, and operability for large-scale data processing. Key responsibilities include building fault-tolerant paths using redundancy, replication, and automatic failover, while implementing retries, circuit breakers, and timeouts. The engineer will leverage data plane platforms and distributed state management tools for high-volume retrieval and storage. Daily tasks involve developing automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for troubleshooting, authoring runbooks, and managing incident responses. Technical requirements include applying advanced security controls like encryption and access remediation. The work addresses the technical challenge of maintaining data integrity and availability in multi-tenant environments while ensuring systems can withstand in-service updates without requiring maintenance windows.

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Skills

Distributed Systems Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Cloud Infrastructure Data Plane Circuit Breakers Load Testing Telemetry Alerting Encryption Runbooks Scalability Data Replication Automation Scripts

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.