Senior Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure

Oracle

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Work type
On-site
Location
Nashville, TN
Salary
$79,200–$209,500 / yr
Posted
10 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $144k
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This role pays less than 69% of similar roles. Most pay $144,350–$177,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $144k versus about $161k for comparable roles.

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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 recovery-oriented principles such as retries, circuit breakers, and timeouts. Your daily work involves leveraging data plane platforms and distributed state tools for high-volume retrieval, storage, and processing. You will also develop automation through Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to manage cloud infrastructure and ensure security via encryption and access controls. The role requires expertise in performance testing, telemetry systems, and incident response. You will solve complex technical challenges regarding data integrity and availability in multi-tenant environments while ensuring all systems meet rigorous compliance and documentation standards for large-scale data processing.

What does a Software Engineer earn?

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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 retries.
  • Develop monitoring infrastructure such as custom dashboards, telemetry systems, and automated alerting mechanisms.
  • Create automation scripts and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to streamline troubleshooting and maintenance.
  • Perform load testing and fault-injection scenarios to ensure system correctness and performance.
  • Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and the creation of operational runbooks.
  • Apply advanced security controls including encryption and access management for multi-tenant environments.
  • Maintain compliance with industry standards through consistent documentation and change management protocols.

What we're looking for

  • Applicants must be able to read, write, and speak English.
  • Candidates must have 3 to 5+ years of experience in software engineering or related fields.
  • Experience is required in designing and optimizing components for distributed systems with a focus on scalability and resiliency.
  • Proficiency in implementing fault-tolerant paths including redundancy, replication, and automatic failover is required.
  • Skills in developing automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for cloud infrastructure management are required.
  • Candidates must be able to implement advanced security controls such as encryption and access management.
  • Experience with performance testing, load testing, and telemetry systems for monitoring component health is required.
  • Ability to perform root cause analysis and participate in incident response is required.

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