Senior Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure

Oracle

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Work type
On-site
Location
Seattle, WASanta Clara, CA
Salary
$79,200–$209,500 / yr
Posted
120 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure

The Senior Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure joins the team responsible for the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Workflow, a Tier 0 service essential for executing distributed, multi-step work. In this role, you will design, implement, and optimize components in distributed systems with a focus on scalability, resiliency, and operability. Your daily work involves building fault-tolerant paths using redundancy, replication, and automatic failover, while implementing retries, circuit breakers, and timeouts. You will leverage data plane platforms and distributed state tools for high-volume data processing and storage. Key technical requirements include proficiency in Java and DevOps practices, as well as Infrastructure as Code (IaC). You will also manage security controls like encryption, develop automation scripts, and participate in incident response to ensure high availability for large-scale data processing.

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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.
  • Develop automation scripts and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to streamline troubleshooting and infrastructure management.
  • Build monitoring systems including custom dashboards, telemetry, and automated alerts to proactively detect system failures.
  • Participate in incident response, perform root cause analysis (RCA), and author operational runbooks.
  • Execute performance and load testing, including fault-injection scenarios, to ensure system correctness and availability.
  • Apply advanced security controls such as encryption and access management to protect multi-tenant environments.
  • Maintain compliance with industry standards through consistent documentation and adherence to 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.
  • Proficiency in Java is required.
  • Experience with DevOps practices is required.
  • Experience designing and optimizing distributed systems for scalability and resiliency is required.
  • Ability to implement fault-tolerant paths including redundancy, replication, and automatic failover.
  • Experience implementing advanced security controls such as encryption and access management.
  • Ability to develop automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for cloud infrastructure management.

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