Senior Software Engineer, Platform

Oracle

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Work type: On-site
Location: Nashville, TN
Salary: $92,500–$209,500 / yr
Posted: 4 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $182k

This role $151k

$75k most similar roles pay here $252k

This role pays less than 72% of similar roles. Most pay $151,000–$212,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $151k versus about $182k for comparable roles.

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Oracle Corporation is a leading multinational technology company specializing in database software, cloud computing, and enterprise software.

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Listed pay typically runs $102,300–$209,500 across 249 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Platform

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As a Senior Software Engineer, Platform, you will join the team responsible for building platform capabilities that make cloud services safer and easier for engineers and customers to use. You will own specific components within platform services, including APIs, SDKs, integration frameworks, and developer tooling. Your daily responsibilities involve designing, building, testing, and operating backend components while managing contracts, versioning, and interoperability for secure, multi-tenant use. To succeed, you must be proficient in at least one object-oriented or systems programming language such as Java, C++, C#, or Go. You will utilize skills in distributed systems, microservices, RESTful APIs, containers, and cloud-native deployment to solve complex problems regarding service reliability and performance. The role focuses on the technical challenge of creating robust infrastructure for high-scale, multi-tenant cloud environments.

What does a Software Engineer earn?

Median $197875 from 2180 postings across 138 companies.

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Skills

Java C++ C# Go RESTful APIs Microservices SDKs distributed-systems Containers Cloud-native Observability Source Control Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)

What you'll do

Design, build, test, and operate backend platform components, APIs, SDKs, and integration frameworks.
Manage the evolution of contract versioning and interoperability for secure, multi-tenant platform services.
Diagnose and resolve complex issues across distributed services while providing compatibility-safe fixes.
Improve system availability, performance, and capacity through monitoring, logging, and automation.
Review designs and code to guide other engineers in adopting platform capabilities.
Create high-quality technical documentation, samples, and operational guidance for platform consumers.
Participate in incident investigation and root-cause follow-up for continuous service improvement.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
4+ years of professional software-development experience (fewer years accepted for advanced degree holders).
Proficiency in at least one object-oriented or systems programming language such as Java, C++, C#, or Go.
Experience designing and building backend services, APIs, microservices, SDKs, or developer-facing platform capabilities.
Understanding of distributed-systems fundamentals, data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design, and secure software-development practices.
Experience with API design, integration, versioning, testing, source control, and production troubleshooting.
Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills with a demonstrated sense of ownership.
Experience with cloud services, RESTful APIs, containers, observability, or multi-tenant service design (preferred).

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