Senior Software Engineer, Platform

Oracle

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Work type: On-site
Location: Nashville, TN
Salary: $92,500–$209,500 / yr
Posted: 1 day ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $176k

This role $151k

$75k most similar roles pay here $251k

This role pays less than 73% of similar roles. Most pay $150,187–$202,575 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $151k versus about $176k for comparable roles.

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

Oracle currently has 113 open roles on FindRole.

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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 while ensuring reliable interfaces and seamless evolution for downstream consumers. Your daily work involves designing, building, testing, and operating backend components, managing contract versioning, and improving system availability through monitoring and automation. The role requires proficiency in object-oriented or systems programming languages like Java, C++, C#, or Go. You will apply expertise in distributed systems, microservices, RESTful APIs, containers, and cloud-native deployment to solve complex problems involving multi-tenant service design and high-availability infrastructure within a large-scale cloud environment.

What does a Software Engineer earn?

Median $196750 from 2011 postings across 148 companies.

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Skills

Java C++ C# Go RESTful APIs Microservices Oracle Cloud Infrastructure distributed-systems Containers Source Control Observability Service Reliability Engineering SDKs API Design

What you'll do

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

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