Oracle is seeking a Lead Principal Platform Software Engineer to drive cross-group platform initiatives impacting reliability, performance, and compliance. This role involves setting group-wide guardrails for platform interoperability, security, and governance, and owning programs like identity, config, and API gateway standards. The engineer will establish shared observability frameworks, manage deprecation risk, and define architectural guardrails and security controls in partnership with SRE and security teams.
Key responsibilities include designing software solutions, writing foundational code, and optimizing the software development lifecycle. The role requires acting as a subject matter expert in software architecture, leading complex problem-solving efforts, and collaborating with stakeholders to align software architecture with business goals. The engineer will also be responsible for ensuring secure software development practices, leading system maintenance operations, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. This is a senior-level position requiring deep industry knowledge and the ability to mentor teams.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance, expert medical opinion, short term disability and long term disability, life insurance and AD&D, supplemental life insurance, health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts, pre-tax commuter and parking benefits, 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match, flexible vacation, 11 paid holidays, 72 hours of paid sick leave annually, paid parental leave, adoption assistance, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial planning and group legal, voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance.
Requirements
Drives cross-group platform initiatives (e.g., identity, config, API gateways) with significant impact on reliability, performance, and compliance. Establishes shared observability frameworks, SLOs, and capacity models. Defines architectural guardrails and security controls. Requires expertise in software design, testing, debugging, troubleshooting, API functionality, and secure software development.
Description
Drives cross-group platform initiatives (e.g., identity, config, API gateways) with significant impact on reliability, performance, and compliance across the group. Anticipates and resolves ambiguous distributed-systems problems; sets compatibility and deprecation strategies to minimize downstream risk. Establishes shared observability frameworks, SLOs, and capacity models used by multiple teams. Defines architectural guardrails, security controls, and reference implementations in partnership with SRE and security.