Principal Platform Software Engineer

At Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), we’re building the future of cloud for enterprises—powered by a diverse team of creators and innovators. We combine the agility of a startup with the scale and customer focus of a leading enterprise software company.
Our values are the foundation of everything we do. We foster equity, inclusion, and respect. We prioritize doing the right thing—for our customers, our colleagues, and our community. We’re committed to continuous learning, growth, and pushing boundaries to build the future.
You are the builder here. You’ll join a team of smart, motivated, and diverse engineers, empowered with autonomy and support to do your best work. OCI offers a dynamic, flexible, and inclusive environment where your contributions matter.
As a Senior Principal Software Engineer IC5, you’ll provide technical leadership to the Identity and Access Management IAM team. You’ll design, build, and operate highly distributed, large-scale cloud services that are secure, reliable, and scalable. You will be expected to architect complex systems, write high-quality code, and mentor others across teams.
Our Senior Principal engineers lead by example: you work independently, communicate effectively, and influence engineering direction through sound technical judgment. You balance speed and quality, proactively advocate for operational excellence, and raise the bar for design, testing, and delivery practices. You drive innovation, make data-informed decisions, and influence roadmaps across multiple teams.
Basic Qualifications
BS or MS degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
10+; years of software development experience
Strong programming skills in Java, Go, C#, or other object-oriented languages
Proven experience delivering high-scale, distributed services in a production environment
Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure, networking, and system design
Experience operating mission-critical, Tier-1 live services
Excellent problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills
Demonstrated ability to influence architectural direction and engineering best practices
Preferred Qualifications
Domain expertise in Identity and Access Management IAM
Experience building and operating services on public cloud platforms OCI, AWS, Azure, etc.
Knowledge of multi-region deployments and multi-AD/AZ architectures
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and test-driven development
Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker
Experience translating internal customer needs into prioritized features
Knowledge of threat modeling, secure development practices, and compliance frameworks FedRAMP, PCI DSS, etc.
Experience collaborating with large enterprise customers tools, networks etc.
Disclaimer:
Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.
Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only
US: Hiring Range in USD from: $104,500 to $234,600 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.
Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.
Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.
Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:
1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
2. Short term disability and long term disability
3. Life insurance and AD&D
4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
8. Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
9. 11 paid holidays
10. Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
11. Paid parental leave
12. Adoption assistance
13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
14. Financial planning and group legal
15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance
The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.
Career Level - IC4
Key Responsibilities
Platform Software Development:
Lead cross-team evolution of middleware patterns or runtimes to standardize interoperability at scale.
Define and enforce versioning, deprecation, and rollout strategies that minimize downstream breaks.
Drive shared observability baselines (SLOs, error budgets) and resilience patterns across several services.
Software Development and Coding - Design, Testing, and Optimization:
Designs software solutions and analyzes and identifies requirements to achieve business and operational goals, sharing results with manager upon completion.
Adheres to and improves execution of all phases of the software development lifecycle; provides guidance and coaching to engineers to drive improvements.
Utilizes advanced knowledge to develop and guide new software features and enhancements leading design specifications, ensuring accessibility, and develops documents to clarify software design and code.
Leads code reviews in multiple areas to help drive improvements.
Conducts debugging and troubleshooting to identify and fix complex software issues.
Develops fixes for identified issues.
Implements comprehensive software testing (e.g., functional and non-functional testing), quality assurance processes, software error logging, monitoring, and observability for effective debugging, sharing work with manager and/or lead upon completion.
Conducts performance profiling and optimization of coding, building scalable solutions, and anticipating and resolving potential outcomes.
Troubleshoots and resolves complex issues related to application programming interface (API) functionality and integration.
Implements complex API versioning, lifecycle, and interoperability strategies.
Software Architecture - Software System Structural Design:
Implements and contributes to developing software, systems, and services, ensuring review by manager and/or senior technical leaders upon completion. Recommends project or design scope.
Provides technical guidance and coaching to less experienced developers in existing software architecture.
Contributes to periodic reviews and ensures adherence to architectural standards.
Collaborates with stakeholder