Lead Principal Platform Software Engineer

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.
Minimum Job Qualifications
Education and/or Experience:
15 years of experience in software development
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Bachelor's of Technology (B.Tech) Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 11 years of experience in software development
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Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 11 years of experience in software development
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Master's of Technology (M.Tech) Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 9 years of experience in software development
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Master's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 9 years of experience in software development
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Doctorate in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 7 years of experience in software development.
Job Skills:
Same skills as prior level.
Coding Experience:
10 years of experience with programming and/or scripting languages (e.g., SQL, C/C++, JavaScript).
Database Experience:
6 years of experience with databases.
Preferred Job Qualifications
Education and/or Experience:
16 years of experience in software development
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Bachelor's of Technology (B.Tech) Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 12 years of experience in software development
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Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 12 years of experience in software development
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Master's of Technology (M.Tech) Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 10 years of experience in software development
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Master's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 10 years of experience in software development
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Doctorate in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 8 years of experience in software development.
Job Skills:
-Oracle Product Knowledge: Demonstrated knowledge of -Oracle products and the ability to educate customers on their effective use.
People Leadership / Management Experience:
2 years of experience in a technical lead role with or without direct reports.
Budget Experience:
3 years of experience working with operating budgets and/or project financials.
Cloud Platforms Experience:
5 years of experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google, Oracle Cloud).
Key Responsibilities
Platform Software Development:
Set group-wide guardrails for platform interoperability, security controls, and client library governance.
Own cross-group programs (e.g., identity, config, API gateway standards) with measurable reliability/performance impact.
Establish shared observability frameworks and rollout policies adopted by numerous teams; manage deprecation risk.
Software Development and Coding - Design, Testing, and Optimization:
Leads project initiatives to design software solutions and identify and analyze requirements. Writes and defines foundational code for new projects or prototypes.
Adheres to and improves execution of all phases of the software development lifecycle; coaches engineers across teams or units to drive improvements.
Acts as a subject matter expert within the organization to develop and guide new software features and enhancements following design specifications, ensuring accessibility, and develops documents to clarify software design and code.
Leads process, architecture, and code reviews across projects and/or products/services to drive improvements.
Utilizes modern/emerging technologies to conduct debugging and troubleshooting to identify and fix highly complex software issues.
Leads strategic initiatives to optimize software testing (e.g., functional and non-functional), quality assurance processes, software error logging, monitoring, and observability for effective debugging.
Encourages innovation, research, and relevant industry practices to optimize performance across products and domains.
Resolves and may troubleshoot highly complex and systematic issues requiring innovation related to application programming interface (API) functionality and integration.
Implements innovative API versioning, lifecycle, and interoperability strategies.
Software Architecture - Software System Structural Design:
Leads task and project initiatives for the design and development of software, systems, and services. Defines project or design scope; reviews, influences, and approves scope and design recommendations.
Provides technical guidance, domain expertise, and coaching in software architecture decisions and best practices that drive key organizational decisions, including industry standards and competitive considerations, providing mentorship and coaching for small teams and peers and contributing to both individual and team development across line of business/function.
Utilizes innovative methods to conduct highly complex periodic reviews and ensures adherence to architectural standards.
Collaborates with stakeholders across lines of business and externally, to align and build software architecture with business and/or customer goals and priorities.
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