Oracle · 3 weeks ago
Principal Software Engineer - Opensearch
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$97K/yr - $223K/yr
10+ years expOracle is a world leader in cloud solutions, and they are seeking a highly skilled Principal Software Developer to join their team. The role involves designing and implementing secure, scalable, and reliable cloud services, while ensuring operational excellence and customer success through innovative features and robust engineering practices.
Data GovernanceData ManagementEnterprise SoftwareInformation TechnologySaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and improve new features, enhancements, and bug fixes for our services, ensuring high-quality and efficient code
Contribute to design decisions, release planning, and ensure operational excellence for all changes going to production environments
Contribute in maintaining and enhancing build systems, test frameworks, and performance/scalability testing systems to ensure smooth operations
Work closely with internal and external teams to resolve blockers and ensure timely release delivery
Participate in on-call rotation, assisting the team with troubleshooting complex distributed network issues through effective debugging and collaboration across teams within OCI
Implement security best practices, ensuring that services meet OCI’s security standards
Act as a mentor to junior engineers, providing guidance on best practices, code reviews, and problem-solving
Ensure robust unit tests, integration tests, and continuous integration practices are in place
Model OCI’s values, demonstrating leadership in innovation, excellence, and collaboration, while fostering a growth mindset across the team
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline — or equivalent industry experience with 10+ years in software engineering or infrastructure roles
Demonstrated expertise in designing, implementing, deploying, and managing scalable OpenSearch/ Elasticsearch / other open source managed service clusters, supporting diverse use cases such as application search, log analytics, and observability pipelines
Deep understanding of distributed systems architecture, including experience building and maintaining high-throughput, highly available services at scale
Proficient in high-level programming languages, particularly Java and Python, with a strong emphasis on clean, maintainable, and testable code
Hands-on experience with DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles — including infrastructure automation, monitoring/alerting, incident response, and performance tuning
Preferred
Exposure to vector databases is a plus
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
Short term disability and long term disability
Life insurance and AD&D
Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
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.
11 paid holidays
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.
Paid parental leave
Adoption assistance
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Financial planning and group legal
Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance
Company
Oracle
Oracle is an integrated cloud application and platform services that sells a range of enterprise information technology solutions.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$25.75BKey Investors
Sequoia Capital
2025-09-24Post Ipo Debt· $18B
2025-02-03Post Ipo Debt· $7.75B
1986-03-12IPO
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