Oracle · 1 week ago
Principal Software Engineer (Nashville, TN)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$97K/yr - $223K/yr
6+ years expOracle is a world leader in cloud solutions, and they are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to shape the core systems that power OCI’s development lifecycle. The role involves architecting and building core CI/CD platform services, leading technical initiatives, and ensuring operational excellence in a collaborative environment.
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Responsibilities
Architect and build core CI/CD platform services that support thousands of engineers and high-volume production workloads
Lead large, ambiguous technical initiatives end-to-end—from problem definition through design, execution, and long-term operation
Identify systemic sources of complexity, technical debt, and operational risk, and drive durable solutions
Set technical direction and standards across the CI/CD platform, influencing design decisions well beyond your immediate team
Mentor senior engineers through design reviews, architectural discussions, and hands-on collaboration
Collaborate deeply with teams across OCI to deliver impactful, cohesive tools and workflows
Write clear, durable design documentation that enables alignment, onboarding, and long-term system evolution
Establish strong operational practices around reliability, observability, failure handling, and incident prevention
Drive and advocate for simplicity as a core engineering value—recognizing that making things simple is often the hardest and most valuable work
Qualification
Required
8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, with significant depth in CI/CD systems, DevOps platforms, or cloud infrastructure
Proven experience designing and operating large-scale, distributed systems and building highly reliable, scalable, low-maintenance services
Expert level in at least one systems language (Go, Python, Java, or similar) and strong distributed systems knowledge
Significant experience designing and operating large cloud platforms (OCI, AWS, Azure, GCP)
Hands-on expertise with containers, orchestration, and infrastructure as code
A track record of mentoring and technically leading experienced engineers through ambiguity and scale
Deeply invested in system quality, simplicity, and developer experience, and operational excellence
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
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$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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