Oracle · 2 days ago
Principal Performance Engineer - Remote
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$97K/yr - $223K/yr
7+ years expOracle is a world leader in cloud solutions, and they are seeking a Principal Performance Engineer to optimize performance, scalability, availability, and reliability for their cloud services. This role involves managing system changes, monitoring infrastructure, and resolving performance issues to ensure customer satisfaction and success.
Data GovernanceData ManagementEnterprise SoftwareInformation TechnologySaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Participate in evaluating and evolving performance standards and methodologies
Influence architectural and design capabilities of cloud services to maximize performance
Analyze performance bottlenecks at all tiers to ensure services’ stability and scalability
Perform professional software development tasks associated with the developing, designing and debugging of software applications or operating systems
Drive improvement in operational maturity and key performance indicators (KPIs) across services
Organize and enhance incident management practices and take part in major technical migrations
Collaborate internally and externally to align goals and prepare results with detailed analysis
Present updates to technical forums and provide status on periodic basis
Qualification
Required
7+ years of software engineering or related experience
Strong understanding of cloud computing and enterprise software architecture
Proficient with Java/J2EE, Python, (C++ is a plus)
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
Sound understanding and exposure to AI/ML, prompt engineering, NLP, and speech processing, Data Engineering
Proficiency in Streaming and messaging technologies, Compute frameworks (Spark, Ray; Python/Scala/SQL)
Experience in development, debugging and scaling microservices architecture (Kubernetes, Docker)
Experience with load testing, profiling, and analysis tools in a distributed computing and cloud environments
Experience in resolving performance, scaling, and stability issues
Knowledge of open-source cloud technologies: Kubernetes, Kafka, caching, ElasticSearch, Big Data, etc
In-depth knowledge of Linux, Docker, virtualization, compute, and networking
Bachelor's or master's degree in Engineering or Computer Science
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
Leadership Team
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Healthcare Field CTO
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Field CTO, Business Strategy and Transformative Technologies
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