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Oracle · 3 months ago

Senior Principal Software Engineer (IC5) – Kubernetes & OKE

positionNashville, TN, United States
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
date6+ years exp

Oracle is on a mission to empower enterprises with innovative cloud-native technologies. As a Senior Principal Software Engineer, you will lead architectural design and technical strategy for Oracle Kubernetes Engine, influencing product strategy and mentoring engineers while driving end-to-end solutions for cloud infrastructure.

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Responsibilities

Design, architect, and build core components for OKE and OCI’s Kubernetes ecosystem, addressing reliability, security, performance, and scale
Set and uphold engineering standards, best practices, and automation requirements for your team and the broader organization
Lead deep architecture reviews, identify technical risks and trade-offs, and guide teams across boundaries to deliver on ambitious roadmaps
Drive operational excellence through automation, observability, and continuous improvement—ensuring services are robust, reliable, and ready for 24x7 scale
Collaborate extensively with peer teams—security, networking, product, operations—to solve unique challenges and support critical customer needs
Contribute to the open source community, advocate for cloud-native technologies inside and outside the company, and help Oracle build strong industry partnerships

Qualification

KubernetesDistributed systemsCloud infrastructureContainer platformsGoJavaPythonTechnical visionMentoringCollaboration

Required

6 to 10+ years of experience in software engineering
Deep expertise in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and the Kubernetes ecosystem
Proficient in Go, Java, Python, or similar programming languages
Expert in architecting, deploying, and managing highly available container platforms at scale, ideally in public cloud environments
Experience in leading large-scale, high-impact projects
Ability to collaborate across engineering, product, and operations
Experience in mentoring engineers at all levels
Strong technical vision and ability to influence org-wide practices
Passionate about customer outcomes and innovation

Company

Oracle

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Oracle is an integrated cloud application and platform services that sells a range of enterprise information technology solutions.
dateFounded in 1977
location
Austin, Texas, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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https://www.oracle.com/

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$25.75B
Key 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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Esteban Rubens
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Gerard Warrens
Field CTO, Business Strategy and Transformative Technologies
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