Oracle · 3 days ago
Principal Systems Software Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$115K/yr - $235K/yr
6+ years expOracle is a leading company that brings together data, infrastructure, applications, and expertise to drive innovation and improve lives. The Principal Systems Software Engineer will own complex system modules and automation workflows, leading investigations for incidents and creating durable fixes while collaborating with partners to validate end-to-end behavior.
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Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain complex system software modules for managing, monitoring, and provisioning computer servers, storage, networking, and GPU subsystems in hyperscale environment
Utilizes advanced knowledge to design, develop, and deploy software layers and tooling to automate hardware provisioning and onboarding of servers to large-scale fleet
Play a significant role in platform bring-up, firmware updates, platform-level diagnostics, and complex cross-layer debugging
Diagnose and resolve complex issues across software, firmware, and hardware layers, working in DevOps and incident response paradigms to maintain reliability and availability
Designs software solutions and analyzes and identifies requirements to achieve business and operational goals, sharing results with manager upon completion
Adheres to and improves execution of all phases of the software development lifecycle; provides guidance and coaching to engineers to drive improvements
Utilizes advanced knowledge to develop and guide new software features and enhancements leading design specifications, ensuring accessibility, and develops documents to clarify software design and code
Leads code reviews in multiple areas to help drive improvements
Conducts debugging and troubleshooting to identify and fix complex software issues
Develops fixes for identified issues
Implements comprehensive software testing (e.g., functional and non-functional testing), quality assurance processes, software error logging, monitoring, and observability for effective debugging, sharing work with manager and/or lead upon completion
Conducts performance profiling and optimization of coding, building scalable solutions, and anticipating and resolving potential outcomes
Troubleshoots and resolves complex issues related to application programming interface (API) functionality and integration. Implements complex API versioning, lifecycle, and interoperability strategies
Implements and contributes to developing software, systems, and services, ensuring review by manager and/or senior technical leaders upon completion. Recommends project or design scope
Provides technical guidance and coaching to less experienced developers in existing software architecture
Contributes to periodic reviews and ensures adherence to architectural standards
Collaborates with stakeholders and networks externally to ensure work aligns with software architecture
Implements complex performance optimization and scalability strategies in software design
Occasionally conducts technology research and evaluation for potential architectural changes that may have an impact on results for the team
Collaborates with stakeholders to understand customer issues and align solutions
May provide advanced technical guidance and support to customers regarding customer-reported issues
Advocates for customers' interests and suggests product enhancements based on feedback
Provides input to ensure customer satisfaction through timely resolution of issues and effective communication
Identifies and implements customer issue and/or defect handling and training processes
Investigates and troubleshoots complex and broad reaching/scoped maintenance issues to ensure customer agreement on short- and long-term solutions (e.g., future enhancements)
Collaborates with the team and externally to follow development practices and coding standards, providing coaching to less experienced team members
Participates in peer review processes, provides technical leadership, and ensures code quality and adherence to broad acceptance criteria during development, independently
Demonstrates and shares advanced knowledge of industry best practices and applies them to software development processes
Implements complex secure coding practices to prevent security vulnerabilities
Performs periodic maintenance and testing operations for systems that require upgrading or patching (e.g., for critical vulnerabilities), sharing results with manager upon completion
Drives improvements, ensures automation, testing, and debugging of systems to ensure service/product availability, health, support, and reliability
Manages and coordinates moderately complex tasks, monitoring timelines and deliverables to ensure timely completion and adherence to requirements for a moderately sized project or initiative
Efficiently delegates, monitors, and prioritizes work across multiple projects, providing technical oversight and adjusting plans to address shifts in resources or timelines
Collaborates across the organization to align on expectations and achieve shared objectives
Leverages understanding of business leaders, stakeholders, and/or customers to ensure proposed solutions meet their needs
Supports inclusivity by actively seeking and listening to diverse perspectives, ensuring others feel heard and respected
Identifies and addresses moderately complex issues by analyzing a wide range of data and/or information to identify solutions in accordance with standard practices
Proactively escalates unresolved or critical issues with a thorough assessment and suggests potential solutions
Reviews, contributes to, and documents problem solving strategies
Pursues learning opportunities to expand knowledge and skills and/or tools in new areas and stays abreast of the latest industry trends and best practices
Proactively seeks and leverages ongoing feedback and training to improve skills
Coaches and mentors junior team members, fostering continuous learning and knowledge sharing within and across teams
Develops ideas, recommends updates, and/or collaborates on the implementation of process improvements to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of processes, protocols, and workflows across teams, and evaluates the impact on key stakeholders
Solicits feedback from others on ideas for alternative approaches and methods for continued improvement
Contributes to the talent development pipeline by participating in candidate interviews, assessing candidates, and providing hiring recommendations
Qualification
Required
Applicants are required to read, write, and speak the following languages: English
6 to 10+ years of experience in systems software development
Advanced knowledge to design, develop, and deploy software layers and tooling to automate hardware provisioning and onboarding of servers to large-scale fleet
Experience in platform bring-up, firmware updates, platform-level diagnostics, and complex cross-layer debugging
Ability to diagnose and resolve complex issues across software, firmware, and hardware layers
Experience in adhering to and improving execution of all phases of the software development lifecycle
Ability to provide guidance and coaching to engineers to drive improvements
Experience in developing and guiding new software features and enhancements
Ability to lead code reviews in multiple areas to help drive improvements
Experience in conducting debugging and troubleshooting to identify and fix complex software issues
Experience in implementing comprehensive software testing, quality assurance processes, software error logging, monitoring, and observability
Experience in conducting performance profiling and optimization of coding
Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex issues related to application programming interface (API) functionality and integration
Experience in implementing complex API versioning, lifecycle, and interoperability strategies
Experience in providing technical guidance and coaching to less experienced developers in existing software architecture
Ability to collaborate with stakeholders and networks externally to ensure work aligns with software architecture
Experience in implementing complex performance optimization and scalability strategies in software design
Ability to collaborate with stakeholders to understand customer issues and align solutions
Experience in providing advanced technical guidance and support to customers regarding customer-reported issues
Experience in implementing complex secure coding practices to prevent security vulnerabilities
Experience in performing periodic maintenance and testing operations for systems that require upgrading or patching
Ability to manage and coordinate moderately complex tasks, monitoring timelines and deliverables
Experience in collaborating across the organization to align on expectations and achieve shared objectives
Ability to identify and address moderately complex issues by analyzing a wide range of data and/or information
Experience in pursuing learning opportunities to expand knowledge and skills
Ability to contribute to the talent development pipeline by participating in candidate interviews, assessing candidates, and providing hiring recommendations
Benefits
Flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options
Volunteer programs
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
$55.75BKey Investors
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2026-02-01Post Ipo Equity· $5B
2026-02-01Post Ipo Debt· $25B
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Field CTO, Business Strategy and Transformative Technologies
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