Principal Software Engineer (OCI)

Salary: $114,600 - 234,600 per year Requirements:

• We are looking for a Principal Software Development Engineer with deep experience in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and large-scale service design.
• We need someone with a BS or MS in Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
• We require 10+ years of experience designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed systems and cloud services.
• We prefer experience developing and operating services on public cloud platforms such as OCI, AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• We need strong programming ability in Java, Go, Python, C++, or similar modern languages.
• We expect a strong grasp of distributed systems fundamentals, scalability, fault tolerance, and service-oriented architectures.
• We value hands-on experience building and running highly available cloud-native production services.
• We need a solid understanding of REST API design and multi-tenant service architectures.
• We look for experience with databases, NoSQL systems, storage technologies, and distributed persistence systems.
• We value familiarity with networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, and standard cloud network architectures.
• We need experience with observability, monitoring, debugging, and performance tuning in large-scale systems.
• We look for experience leading technical design reviews, architecture discussions, and cross-team engineering initiatives.
• We need strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence technical direction across organizations.
• Preferred experience includes infrastructure control plane services, quota management systems, or cloud governance platforms.
• Preferred familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Preferred experience with compliance-aware distributed systems operating across multiple geographic regions.
• Preferred experience improving developer productivity through automation, tooling, and operational process improvements.
• Preferred proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives across multiple teams and organizations.

• We design, build, and operate highly scalable distributed services for the OCI Limits platform.
• We lead architecture and technical design for major features, services, and platform initiatives.
• We drive end-to-end delivery from design and development through deployment and operational support.
• We partner with OCI service teams to deliver cloud governance and quota management capabilities.
• We improve service scalability, resiliency, observability, and operational excellence across the platform.
• We write high-quality, maintainable, and performant production code.
• We lead technical reviews, architecture discussions, and engineering best practices across teams.
• We mentor engineers and provide technical leadership in system design, troubleshooting, and operational readiness.
• We drive automation for testing, deployment, monitoring, and incident response workflows.
• We collaborate with product managers, architects, and engineering leadership to define roadmap priorities and deliver customer-focused solutions.
• We participate in on-call rotations and help resolve complex production issues in distributed systems environments.
• We proactively identify reliability risks, performance bottlenecks, and operational inefficiencies before they affect customers.

• API
• AWS
• Azure
• Cloud
• GCP
• Support
• Java
• Network
• NoSQL
• Oracle
• Python
• REST
• Security
• TCP/IP
• Terraform
• DevOps

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We are collaborating with Oracle to connect exceptional professionals with this role. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is redefining the cloud for the worlds largest enterprises, combining startup-style agility with the scale, security, and reliability of a leading technology company. Our engineering culture is built around integrity, inclusion, innovation, customer focus, and operational excellence, and we invest in an environment where collaboration, ownership, and continuous learning drive results. The OCI Limits Team owns the foundational platform for service limits, quotas, and capacity governance across OCI, supporting reliable and secure scaling for customers and internal services. This is a full-time, onsite role in Nashville, TN, with Austin, TX as a secondary location; relocation assistance is provided and the position is not remote. Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package, and the posting includes a US hiring range of $114,600 to $234,600 per annum, with potential bonus, equity, and compensation deferral. The career level is IC4.

last updated 36 week of 2026