Senior Platform Software Engineer (Java) - Nashville

Salary: $92,500 - 209,500 per year Requirements:

• Expertise in Kubernetes and building large-scale distributed systems.
• Broad skills and experience, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively in cross-functional teams.
• Ability to understand business needs and balance business goals with technical implementation.
• Working knowledge of software development practices, architecture, testing, APIs, performance optimization, security, and system maintenance.

• Own and evolve a bounded platform component, including its contracts for multi-tenant use.
• Debug across service components and develop compatibility-safe remediation plans.
• Implement resilience and capacity improvements, and document guidance for adopting them.
• Lead design and discovery discussions, review roadmaps with stakeholders, prototype solutions, and develop software hands-on.
• Design software solutions to meet business and operational goals, and contribute throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Develop and document features and enhancements in line with design specifications; lead code reviews and improve development practices.
• Troubleshoot software, API, integration, and product issues; develop fixes and resolve customer-reported defects.
• Implement testing, quality assurance, logging, monitoring, observability, API lifecycle strategies, and performance and scalability improvements.
• Design and develop systems and services aligned with the established architecture, collaborating with team leads to review that alignment.
• Work with customers and internal teams to understand issues, communicate solutions, and improve products based on feedback; provide technical guidance and mentor others as needed.
• Follow coding standards and secure development practices, maintain code quality, and apply current industry best practices.
• Perform system maintenance, upgrades, and patching, and improve automation, testing, debugging, availability, and reliability.
• Manage work, priorities, timelines, and deliverables independently, adapting to changes and recommending adjustments when needed.
• Collaborate across teams, understand stakeholder and customer needs, and contribute to knowledge sharing and continuous learning.
• Identify and troubleshoot issues, escalating complex matters appropriately, and recommend process and workflow improvements.

• API
• Cloud
• Kubernetes
• Oracle
• Security
• Support
• Java

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We are partnering with hackajob to recruit for Oracle Cloud Infrastructures Oracle Managed Kubernetes (OMK) engineering team. We build OMK, an enterprise-grade managed Kubernetes service designed to provide a scalable and secure environment for containerized applications, simplify operations, and integrate with the broader OCI ecosystem. The role involves contributing to high-impact work across the organization in a collaborative team environment. For U.S. locations, the stated hiring range is $92,500–$209,500 per year, with possible bonus and equity. Our U.S. benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance; disability and life coverage; savings and spending accounts; commuter benefits; a 401(k) with company match; paid time off, holidays, and sick leave; parental leave and adoption assistance; an employee stock purchase plan; financial planning and group legal services; and voluntary insurance options. Compensation and benefits vary by location and are subject to applicable plan terms.

last updated 41 week of 2026