Lead Principal Systems Software Engineer

Salary: $142,000 - 194,000 per year Requirements:

• We need deep expertise in systems software architecture for large-scale environments, including firmware integration and fleet automation.
• We expect experience influencing silicon, board, and firmware roadmaps with a focus on reliability, performance, and cost at hyperscale.
• We look for strong knowledge of engineering best practices, including coding standards, threat modeling, resource management, concurrency, and fault isolation.
• We require experience leading multi-quarter initiatives from prototype through production hardening, with measurable gains in availability and efficiency.
• We need advanced capability in software design, debugging, troubleshooting, testing, observability, and API lifecycle management.
• We expect proven skill in cross-functional collaboration, technical leadership, mentoring, and stakeholder alignment.
• We value expertise in security-aware development, compliance practices, and automated approaches to reduce vulnerabilities.
• We need the ability to manage priorities, timelines, deliverables, and budgets for high-impact initiatives.
• We expect thought leadership, continuous learning, and the ability to contribute to the broader field through research or technical publications.

• We shape the architecture of large-scale systems software, firmware integration, and fleet automation across multiple teams and products.
• We anticipate platform risks and cross-domain failure modes, and we build validation, conformance, and rapid mitigation frameworks.
• We influence hardware and firmware roadmaps to improve reliability, performance, and cost efficiency.
• We drive hardware provisioning strategy for next-generation platforms, working across engineering, operations, and global data centers.
• We integrate system firmware with emerging hardware and coordinate with silicon, board, and firmware teams to ensure stable bring-up and long-term operability.
• We partner with internal, external, security, and vendor teams to improve performance, security, and diagnosability.
• We analyze major hardware provisioning and systems software failures and create systemic process and engineering improvements.
• We mentor engineers and promote best practices in systems integration, reliability, and operational excellence.
• We lead software initiatives, define requirements, and write foundational code for new projects or prototypes.
• We improve the software development lifecycle and coach teams to strengthen delivery practices.
• We provide subject matter expertise for new features and enhancements, and we document design and code details clearly.
• We lead architecture and code reviews across projects and products.
• We debug and resolve highly complex software problems using modern and emerging technologies.
• We improve testing, quality assurance, logging, monitoring, and observability to support effective troubleshooting.
• We resolve complex API integration issues and implement API versioning, lifecycle, and interoperability strategies.
• We lead software architecture efforts, define design scope, and approve recommendations for software, systems, and services.
• We advise stakeholders on architecture decisions, standards, and best practices, while mentoring peers and smaller teams.
• We conduct periodic architecture reviews and ensure alignment with technical standards.
• We collaborate across business lines and externally to align architecture with business and customer goals.
• We develop performance optimization and scalability strategies in software design.
• We research and evaluate technologies, translating findings into impactful architectural decisions and plans.
• We partner with stakeholders to understand customer issues, root causes, and mitigation approaches.
• We provide technical guidance to customers on reported issues and help prevent recurrence.
• We advocate for customer interests and recommend product improvements based on feedback.
• We troubleshoot highly complex product maintenance issues and help drive short- and long-term solutions.
• We work with security and leadership teams to establish and improve development practices and coding standards.
• We participate in peer reviews and provide leadership to ensure quality and adherence to acceptance criteria.
• We implement secure development practices using modern and automated solutions to reduce vulnerabilities.
• We lead maintenance and testing operations for systems requiring patching or upgrades, including critical vulnerabilities.
• We improve automation, testing, and debugging to maintain service health, supportability, and reliability.
• We manage timelines, deliverables, and budgets for critical, high-impact projects.
• We adjust plans as priorities and resources change to achieve the best outcomes.
• We influence cross-functional leaders and external stakeholders to align on strategic objectives.
• We build partnerships with business leaders, stakeholders, and customers to support long-term success.
• We promote transparency and inclusivity by incorporating diverse perspectives.
• We lead advanced problem-solving efforts and serve as an escalation point for complex issues.
• We use data-driven approaches to identify root causes and prevent future incidents.
• We act as thought leaders, share knowledge, and help advance the field through presentations, papers, or research contributions.
• We stay current on emerging trends, technologies, and industry standards.
• We drive continuous improvement by designing more efficient processes, protocols, and workflows.
• We define metrics to measure the success of improvement initiatives.
• We support talent strategy through interviews, candidate assessment, and hiring decisions.

• API
• Firmware
• Hardware
• Support
• Oracle
• Security
• Cloud
• LESS

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hackajob is collaborating with Oracle to connect exceptional professionals with this role. We are seeking a senior technical leader to define architecture for large-scale systems software, firmware integration, and fleet automation with impact across multiple teams or products. The role focuses on reliability, performance, security, diagnosability, and operational excellence in hyperscale environments, while also championing engineering standards, cross-functional partnership, continuous improvement, and mentorship. This opportunity includes the chance to influence platform strategy, lead major initiatives from prototype to production hardening, and help drive measurable improvements in availability and efficiency.

last updated 36 week of 2026