Principal Core Infrastructure Engineer (Nashville)

Leads development and begins architecting components of scalable, elastic distributed systems. Defines and enforces scalability requirements for owned components; optimizes code and data paths for high‑throughput, hyper‑scale workloads; and leverages data plane platforms for large‑scale retrieval, storage, and processing. Designs fault‑tolerant, in‑service‑upgradable systems using redundancy, replication, failover, and policies for partitions, applying load‑shedding, throttling, and rate‑limiting to handle network unreliability while meeting SLOs. Establishes KPIs and telemetry; builds proactive dashboards and alerts; and designs complex validation (fault injection, brownouts), replication, and synchronization for correctness and durability. Proactively diagnoses and resolves production issues, mentors peers, and ensures operational readiness. Implements robust security controls, executes remediation, maintains compliance documentation, and develops IaC and automation that enable safe patching, updates, and rollbacks within change‑management plans.Only Oracle brings together the data, infrastructure, applications, and expertise to power everything from industry innovations to life-saving care. And with AI embedded across our products and services, we help customers turn that promise into a better future for all. Discover your potential at a company leading the way in AI and cloud solutions that impact billions of lives.True innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. That’s why we’re committed to growing a workforce that promotes opportunities for all with competitive benefits that support our people with flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options. 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Oracle will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.Minimum Job QualificationsEducation and/or Experience:11 years of experience in software developmentORBachelor's of Technology (B.Tech) Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 7 years of experience in software developmentORBachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 7 years of experience in software developmentORMaster's of Technology (M.Tech) Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 5 years of experience in software developmentORMaster's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 5 years of experience in software developmentORDoctorate in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 3 year of experience in software development.Job Skills:Same skills as prior level plus;Data Analysis: Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret data to produce actionable business insights.Agile Methodologies: Demonstrated ability to use agile methodologies to drive continuous improvement and product delivery.Automation: Demonstrated ability in or knowledge of automation, including designing, implementing, and managing automated tools, processes, or systems to streamline operations.Compliance: Demonstrated knowledge of and adherence to regulatory, legal, and organizational compliance requirements.Quality Assurance: Demonstrated ability in or knowledge of quality assurance, including ensuring adherence to standards and implementing quality control measures.Scripting Languages: Demonstrated ability in or knowledge of scripting languages, including writing and maintaining scripts to improve system efficiency.Software Test Plans: Demonstrated ability to develop and execute effective software test plans to validate product quality.User Experience Development: Demonstrated ability in or knowledge of user experience development, including designing intuitive and effective user interfaces and content.Code Review: Demonstrated ability to conduct in-depth code reviews for software quality assurance.Embedded Systems: Demonstrated ability to develop embedded systems, balancing hardware and software for optimal performance.Software Estimation: Demonstrated ability to provide accurate software effort and complexity estimates for project planning and scheduling.Cloud - Cloud Platforms Experience:3 year of academic or professional experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google, Oracle Cloud).Testing and Automation Experience:5 years of experience working in testing and automation at the system level.Distributed Systems Experience:4 year of experience working with delivering and operating large-scale distributed systems.Preferred Job QualificationsEducation and/or Experience:11 years of experience in software developmentORBachelor's of Technology (B.Tech) Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 7 years of experience in software developmentORBachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 7 years of experience in software developmentORMaster's of Technology (M.Tech) Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 5 years of experience in software developmentORMaster's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 5 years of experience in software developmentORDoctorate in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 3 years of experience in software development.People Leadership / Management Experience:1 year of experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google, Oracle Cloud).Key ResponsibilitiesSystem Design & Architecture - System Scalability:–Lead the development and implementation, and begin to architect, components of scalable distributed systems that support horizontal and vertical scaling to meet system demands, including leveraging distributed state management tools. –Optimize code and/or systems for large-scale data processing and high-throughput requirements to support hyper-scale systems. –Define scalability requirements for owned components and ensure design and implementation requirements are met. –Design systems to scale with elasticity (e.g., effectively scaling both up and down). –Leverage data plane platforms to effectively handle large-scale data retrieval, storage, and processing. –Design performance and load testing.System Design & Architecture - System Reliability Design:–Build and design fault-tolerant components and systems capable of withstanding in-service updates by implementing redundancy, replication, and automatic failover mechanisms. –Design systems to effectively handle service disruptions (e.g., network partitions) by prioritizing consistency, availability, or partition tolerance. –Implement and optimize approaches to handle network unreliability, including load-shedding, throttling, and rate-limiting. –Design components and systems that are durable and adhere to service level objectives (SLOs), setting expectations for availability and durability of other computing services within the department.System Design & Architecture - System Reliability Performance:–Define key performance indicators (KPIs) and telemetry to identify gaps or issues in running systems. –Build and customize moderately complex dashboards, telemetry systems, and alerting mechanisms to proactively monitor components and system health..System Design & Architecture - Correctness / Availability:–Design and implement functional and correctness requirements for feature sets and/or systems in new or existing systems. –Design complex test scenarios (e.g., fault-injection, brown-out) to evaluate system correctness. –Impl