Sr Principal Software Engineer

Job Description

10+ years experience delivering and operating large scale, highly available distributed systems / managed services.

Strong knowledge of C++ / C , Systems Programming & Distributed Systems.

Open to considering Java / C# other language skills as long as willing to transition to C / C++ Proficient with data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and distributed systems fundamentals.

Good understanding of networking protocols (TCP / IP, HTTP) and standard network architectures

Good understanding of databases, NoSQL systems, storage and distributed persistence technologies

Strong understanding of Linux & Linux OS Internals

Strong problem determination, problem resolution and performance tuning skills

Experience building multi-tenant, virtualized infrastructure and / or working on open source software / contributions to open source Redis / memcached / Cassandra / PSQL a strong plus.

Responsibilities

As a member of the software engineering division, you will apply intermediate to advanced knowledge of software architecture to perform software development tasks associated with developing, debugging or designing software applications or operating systems according to provided design specifications and conceive the same for open ended and / or green field market requirements. Build enhancements, new components, new services, within an existing software architecture and suggest improvements to the architecture, operational practices, scalability, resiliency. You will :

Work with Architects, business stakeholders and deliver new features / services and improvements

Debug operational issues and suggest fixes, raise the operational bar and scalability of service(s)

Assist customers onboarding to the service as needed

Perform on-call operations duties on a rotating basis

Reimagine service experiences and deliver proof points that improve the service along one or more dimensions (Semantic understanding to improve Operations, Usability, Cost to Serve, Availability, Storage tiering to name a few)

This is a challenging role with expectations including but not limited to

Technical leadership to drive critical work items unlocking onboarding of large customers, service scalability, new product initiatives to name a few

Drive roadmap / vision / competitive analysis and / or bootstrap work streams to keep pace with landscape changes - covert and overt from competition

Excellent communication skills to build consensus across stakeholders and when need be collaborate on business case to seek executive leadership approval.

Bring technical acumen and foresight in build / buy / partnership decisions

Top Four Skills for the Ideal Candidate

Excellent design, architecture, leadership and System Programming coding skills

Software Engineering and architecture experience with distributed systems / managed services within large scale environments

10+ years experience working on challenging issues with a self-starter / self-motivated attitude

Hands-on operations experience in a DevOps environment and track record of delivering results blended with innovation and operational agility

We will consider candidates with PhD in Computer Science disciplines and 4+ years of industry experience as well.

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Disclaimer :

Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US : Hiring Range in USD from : $96,800 to $251,600 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.

Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following :

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

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

Career Level - IC5

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