Lead Principal Platform Software Engineer

Oracle’s Fusion Applications group is designing and building the next-gen architecture for it’s suite of applications. Our team is building a platform that operates at high scale in a broadly distributed multi-tenant cloud environment. 

We are looking for senior architects to work in an agile and fast paced environment building this cloud platform of the future. As a successful candidate, you will have strong experience architecting complex cloud native services. 

You will be responsible for all stages of the software development lifecycle, from requirements gathering to coding,  testing, CI/CD, and operational support. We build new product software, there is no legacy code to support. We own our own applications - we deploy and operate them, and we see them being used every day by our customers.

We are literally on the bleeding edge in terms of the technology stack. Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, Go-lang,  Scala and Terraform all are key components of our stack. 

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• 12+ years of software development experience.
• Experience in: Go-lang, Kubernetes

Preferred Qualification/Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent related field experience
• Expert knowledge in Go-lang and Kubernetes
• Technical expertise in the field of Docker driven workflows and operations with Kubernetes
• Experience using Terraform and Helm
• Experience with Kubernetes operators is a strong plus
• Expertise architecting large products or services
• Excellent verbal, and written communication skills

Key Responsibilities

Platform Software Development:

• Set group-wide guardrails for platform interoperability, security controls, and client library governance.
• Own cross-group programs (e.g., identity, config, API gateway standards) with measurable reliability/performance impact.
• Establish shared observability frameworks and rollout policies adopted by numerous teams; manage deprecation risk.

Software Development and Coding - Design, Testing, and Optimization:

• Leads project initiatives to design software solutions and identify and analyze requirements. Writes and defines foundational code for new projects or prototypes.
• Adheres to and improves execution of all phases of the software development lifecycle; coaches engineers across teams or units to drive improvements.
• Acts as a subject matter expert within the organization to develop and guide new software features and enhancements following design specifications, ensuring accessibility, and develops documents to clarify software design and code.
• Leads process, architecture, and code reviews across projects and/or products/services to drive improvements.
• Utilizes modern/emerging technologies to conduct debugging and troubleshooting to identify and fix highly complex software issues.
• Leads strategic initiatives to optimize software testing (e.g., functional and non-functional), quality assurance processes, software error logging, monitoring, and observability for effective debugging.
• Encourages innovation, research, and relevant industry practices to optimize performance across products and domains.
• Resolves and may troubleshoot highly complex and systematic issues requiring innovation related to application programming interface (API) functionality and integration.
• Implements innovative API versioning, lifecycle, and interoperability strategies.

Software Architecture - Software System Structural Design:

• Leads task and project initiatives for the design and development of software, systems, and services. Defines project or design scope; reviews, influences, and approves scope and design recommendations.
• Provides technical guidance, domain expertise, and coaching in software architecture decisions and best practices that drive key organizational decisions, including industry standards and competitive considerations, providing mentorship and coaching for small teams and peers and contributing to both individual and team development across line of business/function.
• Utilizes innovative methods to conduct highly complex periodic reviews and ensures adherence to architectural standards.
• Collaborates with stakeholders across lines of business and externally, to align and build software architecture with business and/or customer goals and priorities.
• Implements innovative performance optimization and scalability strategies in softwa…