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Senior Principal Software Engineer

Oracle
Nashville, TN Full Time
POSTED ON 2/1/2026 CLOSED ON 4/1/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Principal Software Engineer position at Oracle?

The Technical Strategy and Oversight (TSO) organization is transforming Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). You can be part of this mission—re imagining how software and the cloud work together to deliver mission-critical applications of the highest quality for our customers. Oracle Cloud offers unmatched hyper-scale and multi-tenant services, deployed in more than 50 regions worldwide. OCI is expanding its mission beyond the traditional boundaries of public cloud to include dedicated, hybrid, and multi-cloud, edge computing, and more. Come have fun, do great things, and reinvent how Oracle Cloud operates. 

We are seeking skilled engineers and builders to join our newly established Software Ecosystem Management team. This team is changing how we ensure the security, reliability, stability, and performance of software components used across OCI. This is a unique greenfield opportunity to help design and build new cloud services from the ground up. We are growing rapidly, still at an early stage, and working on ambitious new initiatives. You will be part of a team of smart, motivated, and diverse people, and will be given the autonomy—as well as the support—to do your best work. It is a dynamic and flexible workplace where you’ll belong and be encouraged to thrive.

Qualifications:

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:
1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
2. Short term disability and long term disability
3. Life insurance and AD&D
4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
8. 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.
9. 11 paid holidays
10. 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.
11. Paid parental leave
12. Adoption assistance
13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
14. Financial planning and group legal
15. 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


Responsibilities:

Who are we looking for?

You are motivated, self-starting, and capable of operating independently. You are a leader that has experience building, growing, and working as part of high-performing engineering teams that deliver results. You will lead the design, development, deployment, and maintenance of OCI cloud services. You have vision based on your experiences and pay attention to detail, overcome obstacles independently, and know when to seek help. You are an independent thinker eager to challenge the status quo to meet the challenges of next-generation cloud. 

You are seen as a technical leader who gets things done. You see around corners in your designs with a focus on simplicity, you can balance speed of delivery and quality by leading through iterative and incremental improvements. You have improved life for developers and have motivated others toward process and service improvements through your ability to automate and instrument services. You understand operational excellence and how to help instill a culture of high quality and customer focus.

Qualifications

  • 10 years of distributed service engineering experience in a software development environment.
  • Experience developing in modern programming languages such as Java, Rust, C , or C#.
  • Mastered managing, building and deploying code with tools like with Git, Maven, and IntelliJ.
  • Mastered designing, developing, and operating public cloud service control or data planes
  • Mastered software performance profiling, analysis, and optimization. 
  • Expert knowledge of data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and distributed systems fundamentals.
  • Expert understanding of databases, NoSQL systems, storage, and distributed persistence technologies.
  • Expert understanding of Linux administration and networking stack configuration
  • Deep understanding of object-oriented design and SDK development, specifically within a cloud environment
  • Experience working closely with architects, principals, product, and program managers to deliver product features on time and with high quality.
  • Demonstrable technical leadership and mentorship skills

Preferred Qualifications

  • Have led the design, architecture, and delivery of of cloud services Hands-on experience developing services on a public cloud platform (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Experience driving security reviews, documentation, UX reviews, and working with Product Managers from inception through launch
  • Building continuous integration/deployment pipelines with robust testing and deployment schedules
  • Proven experience in building and operating distributed workflow management and reporting systems.

Salary : $96,800 - $251,600

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