Principal Platform Engineer: Robotics & Life Sciences Cloud

Oracle

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GBP 120,000 - 170,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Flexible medical benefits

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Job summary

Oracle is seeking a Principal Platform Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain cloud platform services, partnering with scientists, hardware engineers, and AI specialists. You will own capabilities from design through deployment, implementing backend services, data processing components, and automation with a strong emphasis on reliability and observability.

You will work with Java, Go, or Python, and engage in code reviews, testing, and cross-functional collaboration in an Agile

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
Strong programming in Java, Go, or Python.
Experience with cloud platforms (OCI, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, microservices, and distributed data systems.
Familiarity with REST APIs, source control, CI/CD, and automated testing.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, and maintain software components for cloud platform services.
Implement backend services, APIs, data-ingestion and processing components, workflow integrations, automation, and operational tooling.
Translate customer scenarios into well-defined software features with product managers.
Contribute to rapid iteration with troubleshooting, performance improvements, and observability enhancements.
Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and engineering-planning activities.