Senior Software Engineer (hyperscale)

JR United Kingdom; Stockport; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with a passion for solving challenging problems in distributed systems and high-availability services. This role involves developing core OCI software, utilizing modern containerization and virtualization technologies, and participating in an agile team environment. Successful candidates will help design and improve cloud applications while maintaining performance and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Passion for learning for less experienced candidates.
• Skills across programming, networking, storage, protocols, and operating systems for experienced candidates.

Responsibilities

• Develop core OCI software in Java, Python, or Go.
• Utilize Docker, containerd, and Kubernetes.
• Deploy and manage software across global data centers.
• Diagnose and debug issues across the stack.
• Improve systems for performance and operational efficiency.

Skills

Java

Python

Go

Containerization

Virtualization

Networking

Storage

Debugging

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

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Client:

Oracle

Location:

Stockport, United Kingdom

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Posted:

07.06.2025

Expiry Date:

22.07.2025

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Job Description:

Oracle’s product engineering teams are building critical services within Oracle’s next-generation public cloud infrastructure known as Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). These services provide the foundation for businesses around the world as well as Oracle’s Cloud (SaaS) Applications.

The Platform

With revolutionary innovations in performance, availability, ease of use, and security, OCI is designed for reliability, predictability, and quality that meet the needs of the world’s largest companies and innovative startups. It combines the elasticity of public cloud with the control, security, and predictability of on-premises infrastructure, allowing customers to run demanding workloads securely and with high availability.

The Product

OCI Functions is a fully managed, multi-tenant, scalable Functions-as-a-Service platform deployed globally. It supports diverse use cases, including SaaS workloads, API Gateway for customer applications, and Data Science processing.

The Positions

Senior Software Engineer

We are seeking engineers of varying experience levels to join our expanding team. Candidates with less experience should have a strong passion for learning, while more experienced candidates should have skills across programming, networking, storage, protocols, and operating systems. All engineers will have significant technical and business impact.

As part of our diverse team, you will solve challenging problems in distributed systems, virtualized infrastructure, and high-availability services.

Responsibilities

On a typical day, you will work as part of a small, agile team, engaging in tasks such as:

• Developing and operating core OCI software in languages like Java, Python, or Go.
• Utilizing containerization and virtualization technologies like Docker, containerd, and Kubernetes.
• Deploying and managing software across global data centers.
• Diagnosing and debugging issues across the stack.
• Maintaining and improving existing systems for performance and operational efficiency.
• Building tooling and automation to scale operations.

You may also:

• Collaborate on technical solutions and build consensus with teams.
• Design and develop new features or services for customers.

Engineers participate in supporting the product in production, including a 12x7 on-call rotation, typically every 5-7 weeks depending on team size.