Lead Principal Platform Software Engineer

Oracle; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 306,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability coverage

Life insurance

AD&D

FSAs

Commuter benefits

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Holidays

Sick leave

Parental leave

Stock purchase plan

Financial planning

Job summary

Oracle in Santa Clara is seeking a Lead Principal Platform Software Engineer to set cross-group guardrails for interoperability, security, and library governance. You will own complex programs, design scalable distributed platforms for OCI AI workloads, and mentor engineers across teams to deliver secure, reliable cloud services at scale.

You will guide AI-assisted workflows, validate AI-generated code, and drive observability, rollout policies, and production readiness across the SDLC, shaping

Qualifications

• US-based roles may be required to comply with immunization/health mandates.
• Hiring range is provided for US locations in USD.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical direction and end-to-end delivery of complex initiatives spanning multiple teams, from requirements and architecture through implementation, rollout, and operations.
• Design and build distributed platforms and services for OCI AI workloads, balancing availability, latency, throughput, scalability, resource utilization, and cost.
• Write and review production code, develop prototypes to resolve technical uncertainty, and lead resolution of complex engineering problems.
• Establish shared platform capabilities and standards for identity, configuration, APIs, client libraries, interoperability, and lifecycle management.
• Lead AI-driven engineering practices across design, implementation, testing, code review, debugging, documentation, and operational troubleshooting.
• Build reusable AI-assisted tools and workflows; measure their impact on delivery speed, software quality, developer effort, and operational effectiveness.
• Validate AI-generated code and recommendations through engineering review, automated testing, and security checks, using approved tools and protecting sensitive information.
• Define testing and release strategies covering functionality, performance, security, resilience, and compatibility; establish quality evaluations and regression checks for AI capabilities where applicable.
• Own production readiness and service health through service-level objectives, observability, capacity planning, safe deployments, rollback strategies, and incident response.
• Partner with customers, product teams, and engineering stakeholders to prioritize needs, resolve issues, and deliver durable improvements.
• Lead architecture and code reviews, mentor engineers, and influence technical decisions and engineering standards across teams.
• Evaluate emerging technologies through practical experimentation and adopt approaches that demonstrate measurable customer and engineering value.

Skills

Distributed systems

Software design

Mentoring

Architecture leadership

Observability

Security controls

AI integration

CI/CD

APIs

Production readiness

Job description

Job Description

The Lead Principal Platform Software Engineer will 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. Will also establish shared observability frameworks and rollout policies adopted by numerous teams; manage deprecation risk. Software Development and Coding - Design, Testing, and Optimization: Lead project initiatives to design software solutions and identify and analyze requirements. Writes and defines foundational code for new projects or prototypes. Join the OCI AI team to build and operate cloud platforms and services that power AI workloads at scale. In this IC5 individual contributor role, you will own complex technical initiatives from architecture and implementation through production operations, translating ambiguous customer and business needs into secure, reliable, and efficient solutions. You will combine deep distributed systems expertise with hands-on software development, guide technical decisions across teams, and mentor engineers. Adhere to and improves execution of all phases of the software development lifecycle; coach engineers across teams or units to drive improvements. Act as subject matter expert within the organization to develop and guide new software features and enhancements following design specifications, ensuring accessibility, and develop documents to clarify software. Your work will shape shared platform capabilities, improve service performance and operational excellence, and deliver measurable customer impact. We take an AI-forward approach to engineering. You will use AI throughout the software development lifecycle and help teams adopt effective AI-assisted workflows for design, coding, testing, review, debugging, and operations. You will pair these capabilities with rigorous validation, sound engineering judgment, and accountability for production outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical direction and end-to-end delivery of complex initiatives spanning multiple teams, from requirements and architecture through implementation, rollout, and operations.
• Design and build distributed platforms and services for OCI AI workloads, balancing availability, latency, throughput, scalability, resource utilization, and cost.
• Write and review critical production code, develop prototypes to resolve technical uncertainty, and lead resolution of complex engineering problems.
• Establish shared platform capabilities and standards for identity, configuration, APIs, client libraries, interoperability, and lifecycle management.
• Lead AI-driven engineering practices across design, implementation, testing, code review, debugging, documentation, and operational troubleshooting.
• Build reusable AI-assisted tools and workflows; measure their impact on delivery speed, software quality, developer effort, and operational effectiveness.
• Validate AI-generated code and recommendations through engineering review, automated testing, and security checks, using approved tools and protecting sensitive information.
• Define testing and release strategies covering functionality, performance, security, resilience, and compatibility; establish quality evaluations and regression checks for AI capabilities where applicable.
• Own production readiness and service health through service-level objectives, observability, capacity planning, safe deployments, rollback strategies, and incident response.
• Partner with customers, product teams, and engineering stakeholders to prioritize needs, resolve issues, and deliver durable improvements.
• Lead architecture and code reviews, mentor engineers, and influence technical decisions and engineering standards across teams.
• Evaluate emerging technologies through practical experimentation and adopt approaches that demonstrate measurable customer and engineering value.

Qualifications

Disclaimer: Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.

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

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $113,600 - $306,400 per year. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

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.

As part of Oracle's onboarding process and consistent with applicable law, US-based employees are required to complete identity verification, which involves the collection and processing of their biometric information. Accommodations to this requirement may be granted following an individualized assessment.

About Us

Only Oracle brings together the data, infrastructure, applications, and expertise to power everything from industry innovations to life-saving care. And with AI embedded across our products and services, we help customers turn that promise into a better future for all. Discover your potential at a company leading the way in AI and cloud solutions that impact billions of lives. True innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. That’s why we’re committed to growing a workforce that promotes opportunities for all with competitive benefits that support our people with flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options. We also encourage employees to give back to their communities through our volunteer programs.

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