Lead Principal Platform Software Engineer (Implementing Effective Development Engineering Practices)

ARCHER; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(K) Plan With Company Match

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Parental Leave

Job summary

Oracle is looking for a senior technical leader to shape the architecture and direction of our AI-native development platforms. You will drive adoption across teams, mentor engineers, and establish evaluation and cost-measurement mechanisms to improve delivery quality and security.

The role requires strong hands-on engineering, experience with agent-based and context-driven development, and the ability to operate in ambiguous environments while maintaining reliability and security standards.

Qualifications

• Experience designing, delivering and operating complex software systems or developer platforms.
• Hands-on engineering with AI-native development and security-focused judgment.
• Strong communication and leadership across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Shape the architecture and technical direction of AI-native development capabilities.
• Lead adoption across teams by resolving ambiguity and aligning stakeholders.
• Mentor engineers and measure productivity, quality, security and cost outcomes.

Skills

Software Architecture

Platform Engineering

AI-Native Software Development

Spec-Driven Development

Coding Agents

Agent Loops

Workflow Graphs

Agent Harness Design

Context Strategies

Software Evaluation

Distributed Systems

Security

Operational Reliability

Cross-Team Technical Leadership

Developer Productivity

Production Troubleshooting

Job description

Shape the architecture and technical direction of Oracle’s AI-native development capabilities, and build foundational systems, agent workflows, and evaluation mechanisms that improve software delivery. Lead adoption across teams by resolving ambiguity, aligning stakeholders, mentoring engineers, and measuring productivity, quality, security, and cost outcomes.

Requirements:

Requires extensive experience designing, delivering, and operating complex software systems or developer platforms, with technical leadership across teams and a record of delivering outcomes amid ambiguity. Candidates need strong hands‑on engineering skills and practical experience with AI-native development, agent harnesses, context strategies, and evaluations, along with sound security and reliability judgment and strong communication skills.

Key Skills:

• Software Architecture
• Platform Engineering
• AI-Native Software Development
• Spec-Driven Development
• Coding Agents
• Agent Loops
• Workflow Graphs
• Agent Harness Design
• Context Strategies
• Software Evaluation
• Distributed Systems
• Security
• Operational Reliability
• Cross-Team Technical Leadership
• Developer Productivity
• Production Troubleshooting

Benefits:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Accidental Death And Dismemberment Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Commuter And Parking Benefits
• 401(K) Plan With Company Match
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Sick Leave
• Paid Parental Leave
• Adoption Assistance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Financial Planning
• Group Legal Benefits
• Voluntary Auto Insurance
• Homeowner Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Bonus Eligibility
• Equity Eligibility
• Compensation Deferral Eligibility