Principal Platform Engineer - AI-First, Secure & Scalable

Oracle; United States; On-site; USD 106,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental & Vision coverage

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Oracle Health Platform Engineering is seeking a Principal Software Developer to lead architecture and delivery for complex platform capabilities. The role emphasizes improving reliability, security posture, and mentoring engineers through deep technical contributions and influential leadership.

You will guide design reviews, establish standards, and partner with Security/Compliance to ensure secure solutions. A strong track record in distributed systems and cloud-native patterns is essential.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 7+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience building and operating distributed services in production.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, and implementation for complex platform services and shared components.
• Own key technical decisions; drive design reviews and ensure solutions meet security, scalability, performance, and operability requirements.
• Establish and improve engineering standards across services (API consistency, test strategy, deployment patterns, observability).
• Mentor engineers through design guidance, code reviews, and technical leadership.
• Drive reliability improvements (SLOs/SLIs, capacity/performance planning, incident analysis, automation).
• Partner with Security/Compliance to ensure secure‑by‑design implementations and audit readiness.
• Collaborate across organizations to align roadmaps and deliver cross‑team platform initiatives.

Skills

System design

Distributed services

Technical leadership

Security & compliance

API design

AI-assisted engineering

Cloud experience

Education

BS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

OCI

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS/Azure/GCP

Job description

Oracle Health Platform Engineering is seeking a Principal Software Developer to lead architecture and delivery for complex platform capabilities. The role emphasizes improving reliability, security posture, and mentoring engineers through deep technical contributions and influential leadership.

You will guide design reviews, establish standards, and partner with Security/Compliance to ensure secure solutions. A strong track record in distributed systems and cloud-native patterns is essential.