Principal Platform Software Engineer

Oracle; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Oracle is seeking a Principal Platform Software Engineer to own the architecture and development of the Oracle Generative AI Agent Platform Service. You will act as both a rock-solid coder and a distributed systems generalist, diving deep into the stack and guiding design decisions with a focus on simplicity and scalability.

You will lead technical initiatives, ensure high-scale service reliability, and balance speed with quality through iterative improvements, contributing to a proactive,

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience with application development.
• Proficient in Java and Python or Go; Terraform knowledge is a bonus.
• Strong background in AI/ML, with a focus on generative AI and AI-driven code generation.
• Strong distributed systems fundamentals.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related engineering field.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and demonstrated ability to deliver quality code.
• Experience with container orchestration technologies like Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Own software architecture and development of Oracle Generative AI Agent Platform Service.
• Provide technical leadership and design broad distributed system interactions.
• Balance speed and quality with iterative and incremental improvements.
• Collaborate in an agile environment and drive operational excellence.

Skills

Java

Python or Go

AI/ML

Distributed systems

Kubernetes

Terraform

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Master's degree in Computer Science (preferred)

Tools

Terraform

Job description

At Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), we build the future of the cloud for Enterprises as a complementary team of fellow creators and inventors. We act with the speed and demeanor of a start-up, with the scale and customer-focus of the leading enterprise software company in the world.

Oracle Generative AI Code Assist Service is an exciting team in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. We are delivering innovative services at the intersection of artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure.

Oracle Agent Platform is a managed platform for building, deploying, governing, and operating AI agents at enterprise scale across Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). In the Generative AI Oracle Agent Platform team, you will build and operate cloud services maximizing state-of-the-art generative AI technologies. We are committed to providing the best in cloud products to meet the needs of our customers who are tackling some of the world's most challenging problems.

You will be part of a team of experienced, hands‑on engineers with the expertise and passion to solve difficult problems in distributed highly available services and virtualized infrastructure. At every level, our engineers have a significant technical and business impact by designing and building innovative new systems to power our customers' business-critical applications.

As a Principal Platform Software Engineer, you will own software architecture and development of Oracle Generative AI Agent Platform Service. You should be both a rock-solid coder and a distributed systems generalist, be hands‑on and able to dive deep into any part of the stack, as well as design broad distributed system interactions. You should value simplicity and scale, work comfortably in a collaborative, agile environment, and be excited to learn.

Our Principal Platform Software Engineers are also the people who can work independently and provide technical leadership to the organization. You should have experience developing and operating high-scale services, and an understanding of how to make these cloud-scale services resilient. The ideal candidate will be technically strong and productive; someone who knows how to balance speed and quality with iterative and incremental improvements. You understand operational excellence and know how to infuse a culture of being proactive within your team. You recommend and justify major changes to new and existing products and establish consensus with data-driven approaches.

Basic Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience with application development
• Proficient at programming in Java, and one other major programming/scripting language like Python or Go. Terraform knowledge is a bonus.
• Strong background in AI/ML, with a focus on generative AI and AI-driven code generation.
• Strong distributed systems fundamentals
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related engineering field
• Strong troubleshooting skills and demonstrated ability to deliver quality code
• Experience with container orchestration technologies like Kubernetes

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong distributed systems fundamentals
• 7+ years of experience, with some of that being as a technical lead
• Prior production experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and their tools or services
• Master's degree in Computer Science
• Experience with Generative AI technologies