Principal Software Developer

Oracle; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in the United States is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to lead software design and development for various products. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in software development, particularly in Java, GoLang, or C#. This role requires a systematic problem-solving approach and strong communication skills, along with a focus on architecting scalable and resilient cloud-scale services. Join a collaborative and agile environment with opportunities for technical leadership.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of total experience in software development.
• Experience with full software development lifecycle.
• Strong communication skills and a sense of ownership.

Responsibilities

• Architect broad systems interactions and develop software for products.
• Provide technical leadership to the organization.
• Recommend and justify major changes to products.

Skills

Java

GoLang

C#

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

BS or MS degree in Computer Science

Job description

As a Principal Software Engineer you will work with teams of software engineers responsible for the software design, development, and operations for our new and existing products. You should be able to architect broad systems interactions, be hands-on, be able to dive deep into any part of the stack and have a good sense of cloud infrastructure and networking knowledge. You should value simplicity and impact, work comfortably in a collaborative, agile environment, and be excited to learn.

Our Principal engineers are also the people who can work independently and provide technical leadership to the broader 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

• BS or MS degree in Computer Science or relevant technical field involving coding or equivalent practical experience
• 10+ years of total experience in software development
• Demonstrated ability to write great code using Java, GoLang, C#, or similar OO languages
• Proven ability to deliver products and experience with the full software development lifecycle
• Experience working on large-scale, highly distributed services infrastructure
• Experience working in an operational environment with mission-critical tier-one livesite servicing
• Systematic problem-solving approach, strong communication skills, a sense of ownership, and drive
• Experience designing architectures that demonstrate deep technical depth in one area, or span many products, to enable high availability, scalability, market-leading features and flexibility to meet future business demands

Career Level - IC4