Principal Software Developer(hybrid)

Ll Oefentherapie; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 94,200 - 223,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Short/long term disability

Life insurance and AD&D

401(k) with company match

Paid time off & holidays

Job summary

Oracle is seeking a Principal Software Engineer in the United States. You will drive technical collaboration across teams, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to designing and building highly available distributed services within a cloud and AI-enabled product family.

The role requires a BS degree or equivalent experience, 7+ years in software engineering, and the ability to work across the stack from deep technical dives to system-wide design.

Qualifications

• Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design, data structures, & algorithm design
• Strong problem-solving, ownership, and communication skills
• Experience building highly available distributed services

Responsibilities

• Develop, debug, and design software applications or operating systems
• Mentor junior engineers and drive technical collaboration between teams
• Contribute to highly visible and mission-critical projects

Skills

Software Engineering

Education

BS degree or equivalent

Job description

Trending

• Job Identification 264170
• Job Category Product Development
• Posting Date 07/25/2026, 05:43 AM
• Job Type Regular Employee
• Does this position require a security clearance? No
• Years 6 to 10+ years
• Applicants are required to read, write, and speak the following languages English

Job Description

Principal Software Engineer

As a member of the software engineering division, you will apply basic to intermediate knowledge of software architecture to perform software development tasks associated with developing, debugging or designing software applications or operating systems according to provided design specifications. Build enhancements within an existing software architecture and occasionally suggest improvements to the architecture.Duties and tasks are standard with some variation; displays understanding of roles, processes and procedures. Performs moderately complex problem solving with assistance and guidance in understanding and applying company policies and processes. BS degree or equivalent experience relevant to functional area. 7+ years of software engineering or related experience. In this principal role you will be expected to drive technical collaboration between teams. Junior engineers in the team will be looking to you for technical mentorship. You have architected and executed on highly visible and mission critical projects, bringing your technical expertise to bear. You should be both, a rock-solid coder, and a distributed systems generalist. You should be able to dive deep into any part of the stack as well as design broad distributed system interactions.

Responsibilities

Basic Qualifications:

• Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design, data structures, & algorithm design, etc
• Systematic problem-solving approach, strong communication skills, a sense of ownership, and drive.
• Experienced in building highly-available and scalable distributed services.
• Experienced with microservice design patterns.
• Exhibits behaviors consistent with OCI values.

Qualifications

Disclaimer:

Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.

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

US: Hiring Range: from $94,200 to $223,500 per annum. May be eligible for bonus and equity.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle’s differing products, industries and lines of business.

Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

• 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.

Required Skills

• Software Engineering

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