Principal Software Developer (OCI - Health Infrastructure)

Oracle; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 114,600 - 234,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Paid parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Oracle's Cloud Infrastructure team invites an experienced engineer to design, develop, test, and operate cloud‑native AI‑first platform services. You will partner with SREs, security, and backend teams to drive safe operational outcomes and implement scalable automation.

The role requires 8+ years in engineering, strong Java skills, and deep experience with distributed systems, runbooks, and incident management. Oracle offers broad benefits and growth within a large international cloud company.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 8+ years of engineering, application development or related experience.
• Proficient with Java or similar OO languages.
• Experience building automated and AI‑first solutions.
• Proficient with data structures, algorithms, operating systems.
• Experience with distributed systems: CAP theorem, Consensus, messaging, HA.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Experience operating production systems with change management, incident management, runbooks, audits, and security controls.
• Strong written and verbal communication during incidents and cross‑team handoffs.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and operate modern, cloud‑native, AI‑first platform services.
• Collaborate with SREs, release managers, security/compliance owners, backend/database teams, and support escalation teams.
• Define configuration and implementation best practices.
• Design and implement changes to existing software architecture to meet changing needs.
• Provide technical leadership to other software developers.
• Work across teams to engineer the best system for operations and customers.
• Scale systems by building tooling and automation.

Skills

Java/OOP

AI‑first solutions

Distributed systems

Algorithms/Data structures

Incident management

Communication skills

Production systems operation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Windows

Citrix

Windows/Linux

Job description

Job Description

The Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) team can provide you the opportunity to build and operate a suite of massive scale, integrated cloud services in a broadly distributed, multi‑tenant cloud environment. OCI is committed to providing the best in cloud products that meet the needs of our customers who are tackling some of the world’s biggest challenges.

Oracle Health Infrastructure and Platform Services is looking for Engineers with experience in building cloud‑native, AI‑assisted platforms and systems. This role is suited for a hands‑on engineer with strong operational experience, sound judgment in regulated environments, and the ability to turn manual operational work into safe, repeatable runbooks.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and operate modern, cloud‑native, AI‑first platform services
• Partner with SREs, release managers, security/compliance owners, backend/database teams, and support escalation teams to drive safe operational outcomes.
• Define configuration and implementation best practices
• Specify, design, and implement changes to existing software architecture to meet changing needs.
• Provide technical leadership to other software developers.
• Work across teams to engineer the best system (for operations and customers) regardless of organizational boundaries or ownership.
• Scale our systems by building tooling and automation.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
• 8+ years of experience in engineering, application development or related field or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated ability to write code in Java or similar OO languages
• Experience building automated and AI‑first solutions
• Proficient with data structures, algorithms, operating systems.
• Experience with distributed systems: familiarity with CAP theorem, Consensus, messaging, High Availability etc.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• Experience operating production systems with change management, incident management, runbooks, approvals, audit/evidence, and security controls.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills during incidents, maintenance windows, and cross‑team handoffs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Experience working in a large cloud or Internet software company.
• Windows/Citrix experience
• Experience in building out new cloud products, specifically security and network related.
• Experience collaborating with software development teams, data scientists, business and other technical roles.
• Experience with Windows and Linux
• Experience building operational runbooks, automation workflows, or diagnostics for large enterprise application estates.

Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client‑facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.

Compensation and Benefits

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $114,600 - $234,600 per year. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

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.

Career Level - IC4

Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Oracle will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.