Principal Software Developer - Oracle Health, US citizenship required

Oracle; United States; 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 and sick leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Oracle is seeking a Principal Software Developer (IC4) to lead design and delivery for complex platform capabilities essential for secure and reliable operations. The role involves guiding engineering standards, mentoring engineers, and driving reliability improvements.

The ideal candidate has a BS in Computer Science, over 7 years of experience in software development, and strong skills in system design, particularly with cloud technologies. The role offers a competitive salary range of USD 114,600–234,600 per year.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience building and operating distributed services in production.
• Demonstrated ability to drive technical alignment across teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and design for complex platform services.
• Own key technical decisions and drive design reviews.
• Mentor engineers through design and technical leadership.

Skills

Software development

System design

Cloud technologies

Technical mentorship

Education

BS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

OCI

Job description

Oracle Health Platform Engineering builds and operates shared platform services that power secure, reliable product delivery at scale. We are an AI‑first engineering organization, using AI‑assisted approaches to accelerate design and delivery while maintaining high standards for security, correctness, and operability.

Role Summary

We are seeking a Principal Software Developer (IC4) to lead design and delivery for complex platform capabilities, improve platform reliability and security posture, and mentor engineers through deep technical contributions and influence.

Location / Work Authorization / Clearance

• Role is based in the United States.
• U.S. citizenship required due to security clearance requirements.
• No visa sponsorship available.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the required security clearance.

Key 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.

AI‑First Engineering Expectations

• Demonstrate a consistent track record of applying AI‑assisted engineering to improve delivery speed and quality across multiple projects.
• Establish team patterns for AI‑assisted development and coach others on effective usage.
• Evaluate AI‑assisted approaches with an enterprise mindset: security, privacy, IP, and compliance considerations; ensure usage aligns with company‑approved tooling and policies.
• Use AI to enhance operational excellence (e.g., improved incident triage workflows, log/trace analysis approaches, automation of repetitive operational tasks).

Minimum Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 7+ years of professional software development experience.
• Demonstrated experience building and operating distributed services in production.
• Strong system design skills, including data modeling, API design, and performance/reliability tradeoffs.
• Demonstrated ability to drive technical alignment across teams and deliver results in ambiguous problem spaces.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong IAM‑related service design experience: token‑based auth, service‑to‑service auth, authorization enforcement, policy design.
• Experience building or integrating user provisioning and entitlement services, lifecycle workflows, and audit logging.
• Experience with secure platform patterns: secrets management, key rotation, secure defaults, defense‑in‑depth.
• Cloud experience preferred (OCI strongly desired; AWS/Azure/GCP acceptable), including containerization and orchestration.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion.
• Short‑term 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 policy and accrual details.
• 11 paid holidays.
• Paid sick leave: 72 hours upon hire, refreshes each year up to a max 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.

Compensation

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

EEO Statement

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.