Principal Software Engineer

Oracle; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 213,000 - 314,000; Full time

Job summary

Oracle is seeking a Principal Software Engineer in New York, NY with robust MongoDB experience. You will own outcomes from day one, mentor junior engineers, and translate business requirements into actionable technical work.

The role emphasizes ownership, architecture decision-making, and delivering measurable improvements across legacy and modern codebases. You will refine and refactor legacy Ruby on Rails modules, build data-rich dashboards, and guide a hybrid team through complex challenges.

Qualifications

• Portfolio or work samples that demonstrate technology expertise.
• 10+ years putting professionalism to work in a technology setting.
• 9+ years of standing behind your own estimates.
• Comfort owning a number that goes up or down because of you.
• Comfort steering technology conversations toward a decision.

Responsibilities

• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a strong code-review culture.
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications and tasks.
• Refactor legacy code to reduce technical debt over time.
• Build Ruby dashboards to provide numbers without chasing engineers for data.
• Clean up legacy Ruby on Rails modules and leave them cleaner than before.

Skills

REST API

Code review

Mentoring

Technical leadership

Tools

Ruby

Ruby on Rails

Webpack

MongoDB

Job description

Oracle is on a mission to scale, and a sharp Principal Software Engineer with 10 of MongoDB experience is exactly who we need. The $213,000 - $314,000 is the floor, not the ceiling; with 9 years and technology ownership, this Oracle role keeps rising.

Key Responsibilities

• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a strong code-review culture
• Translate detail-loving business requirements into technical specifications and tasks
• Profile and refactor legacy code to reduce technical debt over time
• Build Ruby dashboards so Oracle's technology team stops asking engineers for numbers
• Reach into legacy Ruby on Rails modules and leave them cleaner than you found them

What You'll Bring

• Comfort steering technology conversations toward a decision
• A portfolio or work samples that demonstrate your technology expertise
• Principal fluency in REST API, with Webpack on your roadmap
• Familiarity with the rhythms of a fun-loving hybrid team
• 10+ years putting Professionalism to work in a technology setting
• Comfort owning a number that goes up or down because of you
• At least 9 years of standing behind your own estimates

Oracle blends Python and Agile into technology products that feel, in the empowering words of its New York, NY founders, inevitable. Ownership runs deep here: you'll own outcomes, not just tasks, from your first week as a Principal Software Engineer.

We offer a competitive salary of $213,000 - $314,000, comprehensive health coverage, and a clear path to grow into senior technology work.

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Join the people at Oracle who chose interesting work over a comfortable rut.