Principal Software Engineer - OCI Planning & Capacity

Oracle; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 114,600 - 234,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) Savings Plan with company match

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Oracle is looking for a Software Developer 4 in Seattle, WA. The successful candidate will join the Infrastructure Planning and Capacity Management organization, developing platforms and services that influence significant infrastructure investments.

The role requires strong programming skills in Java, Python, or Go, and a minimum of 7 years of development experience. The salary range is competitive, from $114,600 to $234,600 per year, along with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong programming skills in modern programming languages.
• Experience designing and building cloud-native services and APIs.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and operate cloud-native services.
• Build scalable backend services and automation platforms.
• Drive operational excellence through monitoring and reliability improvements.

Skills

Java

Python

Go

C#

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

CI/CD

Cloud environments

Kubernetes

Job description

Job Description

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is seeking a highly motivated Software Developer 4 to join the Infrastructure Planning and Capacity Management organization. This team develops the platforms, services, workflows, and operational tooling that enable Oracle to plan, source, deploy, and manage capacity across its global cloud infrastructure footprint.

Our systems support critical business and engineering processes that influence billions of dollars in infrastructure investments and help drive Oracle's worldwide data center expansion. We build cloud‑native services, workflow platforms, data pipelines, and analytics solutions used by engineering, operations, supply chain, finance, and executive leadership teams across OCI.

As a member of this team, you will design and develop scalable cloud services and distributed systems that power infrastructure planning, capacity forecasting, deployment readiness, sourcing operations, and operational decision‑making at global scale.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and operate cloud‑native services supporting OCI infrastructure planning and capacity management.
• Build scalable backend services, APIs, workflow engines, and automation platforms that support business‑critical operational processes.
• Develop and maintain distributed systems capable of processing large‑scale infrastructure, operational, and planning datasets.
• Partner with product managers, TPMs, infrastructure teams, supply chain organizations, and business stakeholders to define and deliver technical solutions.
• Build data ingestion, transformation, and analytics pipelines that improve forecasting accuracy and operational visibility.
• Contribute to system architecture, technical design reviews, and engineering best practices.
• Drive operational excellence through monitoring, observability, reliability improvements, and automation.
• Participate in on‑call rotations and production support activities as required.
• Identify opportunities to simplify workflows, improve operational efficiency, and reduce manual effort through software solutions.
• Collaborate across OCI organizations to integrate with infrastructure, inventory, planning, and capacity management systems.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical field.
• 7+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong programming skills in Java, Python, Go, C#, or similar modern programming languages.
• Experience designing and building cloud‑native services and APIs.
• Experience developing applications deployed within cloud environments.
• Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals, data structures, algorithms, and system design.
• Experience working with relational and/or distributed databases.
• Familiarity with modern development practices including CI/CD, automated testing, source control, and observability.
• Strong problem‑solving, debugging, and analytical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building distributed systems and highly scalable backend services.
• Experience with data engineering, data pipelines, ETL workflows, streaming platforms, or large‑scale analytics systems.
• Familiarity with infrastructure planning, capacity management, data center operations, hardware lifecycle management, or supply chain workflows.
• Experience working within cloud infrastructure organizations such as OCI, AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Experience developing workflow orchestration, business process automation, or operational management systems.
• Familiarity with Oracle APEX development and low‑code application frameworks.
• Experience with Kubernetes, containerized applications, and microservice architectures.
• Experience with data warehousing, forecasting systems, or operational analytics platforms.
• Knowledge of cloud infrastructure concepts including compute, storage, networking, and capacity planning.
• Experience working with large‑scale enterprise systems and highly cross‑functional stakeholder environments.

What You'll Build

• Capacity forecasting and planning services.
• Infrastructure sourcing and deployment workflows.
• Data pipelines and operational analytics platforms.
• Executive reporting and operational visibility systems.
• Process automation and workflow orchestration services.

Salary and Benefits

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

Oracle offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes:

• 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 and holiday schedule (details omitted for brevity).
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid parental leave.
• Adoption assistance.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Financial planning and group legal.
• Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance.

Disclaimer

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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