Senior Application Software Engineer

Ll Oefentherapie; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Stock Purchase Plan

Paid time off

Disability coverage

Job summary

Oracle Government Defense & Intelligence seeks a Senior Application Software Engineer to build and operate secure, scalable services for sovereign and government cloud environments. You will design, develop, test, and maintain software, APIs, and integrations, collaborating across engineering, QA, and operations to meet mission-critical needs.

As a senior contributor, you will drive medium-sized features, improve reliability, and mentor junior engineers.

Qualifications

• 8 years of software development experience or equivalent education.
• 4 years of experience with programming and/or scripting languages.
• 3 years of experience with databases.
• Experience with distributed systems and secure development practices.
• Ability to communicate technical ideas clearly through docs and reviews.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain secure application software, services, APIs, and integrations.
• Drive medium-sized features with reliability, performance, and maintainability improvements.
• Translate requirements into scalable designs and implementation plans.
• Lead code reviews and mentor junior engineers.
• Troubleshoot production issues and participate in incident response.
• Collaborate with QA and engineering to define testing strategy.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver features.

Skills

Software development

Distributed systems

APIs / Microservices

Code reviews

Troubleshooting

Security best practices

Technical documentation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Master's degree in a relevant field

PhD in a relevant field

Tools

Databases

Source control

CI/CD

Containers

Kubernetes

Linux

Observability

Job description

Job Description

Senior Application Software Engineer

Position Overview

Oracle Government Defense & Intelligence is seeking a Senior Application Software Engineer to build and operate secure, scalable application services for sovereign and government cloud environments. This role will deliver medium‑complexity features, improve quality and reliability, support production systems, and collaborate across engineering, QA, operations, and product teams to meet mission‑critical customer needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain secure application software, services, APIs, and integrations.
• Drive medium‑sized features and quality improvements with measurable reliability, performance, and maintainability outcomes.
• Translate ambiguous requirements into scalable designs, implementation plans, and technical documentation.
• Lead code reviews in designated application areas and recommend improvements to development practices.
• Troubleshoot and resolve moderately complex application, API, integration, and production issues.
• Participate in production support, incident investigation, root cause analysis, observability improvements, and operational readiness.
• Partner with QA and engineering teams to define test strategy and ensure consistency across modules.
• Mentor junior engineers and collaborate cross‑functionally on feature delivery and service improvements.

Minimum Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship with active U.S. Government security clearance, TS/SCI with Poly, at hire.
• 8 years of software development experience; or bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field and 4 years of software development experience; or master’s degree in a relevant technical field and 2 years of software development experience; or doctorate in a relevant technical field.
• 4 years of experience with programming and/or scripting languages.
• 3 years of experience with databases.
• Experience with distributed systems, software engineering practices, API development or integration, source control, debugging, and secure development.
• Ability to communicate technical ideas clearly through design docs, implementation notes, code reviews, and operational handoffs.

Preferred Qualifications

• 8 years of software development experience or equivalent advanced degree plus experience.
• 2 years of experience with cloud platforms such as Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Experience with RESTful APIs, microservices, CI/CD, containers, Kubernetes, Linux, observability, incident response, and reliability improvement.
• Experience contributing to production services in regulated, classified, sovereign, or air‑gapped environments.

Benefits

• US: Hiring Range in USD from $87,000 to $187,000 per annum. May be eligible for bonus and equity.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion.
• Short‑term disability and long‑term disability.
• Life insurance and AD&DD.
• 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, paid sick leave (72 hours at hire, refreshed annually up to 112 hours), paid parental leave, and adoption assistance.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Financial planning and group legal services.
• Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner, and pet insurance.
• Paid holidays (11). Paid sick leave (72 hours at hire, refreshed annually up to 112 hours).

Career Level

IC3

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