Senior Manager, Platform Software Engineering

Oracle; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 306,000; Full time

Job summary

Oracle in Nashville, TN seeks a Senior Manager of Software Development to lead and grow a high-performing engineering team focused on agentic AI initiatives. You will define the engineering vision, drive execution, and ensure operational excellence across large-scale software programs and developer platforms.

You will mentor teams, collaborate with product management and security, and shape a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 8+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C/C++/C#/Java/JavaScript/Python.
• 4+ years of engineering management experience.
• Experience designing or integrating AI/ML-powered features into production systems.
• Proven ability to define and execute technical strategy for a team, aligning with product goals.

Responsibilities

• Partner with organizational leaders to shape Agentic AI product direction.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of 10 software engineers in the OCI India Development Center.
• Drive the design, development, and delivery of scalable, reliable software services and frameworks.
• Establish engineering best practices and promote a culture of quality, accountability, and operational excellence.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, architects, cloud operations, and security teams to define and execute technical strategy.
• Balance speed, quality, and innovation through iterative, incremental delivery practices.
• Provide technical leadership and strategic guidance on architecture, scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Manage project priorities, resource planning, execution timelines, and stakeholder communication.
• Build an inclusive, high-performing engineering culture focused on continuous learning and career growth.
• Drive operational excellence by proactively identifying risks, improving processes, and ensuring system reliability at scale.

Skills

Engineering management

AI/ML features

Architectural guidance

Team leadership

Programming languages (C/C++/C#/Java/P

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager of Software Development to lead and grow a high-performing engineering team focused on building agentic AI solutions that make developers 10x more productive. In this role, you will define the engineering vision for a new Agentic AI initiative, drive execution strategy, and ensure operational excellence across large-scale software programs. You will also foster a strong engineering culture grounded in innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

You will work closely with product management, architecture, cloud operations, and cross-functional engineering teams to deliver reliable, secure, and high-quality solutions for enterprise-scale applications and developer platforms. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in software engineering leadership, distributed systems, platform development, and Agile delivery, along with a passion for mentoring teams and building scalable engineering processes.

This is an opportunity to lead strategic platform engineering efforts within a global organization, influence key technical and organizational decisions, and help shape the future of next-generation agentic AI, software development, and cloud technologies.

Responsibilities

• Partner with organizational leaders to shape Agentic AI product direction .
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of 10 software engineers in the OCI India Development Center.
• Drive the design, development, and delivery of scalable, reliable software services and frameworks.
• Establish engineering best practices and promote a culture of quality, accountability, and operational excellence.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, architects, cloud operations, and security teams to define and execute technical strategy.
• Balance speed, quality, and innovation through iterative, incremental delivery practices.
• Provide technical leadership and strategic guidance on architecture, scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Manage project priorities, resource planning, execution timelines, and stakeholder communication.
• Build an inclusive, high-performing engineering culture focused on continuous learning and career growth.
• Drive operational excellence by proactively identifying risks, improving processes, and ensuring system reliability at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, and 8+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python; or equivalent practical experience.
• 4+ years of engineering management experience.
• Experience designing or integrating AI/ML-powered features into production systems.
• Proven ability to define and execute technical strategy for a team, aligning engineering efforts with product goals and organizational priorities.
• Experience leading teams through complex technical and organizational challenges, including cross-team collaboration and dependency management.
• Strong technical foundation, with the ability to guide architectural decisions, evaluate system tradeoffs, and maintain high standards of software quality.
• Proven track record of building and scaling engineering organizations in high-growth or ambiguous environments.

Responsibilities

• Partner with organizational leaders to shape Agentic AI product direction .
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of 10 engineers in Nashville, TN.
• Drive the design, development, and delivery of scalable, reliable software services and frameworks.
• Establish engineering best practices and promote a culture of quality, accountability, and operational excellence.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, architects, cloud operations, and security teams to define and execute technical strategy.
• Balance speed, quality, and innovation through iterative, incremental delivery practices.
• Provide technical leadership and strategic guidance on architecture, scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Manage project priorities, resource planning, execution timelines, and stakeholder communication.
• Build an inclusive, high-performing engineering culture focused on continuous learning and career growth.
• Drive operational excellence by proactively identifying risks, improving processes, and ensuring system reliability at scale.

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.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $120,000 - $306,400 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.

Benefits

• 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 - M3

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