Senior Platform Engineer - Kubernetes Engine

Oracle; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 93,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) Savings and company match

Paid time off

11 paid holidays

Paid parental leave

Adoption assistance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) seeks hands-on software engineers to design and operate distributed, highly available systems powering OCI Kubernetes Engine (OKE) and related services. You will work on networking, storage, and operating systems, delivering scalable, automated tooling and reliable deployments.

The role involves owning components from design to on‑call, collaborating across OCI teams and partners to improve resilience, performance, and capacity while shaping adoption through

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Five or more years of software engineering experience building, delivering, and operating large-scale, highly available distributed systems.
• Experience developing and maintaining large Java or Go codebases, along with experience building automation and tooling using Python.
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and distributed systems.
• A systematic approach to debugging and problem-solving, with the ability to work independently and take responsibility for outcomes.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Own components within OKE platform services, from design and implementation through testing, deployment, and ongoing operation.
• Investigate and resolve complex issues across related distributed services, delivering fixes that protect dependent services and preserve safe upgrade paths.
• Analyze usage, performance, and error budgets to identify and implement targeted improvements in resilience and capacity.
• Lead team-level improvements in automated testing, deployment tooling, and operational workflows to reduce manual work and improve release reliability.
• Collaborate with engineering teams across OCI and with external partners to resolve dependencies and deliver integrated solutions.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, examples, and adoption guidance that help other teams use and operate the components you own.
• Participate in an on‑call rotation to investigate service incidents, address customer escalations, and restore service.
• Perform operational maintenance and follow through on improvements that prevent recurring issues.

Skills

Java

Go

Python

Distributed systems

Networking

Operating systems

Debugging

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field

Tools

Kubernetes

Linux

Job description

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) seeks hands-on software engineers to design and operate distributed, highly available systems powering OCI Kubernetes Engine (OKE) and related services. You will work on networking, storage, and operating systems, delivering scalable, automated tooling and reliable deployments.

The role involves owning components from design to on‑call, collaborating across OCI teams and partners to improve resilience, performance, and capacity while shaping adoption through