Senior Platform Engineer, OCI Kubernetes Engine — Equity

Oracle Corporation; 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

Job summary

Oracle Corporation in the United States is seeking a hands‑on software engineer to join the OCI Kubernetes Engine (OKE) team. You will design, build, test, and operate distributed, highly available systems that support Kubernetes worker nodes and container networking.

Ideal candidates have 6–10+ years of software engineering experience, strong problem‑solving skills, and experience with Java or Go, Python tooling, and large codebases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 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 languages such as 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.

Skills

Distributed Systems

Java

System Design

Python

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Linux

Job description

Oracle Corporation in the United States is seeking a hands‑on software engineer to join the OCI Kubernetes Engine (OKE) team. You will design, build, test, and operate distributed, highly available systems that support Kubernetes worker nodes and container networking.

Ideal candidates have 6–10+ years of software engineering experience, strong problem‑solving skills, and experience with Java or Go, Python tooling, and large codebases.