Senior Software Development Engineer (OCI)

Oracle; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 79,200 - 209,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match

Flexible Vacation

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Oracle is looking for experienced Software Developers to join the Oracle Cloud Migration team in Nashville, TN. This role focuses on building scalable cloud services to facilitate the migration of applications and infrastructure to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Candidates are expected to have strong programming skills and experience in distributed systems.

This full-time position involves collaboration with multiple engineering teams and requires strong communication and troubleshooting abilities. Relocation assistance is available.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong programming skills in Java, Go, and/or Python.
• Experience developing cloud services, APIs, or backend platforms.
• Familiarity with infrastructure automation technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and operate cloud-native services and distributed systems.
• Collaborate across engineering teams to integrate migration services with OCI platform capabilities.
• Participate in architecture discussions and contribute to technical design decisions.
• Troubleshoot production issues and drive operational excellence.

Skills

Java

Go

Python

Data structures

Algorithms

Object-oriented design

Communication

Collaboration

Education

BS or MS degree in Computer Science or related technical field

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

At Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), we are redefining how enterprises move, modernize, and operate their most critical workloads in the cloud. As part of a diverse team of innovators, builders, and problem-solvers, we combine the agility and entrepreneurial spirit of a startup with the scale, stability, and customer focus of one of the world’s leading technology companies.

OCI’s values are the foundation of everything we do. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diverse perspectives drive innovation, collaboration fuels success, and every employee is empowered to grow professionally and personally. We challenge ourselves to think boldly, learn continuously, and build solutions that make a meaningful impact for our customers around the world.

As a member of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, you will help build and operate a suite of large‑scale cloud services running in a globally distributed, multi‑tenant environment. OCI delivers industry‑leading compute, storage, networking, database, security, and platform services that power mission‑critical applications for enterprises across every industry.

The Oracle Cloud Migration (OCM) team is responsible for building the next generation of cloud migration services that help customers seamlessly move applications, databases, and infrastructure workloads to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Our mission is to simplify and accelerate cloud adoption by delivering scalable, reliable, and secure migration solutions that reduce complexity and enable customer success.

As part of the OCM team, you will work on highly scalable distributed systems, automation platforms, migration orchestration services, and developer experiences that enable customers to migrate workloads efficiently and confidently. You will collaborate with engineers across OCI to solve complex technical challenges while helping shape the future of enterprise cloud transformation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and operate cloud-native services and distributed systems that support large-scale migration workflows.
• Build reliable and scalable backend services using modern software engineering practices.
• Develop automation and orchestration capabilities that simplify migration of applications, databases, and infrastructure to OCI.
• Collaborate across engineering teams to integrate migration services with OCI platform capabilities.
• Participate in architecture discussions and contribute to technical design decisions that improve scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Troubleshoot production issues and drive operational excellence through monitoring, observability, and continuous improvement.
• Write high-quality, maintainable code and contribute to code reviews, testing strategies, and engineering best practices.
• Partner with product managers, architects, and fellow engineers to deliver innovative solutions that address customer migration challenges.

This team is targeting candidates in the U.S. who can work onsite in Nashville, TN. Relocation assistance provided. (This is not a remote position).

Must be a U.S. citizen – visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in Computer Science or related technical field or relevant work experience.
• 6+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong programming skills in Java, Go, and/or Python.
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design, and software engineering fundamentals.
• Experience designing, building, and maintaining distributed systems at scale.
• Experience developing cloud services, APIs, or backend platforms.
• Familiarity with infrastructure automation technologies such as Terraform and cloud-native development practices.
• Experience troubleshooting complex systems and debugging production issues.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building large-scale cloud infrastructure or platform services.
• Experience with cloud migration, workload modernization, or infrastructure automation technologies.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of networking, security, storage, and distributed systems concepts.
• Experience with observability, monitoring, and operational excellence practices.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps methodologies.
• Experience working in large-scale, highly available cloud environments.

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 $79,200 – $209,500 per year. May be eligible for bonus and equity.

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

Career Level - IC3

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