Software Developer 3

Oracle; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 97,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental & vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (IC3) to join the Database and Host Automation team. You will design and build new automation services and secure host execution capabilities across the fleet, improving availability and operational safety for database infrastructure at scale.

You will drive complex projects from architecture through production, mentor engineers, and collaborate with database, infrastructure, and security teams to advance Oracle's cloud

Qualifications

• 5+ years delivering and operating large scale distributed systems and cloud services.
• Strong knowledge of Java with scripting languages such as Python.
• Solid understanding of data structures, operating systems and cloud fundamentals.
• Familiarity with networking protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP) and cloud architectures.

Responsibilities

• Define and develop software for tasks across databases, tools and OS operations.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor other engineers.
• Design and implement changes to software architecture to meet needs.

Skills

Distributed systems

Java

Python

Networking concepts

NoSQL databases

Terraform

Ansible

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Job Description

As Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) continues its rapid expansion, we are seeking a Senior Software Engineer (IC3) to join our Database and Host Automation team. This team builds the services and host agents that manage database infrastructure at scale, supporting provisioning, lifecycle management, live database migrations, maintenance, recovery, and region bootstrap.

This is a greenfield opportunity to design and build new automation services and secure host execution capabilities from the ground up. Your work will connect durable, fleet-wide orchestration with reliable database and operating system operations on individual hosts, improving availability, consistency, and operational safety while minimizing customer disruption.

You will independently drive complex projects from architecture through production operation, collaborating with database, infrastructure, and security teams. As a technical leader, you will guide design decisions, deliver robust software, mentor engineers, and improve engineering and operational practices across the broader organization.

An engineer at any level can have a significant technical and business impact. In our area, we specialize on everything related to distributed database systems and cloud services. We are looking for people who have experience or are deeply interested in databases, distributed systems and cloud services. There is always something new to do at our team, whether it’s enhancing our existing products or building a completely new one from scratch.

As a member of the Cloud Services Development teams, you will own the software design and development for major components of Oracle’s Cloud Infrastructure. Our team is the centralized database store for Oracle Public Cloud.

Recommended skills

• 5+ years of experience delivering and operating large scale, highly available distributed systems and/or cloud services
• Strong knowledge of Java with scripting languages such as Python, Perl, etc.
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, operating systems, distributed systems and cloud services fundamentals
• Working familiarity with networking protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP) and standard network architectures
• Strong understanding of databases, NoSQL systems, storage, and distributed persistence technologies especially in cloudDesign, develop, troubleshoot and debug software programs for databases, applications, tools, networks etc.
• Strong knowledge of Terraforms and/or Ansible is preferred

Responsibilities

As a member of the software engineering division, you will assist in defining and developing software for tasks associated with the developing, debugging or designing of software applications or operating systems. Provide technical leadership to other software developers. Specify, design and implement modest changes to existing software architecture to meet changing needs.

Qualifications

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: $96,500 - $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.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:

• 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.

As part of Oracle's onboarding process and consistent with applicable law, US-based employees are required to complete identity verification, which involves the collection and processing of their biometric information. Accommodations to this requirement may be granted following an individualized assessment.

About Us

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