Software Developer 5

Oracle; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 96,800 - 251,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Flexible vacation

Paid parental leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Oracle is seeking a Sr. Principal Software Development Engineer to lead the architecture and evolution of its Key Management Service (KMS) within the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Security Platform. This role involves delivering high-quality, secure services and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive project execution and architectural excellence.

The ideal candidate will have strong technical leadership skills, experience with compliance requirements, and a commitment to engineering best practices. Benefits include comprehensive insurance, flexible vacation, and a 401(k) with company match.

Qualifications

• Proficient in designing and developing secure services.
• Experience with architecture specifications.
• Ability to innovate and improve engineering processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and delivery of OCI's Key Management Service.
• Ensure integration with Hardware Security Modules and other services.
• Champion best practices and technical excellence.

Skills

Technical leadership

High-performance component design

Enterprise and compliance requirements

Collaboration with cross-functional teams

Project execution

Engineering best practices

Job description

Job Description

As a Sr. Principal Software Development Engineer in the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Security Platform division, you will play a critical leadership role in the architecture, evolution, and delivery of OCI’s Key Management Service (KMS) – a foundational cryptographic service that enables secure key lifecycle management for Oracle's cloud infrastructure and its customers. This service is built to meet the highest standards for security, scalability, availability, and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and strategic direction in building secure, high‑performance components and services that meet rigorous enterprise and compliance requirements.
• Lead the design and development of new features and enhancements for KMS, including deep integration with Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) and support for encryption‑at‑rest across OCI.
• Define specifications and architectural designs for new projects, ensuring alignment with OCI’s security vision and cloud‑scale standards.
• Collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams to deliver high‑quality, scalable, and maintainable solutions, ensuring tight integration with other Oracle services, such as Database, Storage Services, SaaS, and other OCI offerings.
• Drive end‑to‑end project execution, from technical requirements and prototyping to implementation and production rollout.
• Champion engineering best practices, innovation, and continuous improvement across the team – challenging assumptions and driving architectural excellence.
• Facilitate and oversee real‑world operational readiness, going beyond simple API integration to ensure full lifecycle management and secure deployment at scale.

Qualifications

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.

Compensation and Benefits

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $96,800 - $251,600 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.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
• Short term disability and long term disability
• Life insurance and AD&DD
• 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

Career Level - IC5

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