[Remote] Principal Software Engineer (Nashville, TN)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Oracle is a world leader in cloud solutions, and they are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to shape the core systems that power OCI’s development lifecycle. The role involves architecting and building core CI/CD platform services, leading technical initiatives, and ensuring operational excellence in a collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build core CI/CD platform services that support thousands of engineers and high-volume production workloads
• Lead large, ambiguous technical initiatives end-to-end—from problem definition through design, execution, and long-term operation
• Identify systemic sources of complexity, technical debt, and operational risk, and drive durable solutions
• Set technical direction and standards across the CI/CD platform, influencing design decisions well beyond your immediate team
• Mentor senior engineers through design reviews, architectural discussions, and hands-on collaboration
• Collaborate deeply with teams across OCI to deliver impactful, cohesive tools and workflows
• Write clear, durable design documentation that enables alignment, onboarding, and long-term system evolution
• Establish strong operational practices around reliability, observability, failure handling, and incident prevention
• Drive and advocate for simplicity as a core engineering value—recognizing that making things simple is often the hardest and most valuable work

Skills

• 8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, with significant depth in CI/CD systems, DevOps platforms, or cloud infrastructure
• Proven experience designing and operating large-scale, distributed systems and building highly reliable, scalable, low-maintenance services
• Expert level in at least one systems language (Go, Python, Java, or similar) and strong distributed systems knowledge
• Significant experience designing and operating large cloud platforms (OCI, AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Hands-on expertise with containers, orchestration, and infrastructure as code
• A track record of mentoring and technically leading experienced engineers through ambiguity and scale
• Deeply invested in system quality, simplicity, and developer experience, and operational excellence

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

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