Senior Software Developer

Oracle•Nashville, TN

About The Position

Senior Software Development Engineer (IC3) – OCI Region Build Organization: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) – Region Build About Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI): At OCI, we’re building the next generation of cloud. The region build organization focuses on architecting, scaling, and operating critical distributed infrastructure that enables OCI's regions to launch and operate securely and efficiently worldwide. Position Overview: We are seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer (IC3) to join the region build team within OCI’s fast-paced, mission-critical region build organization. This is a developer role balancing software engineering excellence with robust operational ownership. You’ll thrive amid multiple, sometimes conflicting priorities, and your ability to drive down KTLO (Keep the Lights On) through automation will be key to our success. Expect to operate at the forefront of distributed systems, large-scale automation, and cloud infrastructure, with a significant operational and on-call component.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
5+ years of progressively senior software engineering experience, ideally with distributed/cloud systems.
Demonstrable experience managing multiple priorities and responsibilities in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
Advanced operational experience with internet routing protocols and concepts (TCP/IP, IP Routing).
Expert-level automation and DevOps skills with proficiency in a combination of Python, Ansible, Docker, Terraform, REST, Bash, and YAML.
Intermediate knowledge of Layer 4–7 protocols: HTTP/S, DNS, IPSEC, SSH.
Advanced experience supporting cloud environments (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, LBaaS).
Advanced capacity management, traffic engineering, and performance optimization skills.
Deep experience in Linux/Unix environments.
1+ years of experience designing or managing cloud-based services.

Nice To Haves

Ability to work autonomously with limited supervision in rapidly changing environments.
Exceptional organizational, verbal, and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

Architect and Design: Participate in the design and architecture for our microservices and distributed systems, ensuring seamless integration and remote connectivity across OCI regions. Drive operational readiness and excellence for your features and subsystems.
Build Distributed Systems: Develop, deploy, and maintain highly available, scalable, and secure distributed systems for OCI region build workflows.
Coding: Write robust, secure, well-tested code using industry best practices. Contribute significantly to the architecture and design of critical OCI features.
Collaboration: Work cross-functionally with region build engineers & project managers, and other OCI teams to ensure business and infrastructure alignment.
Problem Solving: Proactively identify bottlenecks, troubleshoot complex distributed systems, and optimize performance.
Mentorship and Leadership: Operate independently while mentoring and guiding junior engineers. Foster best practices in distributed systems and cloud engineering.
Operations: Serve as an escalation point for operational issues, lead incident response and deep dives, and develop new metrics and dashboards to enhance situational awareness. Create and execute operational assessments for complex systems, ensuring all risks and failure modes are addressed. Participate in cross-organizational initiatives focused on resiliency and availability.
Innovation and Improvement: Keep pace with industry trends, tools, and best practices to continually advance the quality and efficiency of our systems.

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