Lead Principal Platform Software Engineer

Location: United States

Join the OCI AI team to build and operate cloud platforms and services that power AI workloads at scale. In this IC5 individual contributor role, you will own complex technical initiatives from architecture and implementation through production operations, translating ambiguous customer and business needs into secure, reliable, and efficient solutions.

You will combine deep distributed systems expertise with hands-on software development, guide technical decisions across teams, and mentor engineers. Your work will shape shared platform capabilities, improve service performance and operational excellence, and deliver measurable customer impact.

We take an AI-forward approach to engineering. You will use AI throughout the software development lifecycle and help teams adopt effective AI-assisted workflows for design, coding, testing, review, debugging, and operations. You will pair these capabilities with rigorous validation, sound engineering judgment, and accountability for production outcomes.

About Us

Only Oracle brings together the data, infrastructure, applications, and expertise to power everything from industry innovations to life-saving care. And with AI embedded across our products and services, we help customers turn that promise into a better future for all. Discover your potential at a company leading the way in AI and cloud solutions that impact billions of lives.

True innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. That’s why we’re committed to growing a workforce that promotes opportunities for all with competitive benefits that support our people with flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options. We also encourage employees to give back to their communities through our volunteer programs.

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Key Responsibilities Platform Software Development: Set group-wide guardrails for platform interoperability, security controls, and client library governance. Own cross-group programs (e.g., identity, config, API gateway standards) with measurable reliability/performance impact. Establish shared observability frameworks and rollout policies adopted by numerous teams; manage deprecation risk. Software Development and Coding - Design, Testing, and Optimization: Leads project initiatives to design software solutions and identify and analyze requirements. Writes and defines foundational code for new projects or prototypes. Adheres to and improves execution of all phases of the software development lifecycle; coaches engineers across teams or units to drive improvements. Acts as a subject matter expert within the organization to develop and guide new software features and enhancements following design specifications, ensuring accessibility, and develops documents to clarify software