Lead Principal Systems Software Engineer

Oracle•United States,

4d•$146,300 - $306,400

About The Position

Lead architecture and hands-on implementation of control plane services and Kubernetes integrations for Cloud Infrastructure and Services. The role delivers secure APIs and resilient resource-management workflows for on-premises environments, while guiding engineering practices that improve service reliability and developer productivity. The engineer leads complex infrastructure initiatives, mentors engineers, collaborates with product and operations teams, and serves as an escalation point and subject matter expert. The position also emphasizes continuous learning, technical thought leadership, process improvement, and talent development.

Requirements

Experience architecting cloud control planes, distributed services, and secure REST or HTTP APIs.
Strong software development skills in Java, Python, Go, or comparable languages, with hands-on Kubernetes and storage integration.
Understanding of asynchronous recovery, metering correctness, resource lifecycle management, and enterprise network constraints.
Ability to lead technical decisions, implement critical components, and mentor engineers across product and operations boundaries.
Demonstrated delivery of complex infrastructure initiatives, clear technical communication, and effective collaboration across distributed teams.
Relevant education in computer science, engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice To Haves

Cloud Infrastructure and Services architecture.
Kubernetes CSI development.
ZFSSA management.
OCI integrations.
MCP tooling.
Engineering education or enablement.

Responsibilities

Define customer-facing and internal management APIs, including security boundaries, lifecycle behavior, compatibility, and integration contracts.
Design resilient metering and resource-consumption reporting that tolerates outages, supports asynchronous recovery, and preserves usage correctness.
Lead resource reclamation, storage-consumption tracking, disaster recovery, and cross-datacenter peering integrations with product and operations teams.
Architect Kubernetes as a Service for constrained enterprise environments with proxy, bastion, firewall, high-availability, and operational requirements.
Develop ZFS Storage Appliance CSI integrations and promote reviewed AI-assisted engineering workflows through practical implementation and team training.
Own design documentation, code reviews, and functional, integration, and failure testing; improve observability, secure development, and lifecycle compatibility.
Partner with support, operations, security, and engineering teams to resolve customer issues, document recovery procedures, and prevent recurrence.
Plan and execute complex engineering work with clear milestones, dependency management, and timely risk escalation.
Mentor engineers, contribute to interviews and technical reviews, and share practical knowledge across teams.
Use customer feedback, operational data, and continuous learning to improve design quality, delivery efficiency, and supportability.
Lead specialized, advanced problem-solving efforts and guide others in identifying root causes and implementing solutions to prevent future issues.
Monitor emerging trends, technologies, and industry standards; champion learning and knowledge sharing, and apply new knowledge to advance the organization.
Develop innovative solutions and implement improvements to organizational processes, protocols, and workflows; evaluate their effectiveness and develop success metrics.
Provide subject-matter expertise on talent needs and organizational talent strategy, and contribute to candidate interviews, assessments, and hiring decisions.