Senior Manager, Platform Software Engineering

Oracle•Nashville, TN

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is seeking a Senior Manager, Platform Software Engineering to lead multiple engineering teams within the OCI FinOps Cloud Advisor and Cloud Capacity Management organization. The role guides the development and evolution of cloud optimization and capacity management platforms that help Oracle's internal service teams and external customers optimize cloud resources, understand infrastructure capacity, and make informed decisions about utilization, cost, and future demand. The Senior Manager oversees engineering delivery, platform architecture, and operational excellence across Cloud Advisor and Cloud Capacity Management. The role drives scalable backend services, APIs, SDKs, and shared platform capabilities while improving service reliability, security, performance, and customer experiences. It leads platform teams, defines middleware evolution, and is accountable for performance, cost control, and reliability outcomes. It also drives cross-team improvements to observability, SLOs, and resilience patterns, and communicates migration plans and adoption playbooks to stakeholders. The ideal candidate has expertise in distributed systems and platform engineering, experience leading engineering teams and developing talent, and a record of influencing cross-functional stakeholders and delivering reliable cloud services at scale. The position is onsite five days per week in Nashville, Tennessee; relocation assistance is available, and the role is not remote.

Requirements

Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Information Technology, Mathematics, Physics, or a related applicable field, or equivalent experience.
At least 10 years of professional experience in software engineering, cloud infrastructure, or enterprise technology.
At least 3 years of engineering leadership experience.
Experience leading engineering teams, managing delivery, and supporting hiring, performance management, and career development.
Strong background in backend or platform engineering, distributed systems, APIs, SDKs, and scalable cloud services.
At least 6 years of programming or scripting experience, with expertise in software design, code reviews, debugging, and performance optimization.
At least 4 years of database experience, including data pipelines, integration, security, and monitoring.
Experience with automation, CI/CD, testing, observability, incident management, and service reliability.
Knowledge of secure development practices, coding standards, and applicable compliance requirements.
Experience supporting technical innovation and preparing, filing, and managing patent applications.
Strong communication, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with FinOps, cloud cost optimization, recommendation engines, or resource rightsizing.
Experience with cloud capacity planning, forecasting, infrastructure utilization, or demand management.
At least 3 years of cloud platform experience with OCI, AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
At least 2 years of technical leadership experience with direct reports.
At least 2 years of experience managing budgets or project financials.
Experience applying AI/ML to optimization, forecasting, or operational automation.
Familiarity with Java, Python, SQL, REST APIs, distributed data processing, and observability technologies.

Responsibilities

Lead multiple platform teams to standardize middleware patterns and client libraries used by multiple consumer teams.
Establish group-level guardrails for APIs and SDKs, deprecation strategies, and upgrade playbooks; track adoption and risk.
Sponsor shared observability frameworks and capacity models across teams; review error-budget posture and corrective actions.
Guide teams in designing software solutions, identifying requirements, developing features and enhancements, and documenting software design and code.
Lead code and functional reviews, debugging and troubleshooting across components, software testing, quality assurance, error logging, monitoring, and observability.
Guide performance profiling and optimization, and resolve API functionality and integration issues.
Lead teams in implementing API versioning, lifecycle, and interoperability strategies.
Lead software, system, and service design; provide technical guidance on architecture decisions and best practices.
Review architecture and ensure adherence to architectural frameworks, internal development practices, and standards.
Collaborate cross-functionally to align architecture with business and customer goals; lead performance and scalability improvements and technology evaluation.
Work with stakeholders, external clients, and partners to understand customer issues and align solutions.
Guide and prioritize customer support, advocate for customer interests, recommend product enhancements, and ensure timely issue resolution and effective communication.
Lead handling of customer issues, defects, and complex product maintenance investigations, including agreement on short- and long-term solutions.
Establish and enforce documented security criteria, development best practices, processes, and coding standards with relevant teams and stakeholders.
Ensure teams understand operational objectives and broad acceptance criteria, and implement secure software development practices to prevent vulnerabilities.
Lead periodic system maintenance and testing, including upgrades and patching for critical vulnerabilities.
Delegate work to implement and evolve standard operating procedures for development and system improvement, emphasizing automation, testing, and debugging to maintain availability, health, support, and reliability.
Manage engineering delivery and support hiring, performance management, and career development.