Senior Platform Software Engineer - OCI Secure Network Engineering

Oracle • Nashville, TN

7h • Onsite

About The Position

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is hiring a Senior Platform Software Engineer for its Secure Network Engineering team, focused on designing, developing, and integrating Zero Trust Network Services and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) solutions. The role contributes to secure, scalable cloud infrastructure for OCI’s distributed, multi-tenant environment, including technologies such as network routing, firewalls, key-based authentication, and cloud service-level authorization.

The engineer owns a bounded platform component, such as a service module or SDK area, and evolves its contracts for multi-tenant use. The work includes debugging across a limited service graph, implementing compatibility-safe remediation, improving resilience and capacity, and documenting adoption guidance. The engineer also contributes to backend services, system design and architecture, code reviews, software testing, performance optimization, API lifecycle management, secure coding, and system maintenance. Collaboration with engineering teams and customer-focused issue resolution are part of the role.

The position is onsite five days per week in Nashville, Tennessee. Relocation assistance is available. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 5 years of professional software development experience designing, developing, testing, and maintaining backend services or cloud infrastructure solutions; the posting also lists alternate minimum qualifications requiring 8 years of software development experience, or specified degrees with 2–4 years of experience.
• Proficiency in Java, Go, Python, or a similar programming language.
• Strong understanding of networking protocols and fundamental network communication concepts.
• Knowledge of Zero Trust Network Service concepts, principles, and security architectures.
• Hands-on experience in Unix/Linux environments.
• Understanding of cloud computing technologies, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure.
• Foundational knowledge of AI technologies and potential applications in software engineering or cloud environments.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills and ability to collaborate across engineering teams.
• Demonstrated knowledge or ability in distributed systems, prototyping, computer science programming, software engineering, web development, innovation, cross-functional collaboration, information vulnerability assessment and mitigation, operating systems, API development and integration, applied algorithm engineering, and source control.
• At least 4 years of experience with programming and/or scripting languages.
• At least 3 years of experience with databases.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced AI knowledge or experience applying AI to software development, automation, or infrastructure engineering.
• Experience with containerization technologies and Kubernetes.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code and automation tools such as Terraform or Ansible.
• Knowledge of database technologies and their integration with backend services.
• At least 2 years of experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or Oracle Cloud.

Responsibilities

• Own a bounded platform component, such as a service module or SDK area, and evolve its contracts for multi-tenant use.
• Perform deep debugging across a limited-service graph and drive compatibility-safe remediation plans.
• Implement targeted resilience and capacity patterns and document adoption guidance for team consumers.
• Design software solutions and analyze requirements to meet business and operational goals.
• Follow and suggest improvements to all phases of the software development lifecycle.
• Develop software features and enhancements to design specifications and document software design and code.
• Lead code reviews in designated areas and drive improvements.
• Debug and troubleshoot moderately complex software issues and develop fixes.
• Implement functional and non-functional testing, quality assurance, error logging, monitoring, and observability.
• Profile and optimize code performance.
• Troubleshoot and resolve moderately complex API functionality and integration issues.
• Implement API versioning, lifecycle, and interoperability strategies.
• Design and develop software, systems, and services aligned with predefined system architecture.
• Collaborate with team leads to ensure work aligns with software architecture.
• Implement performance optimization and scalability strategies.
• Collaborate across teams to understand customer issues and align solutions.
• Provide technical guidance and support regarding customer-reported issues when needed.
• Coach and guide others to advocate for customers and suggest product enhancements based on feedback.
• Support timely customer issue resolution and effective communication.
• Implement customer issue and defect handling and training processes.
• Investigate complex product maintenance issues and align on short- and long-term solutions.
• Follow development practices and coding standards, contribute to their establishment, and apply secure coding practices.
• Perform periodic system maintenance and testing, including upgrades or patches for critical vulnerabilities.
• Improve system automation, testing, and debugging to support service availability, health, support, and reliability.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits, including flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options.
• Volunteer programs encouraging employees to give back to their communities.
• Relocation assistance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior