Senior Platform Software Engineer

Oracle•Nashville, TN

9d•$92,500 - $209,500

About The Position

Merino is Oracle Cloud Infrastructure’s internal CI/CD change workflow platform, supporting reliable software builds, validation, approvals, and deployments across OCI. The Senior Platform Software Engineer will help design, build, and evolve Merino’s platform capabilities. This hands-on role focuses on scalable distributed systems, modern CI/CD workflows, and cloud-native platform services that support OCI software delivery. The engineer will contribute throughout the software lifecycle, from architecture and implementation to deployment, operations, and continuous improvement. The role calls for strong software engineering fundamentals and experience building cloud-native or developer-platform services. The successful candidate will work collaboratively on complex technical challenges and use modern engineering practices, including AI-assisted development, while maintaining high standards for quality, security, testing, and operational readiness.

Requirements

At least 5 years of professional software engineering experience building distributed systems, cloud services, developer platforms, or CI/CD infrastructure.
Strong programming experience in Java, TypeScript, Python, Go, or similar languages.
Experience designing, building, and operating production cloud services on OCI, AWS, Azure, GCP, or equivalent platforms.
Experience with CI/CD systems, DevOps practices, infrastructure automation, containers, orchestration, or deployment pipelines.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work effectively in ambiguous, fast-paced environments.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, and strong software engineering fundamentals.

Nice To Haves

Experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or similar coding assistants.
Experience reviewing, validating, and maintaining AI-generated code for production systems.
Experience using AI to accelerate software development through code generation, testing, refactoring, documentation, or migration activities.
Experience building internal developer platforms with a focus on reliability, scalability, and developer productivity.
Experience with release orchestration, progressive delivery, rollback strategies, and large-scale production deployments.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and operate Merino platform capabilities supporting OCI-scale CI/CD, change management, and deployment orchestration.
Build reliable, scalable distributed services that improve workflow automation, deployment safety, observability, and developer experience.
Implement software across the development lifecycle, including testing, deployment, monitoring, production support, and continuous improvement.
Develop integrations across build systems, release management, approvals, rollback, and deployment workflows.
Participate in architecture discussions, design reviews, code reviews, debugging, and technical planning.
Collaborate with engineering teams to deliver robust platform capabilities that accelerate OCI software delivery.
Apply AI-assisted engineering practices and automation responsibly to improve development efficiency while maintaining production-quality standards.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion.
Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
Life insurance and AD&D.
Supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses, and children.
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, including flexible or accrued vacation depending on employee eligibility and position.
11 paid holidays.
Paid sick leave.
Paid parental leave.
Adoption assistance.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Financial planning and group legal benefits.
Voluntary auto, homeowner, and pet insurance.
The role may be eligible for bonus and equity.