Sr Principal Software Developer (OCI - IAM)

Oracle•Austin, TX

14h

About The Position

At Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), we’re building the future of cloud for enterprises—powered by a diverse team of creators and innovators. We combine the agility of a startup with the scale and customer focus of a leading enterprise software company. Our values are the foundation of everything we do. We foster equity, inclusion, and respect. We prioritize doing the right thing—for our customers, our colleagues, and our community. We’re committed to continuous learning, growth, and pushing boundaries to build the future. You are the builder here. You’ll join a team of smart, motivated, and diverse engineers, empowered with autonomy and support to do your best work. OCI offers a dynamic, flexible, and inclusive environment where your contributions matter. As a Senior Principal Software Engineer IC5, you’ll provide technical leadership to the Identity and Access Management IAM team. You’ll design, build, and operate highly distributed, large-scale cloud services that are secure, reliable, and scalable. You will be expected to architect complex systems, write high-quality code, and mentor others across teams. Our Senior Principal engineers lead by example: you work independently, communicate effectively, and influence engineering direction through sound technical judgment. You balance speed and quality, proactively advocate for operational excellence, and raise the bar for design, testing, and delivery practices. You drive innovation, make data-informed decisions, and influence roadmaps across multiple teams. 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. We’re committed to including people with disabilities at all stages of the employment process. If you require accessibility assistance or accommodation for a disability at any point, let us know by emailing [email protected] or by calling 1-888-404-2494 in the United States. Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Oracle will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.

Requirements

BS or MS degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
10+ years of software development experience
Strong programming skills in Java, Go, C#, or other object-oriented languages
Proven experience delivering high-scale, distributed services in a production environment
Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure, networking, and system design
Experience operating mission-critical, Tier-1 live services
Excellent problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills
Demonstrated ability to influence architectural direction and engineering best practices

Nice To Haves

Domain expertise in Identity and Access Management IAM
Experience building and operating services on public cloud platforms OCI, AWS, Azure, etc.
Knowledge of multi-region deployments and multi-AD/AZ architectures
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and test-driven development
Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker
Experience translating internal customer needs into prioritized features
Knowledge of threat modeling, secure development practices, and compliance frameworks FedRAMP, PCI DSS, etc.
Experience collaborating with large enterprise customers tools, networks etc.

Responsibilities

provide technical leadership to the Identity and Access Management IAM team
design, build, and operate highly distributed, large-scale cloud services that are secure, reliable, and scalable
architect complex systems
write high-quality code
mentor others across teams
work independently
communicate effectively
influence engineering direction through sound technical judgment
balance speed and quality
proactively advocate for operational excellence
raise the bar for design, testing, and delivery practices
drive innovation
make data-informed decisions
influence roadmaps across multiple teams