Vice President Engineering - Observability, Oci
$212.9k - $480.7k/yr+ Bonus + Equity + Compensation Deferral
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United States
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About the job
Responsibilities
- Translate platform strategy into a 1–3 year portfolio and operating plan; set outcome targets, approve investments, and govern milestone delivery for foundational services, runtimes, SDKs, and client libraries.
- Set and enforce group standards for platform architecture, API/SDK design and versioning, compatibility and deprecation policies, and resilience patterns; audit adoption and correct deviations to maintain quality and compliance.
- Govern continuous delivery and safe change for platforms: approve automation and validation strategies, including contract testing, canary/blue-green deployments, and chaos/resilience tests; establish error budget policies and rollback criteria to improve reliability and DORA metrics.
- Establish operability requirements for platforms, including SLO/SLI targets, telemetry/observability, dashboarding, and incident/problem/change processes; require post-incident learnings to drive systematic improvements and reduce recurrence.
- Chair program-level design and release reviews focused on interoperability, performance, and compliance; adjudicate trade-offs across scalability, reliability, security, and cost; approve exceptions with compensating controls and time-boxed remediation.
- Direct platform adoption and consumer success by publishing reference implementations, migration guides, and adoption playbooks; measure consumer satisfaction, breakage rates, and upgrade velocity.
- Ensure security, privacy, and regulatory obligations are embedded through policy-as-code, SBOM/dependency governance, secrets/identity, and least privilege; maintain audit-ready documentation and evidence.
- Lead cross-functional operating rhythms with Product, Design, SRE/Security, and peer engineering teams to align priorities, clear dependencies, and protect release predictability and ecosystem health.
- Standardize documentation and knowledge systems, including ADR records, platform guides, and API references; ensure traceability from requirements to release and operational outcomes.
- Manage budget, headcount, and vendors; set KPIs and drive continuous improvement; mentor Directors and Senior Directors; foster an inclusive, safety-first, high-performance culture.
- Ensure the large group operates in the best interests of Oracle and its customers.
About the company
Oracle builds databases, business applications, and cloud infrastructure for companies and public-sector organizations. Oracle Database stores and processes business data, while Oracle Cloud Infrastructure provides computing, storage, and networking for applications and AI workloads. Fusion Cloud Applications support finance, human resources, supply chains, and customer service, helping businesses manage everyday operations and reporting. Customers pay for cloud subscriptions and usage, software licenses, support, hardware, and consulting, with deployment options in Oracle's cloud or their own data centers. Oracle was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Austin, Texas
Founded
1977
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Cloud infrastructure sales grew: Oracle reported $7.4 billion quarterly revenue, up 121% yearly, in September 2026.
- Employees build transferable skills: Oracle offers free product certifications and access to Coursera, O'Reilly, and LinkedIn Learning.
- Existing licenses create repeat business: Oracle sells annual technical support covering software updates, fixes, and assistance.
What critics are saying
- Expansion consumes cash: Oracle reported negative $5 billion free cash flow for its August 2026 quarter despite profitable operations.
- Job security faces active restructuring: Oracle's September 2026 filing added $700 million to a plan centered on employee severance.
- Future datacenters lock in costs: Oracle's September 2026 filing lists $288 billion of future lease commitments, typically lasting 15-19 years.
What makes Oracle unique
- Its database runs inside rival clouds: Oracle delivers native database services in AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud datacenters.
- Global expansion keeps one rate card: Oracle charges the same OCI service prices across regions, including government clouds.
- Hardware participates in database work: Oracle's Exadata storage servers process data-intensive queries alongside specialized database servers and networking.
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Benefits
- 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
- Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
- 11 paid holidays
- Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
- Paid parental leave
- Adoption assistance
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Financial planning and group legal
- Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance