Platform Software Engineer - Java & Cloud/DevOps

About the Team

The Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) team builds and operates large-scale cloud services in a distributed, multi-tenant environment. We are looking for a Senior Software Development Engineer to build high-performance API services that secure and protect API traffic at OCI.

Our collaborative team owns backend development, quality assurance, DevOps, and production operations. We focus on secure, scalable, and highly available services, and actively use AI development tools such as Codex and Claude.

The team provides 24/7 on-call coverage through a rotation. Each developer typically participates once every 4–6 weeks, covering 12 hours per day for seven days during their assigned week. Critical pages require immediate attention; lower-severity tickets follow defined resolution timelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and troubleshoot scalable Java backend applications, microservices, and REST APIs.
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications in collaboration with product leaders and service teams.
• Build secure, high-performance, and highly available cloud services.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and operational tasks using Terraform and related tools.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support reliable releases and continuous delivery.
• Own services across development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and production operations.
• Participate in the on-call rotation, investigate incidents, and resolve production issues.
• Improve service performance, reliability, security, and operational efficiency.
• Contribute to technical roadmaps, address technical debt, and promote engineering best practices.
• Review code, mentor junior engineers, and provide constructive technical feedback.

Mandatory Skills

• At least 4 year of software industry experience in designing, developing, and delivering scalable products or services.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, or equivalent education.
• Strong hands-on Java backend development experience, including microservices and REST APIs.
• Understanding of distributed systems, cloud services, and microservice architecture.
• Experience with at least one cloud platform: OCI, AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform for infrastructure automation.
• Familiarity with CI/CD practices and tools such as GitHub Actions or GitLab CI/CD.
• Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Understanding of Linux fundamentals.
• Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Understanding of the software development lifecycle, including design, testing, code reviews, releases, and operations.
• Strong communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Willingness to participate in the defined on-call rotation and respond promptly to critical incidents.

Good to Have Skills

• Previous production operations, incident management, and on-call experience.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Splunk, or Datadog.
• Knowledge of OAuth and OpenID Connect (OIDC) authentication and authorization protocols.
• Experience with caching technologies such as Redis.
• Experience optimizing database queries and working with SQL and NoSQL data stores.
• Familiarity with AI development tools such as Codex, Claude, or GitHub Copilot.
• Experience mentoring engineers and driving improvements in engineering quality.

Self Assessment Questions

1. Describe a Java backend application, microservice, or REST API you designed and developed. What was your contribution, and how did you address scalability, reliability, and security?
2. Which cloud platforms have you worked with, and how have you used Terraform to provision or manage infrastructure?
3. Describe your experience with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and Kubernetes. How did you automate testing, deployment, or rollback?
4. Have you supported production services or participated in an on-call rotation? Describe an incident you handled, the monitoring tools you used, and your readiness for the stated on-call schedule.
5. Describe your experience with SQL/NoSQL databases, Redis, or OAuth/OIDC. How did you use these technologies to improve service performance or security?