Senior Platform Software Engineer

At Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), we are building the future of the cloud for enterprises with a diverse team of creators and inventors. We act with the speed and agility of a start-up, while providing the scale and customer-focus of a top-tier enterprise software company.

Our foundation is built on values such as equity, inclusion, respect, and a commitment to the greater good in our products and our actions. We foster an environment of continuous learning, encouraging you to grow your career and stretch beyond the past to build the future.

As part of OCI, you will join a motivated, skilled, and diverse team. You’ll be empowered to do your best work in a dynamic and flexible workplace where you belong and are encouraged.

We are seeking engineers with a strong background in building large-scale distributed systems and hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform. You will help develop technologies that operate at high scale and enable enterprises to automate, define, deploy, and manage their cloud resources efficiently and securely. If you are passionate about simplicity, scale, automation, and cloud engineering, we’d love to meet you.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• 4+ years’ experience building and operating large-scale, highly available, cloud-based distributed systems.
• Proficiency in a modern programming language such as Java, C, C++, C#, Go, or Python, with experience in additional languages preferred.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, especially Terraform, or equivalent frameworks.
• Solid understanding of how IaC integrates with CI/CD pipelines and automates cloud resource management.
• Validated understanding of operating system fundamentals and distributed persistence technologies.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and performance tuning skills.
• In-depth knowledge of network, distributed, asynchronous, and concurrent programming.
• Understanding of the latest security principles, techniques, and protocols.
• Experience with cloud provider platforms and services, such as AWS EC2/EBS/Lambda/Dynamo/S3 or their equivalents.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience contributing to open-source Infrastructure as Code projects, particularly Terraform providers or modules.
• Familiarity with Go, especially as it relates to infrastructure tooling.
• Experience in Agile/SCRUM enterprise-scale software development.
• Background with big data solutions, fleet orchestration for virtual or containerised workloads, and modern security practices.
• Working knowledge of networking protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP), storage architectures, and secure software development principles.

Disclaimer:

Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $92,500 to $209,500 per annum. May be eligible for bonus and equity.


Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.
Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:
1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
2. Short term disability and long term disability
3. Life insurance and AD&D
4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
8. 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.
9. 11 paid holidays
10. 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.
11. Paid parental leave
12. Adoption assistance
13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
14. Financial planning and group legal
15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

Career Level - IC3

• Design, build, and operate large-scale, highly available, cloud-based distributed systems within a multi-tenant environment.
• Develop infrastructure tools, libraries, and integrations that empower users to manage OCI resources through automation and code.
• Apply Infrastructure as Code (IaC) best practices using tools such as Terraform or similar (CloudFormation, Pulumi, or Ansible), including integration with CI/CD workflows.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to define requirements, design solutions, and deliver features that meet customer needs.
• Participate in troubleshooting and performance tuning of complex cloud systems.
• Ensure software and systems follow current security principles and protocols.
• Practice excellence in software engineering, including code quality, documentation, testing, and professional development standards.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to team members, fostering a collaborative learning environment.
• Continuously learn and adapt to new technologies and industry trends in cloud engineering and automation.