Software Engineer - Cloud Computing
About The CompanyOracle is a global technology leader renowned for its innovative solutions in cloud computing, database management, and enterprise software. With a rich history spanning several decades, Oracle empowers organizations across various industries to optimize their operations, enhance security, and accelerate digital transformation. The company’s commitment to excellence and continuous innovation has established it as a trusted partner for businesses seeking scalable and reliable technology infrastructure. Oracle’s extensive portfolio includes cloud applications, platform services, and hardware solutions, all designed to meet the evolving needs of its diverse customer base.About The RoleWe are seeking a highly skilled Software Engineer to join our platform services team at Oracle. In this role, you will be responsible for owning and developing moderately complex components within our platform services or SDKs, contributing to the overall stability and performance of our cloud infrastructure. You will lead team-level improvements to integration frameworks and developer tooling, ensuring seamless integration and usability for internal and external developers. Your expertise will be crucial in performing deep debugging across distributed services, driving fixes that safeguard downstream consumers, and facilitating smooth upgrade paths. Additionally, you will analyze usage metrics, performance data, and error budgets to implement targeted resilience and capacity optimizations. The role offers an excellent opportunity to work on cutting-edge cloud platform features, influence architectural decisions, and contribute to the continuous improvement of our development ecosystem.QualificationsThe ideal candidate will possess a strong background in software development with a focus on cloud-based systems and distributed services. Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field; a master’s degree is preferred. Proven experience in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable software components, along with a solid understanding of software architecture principles, is essential. Familiarity with debugging complex distributed systems, implementing resilience patterns, and performing performance tuning is required. Strong coding skills in languages such as Java, Python, or C++ are necessary, along with experience in API design and versioning strategies. Excellent problem-solving abilities, effective communication skills, and a proactive approach to continuous learning are also important. Knowledge of security best practices and compliance standards within software development is highly desirable.ResponsibilitiesKey ResponsibilitiesPlatform Software DevelopmentOwn a bounded platform component (service module, SDK area) and evolve its contracts for multi-tenant use.Perform deep debugging across a limited-service graph; drive compatibility-safe remediation plans.Implement targeted resilience/capacity patterns and document adoption guidance for team consumers.Software Development And Coding - Design, Testing, And OptimizationDesigns software solutions and analyzes and helps identify requirements to achieve business and operational goals, independently.Adheres to and suggests improvements to all phases of the software development lifecycle.Utilizes working knowledge to develop new software features and enhancements following design specifications and develops documents to clarify software design and code.Leads code reviews in designated areas to help drive improvements.Conducts debugging and troubleshooting to identify and fix moderately complex software issues. Develops fixes for identified issues.Implements software testing (e.g., functional and non-functional testing), quality assurance processes, software error logging, monitoring, and observability for effective debugging, ensuring review by manager and/or lead throughout the process.Exercises judgment and discretion to conduct performance profiling and optimization of coding.Troubleshoots and resolves moderately complex issues related to application programming interface (API) functionality and integration.Implements moderately complex API versioning, lifecycle, and interoperability strategies.Software Architecture - Software System Structural DesignDesigns and develops software, systems, and services aligned to pre-defined system architecture.Develops working knowledge of software architecture decisions and best practices.Collaborates with team leads to review work to ensure alignment with software architecture.Implements moderately complex performance optimization and scalability strategies in software design.Issue/Defect Collaboration - Software Products SupportCollaborates within and beyond immediate team to understand customer issues and align solutions.May provide technical guidance and support to customers regarding customer-reported issues, independently.Coaches, mentors, and guides others to advocate for customers' interests and suggests product enhancements based on feedback.Influences team to ensure customer satisfaction through timely resolution of issues and effective communication.Implements customer issue and/or defect handling and training processes, independently.Investigates and troubleshoots complex product maintenance issues to ensure customer agreement on short- and long-term solutions (e.g., future enhancements).Practices And Standards Compliance - Security And ComplianceCollaborates with the team to establish and follow development practices and coding standards.Exercises judgment and discretion to ensure code quality and adherence to broad acceptance criteria during development.Keeps up to date with industry best practices and applies them to software development processes.Implements secure coding practices to prevent security vulnerabilities.Development Operations - System MaintenancePerforms periodic maintenance and testing operations for systems that require upgrading or patching (e.g., for critical vulnerabilities).