Principal Member of Technical Staff

Oracle

  • Seattle, WA
  • $96,800-223,400 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 22 days ago
Job Category: Product DevelopmentJob Description:Our team is building suite of customer and support engagement services. We create integrated tools-from machine-learning powered bots to intelligent ticket creation-to help customers get the information they need and empower support teams to have more effective conversations.We are looking for a highly experienced and driven cloud engineer to build high-scale, high-impact solutions that cut across organizational boundaries. You are customer-obsessed, never satisfied with mediocrity, and constantly strive for excellence in everything you do. You're a disciplined and methodical engineer who thrives on identifying improvement opportunities and is comfortable with ambiguity in a fluid, fast-paced environment. Your passion for technology drives you to defend your opinions and positions with clarity and conviction.Minimum Qualifications
  • Experience: 6-8+ years of experience shipping scalable, cloud-native distributed systems in a production environment.
  • Education: BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
  • Technical Skills: Proficient in Java/C++, Python, and shell scripting. Deep understanding of Computer Science fundamentals, including data structures and algorithms.
  • Cloud & Infrastructure: Hands-on experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker), Helm charts, service-oriented design patterns, and service-to-service communication protocols. Knowledge of modern infrastructure components like service discovery and secret storage.
  • Software Development Lifecycle: Experience with production operations, troubleshooting, and best practices for building highly available services. Strong working experience with tools like GitHub/Bitbucket and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., TeamCity, Jenkins, Maven/Gradle).
  • Communication: Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to clearly explain complex technical concepts, write detailed design specs, and create architecture diagrams.
Preferred Qualifications
  • MS in Computer Science.
  • Experience in a fast-paced start-up environment.
  • Experience building control plane/data plane solutions for cloud-native companies.
  • Deep understanding of Unix-like operating systems.
  • Production experience with Cloud and ML technologies.
  • Experience diagnosing, troubleshooting, and resolving performance issues in complex environments.
Responsibilities:Technical Leadership & ArchitectureAs a Principal Member of Technical Staff, you will be responsible for architecting and driving the design of complex, large-scale distributed systems. You will influence the technical roadmap for your team, balancing short-term goals with long-term strategic vision. It will be your responsibility to define and champion engineering best practices, design patterns, and coding standards, while acting as a technical authority on critical architectural decisions. Ultimately, you are fully accountable for the services you own, directly influencing key operational metrics such as scalability, performance, availability, and reliability to deliver an exceptional experience for our customers.Mentorship & Team DevelopmentYou are expected to provide mentorship and guidance to a diverse team of engineers, fostering their technical growth and career development. You will elevate the team's engineering excellence by leading design reviews, code reviews, and post-mortems for mission-critical projects. This role involves actively driving technical discussions and innovation, creating a culture of continuous learning.Strategy & Operational ExcellenceA key part of your role will be to identify and address long-term technical debt, architectural risks, and operational inefficiencies. You will evaluate and recommend new technologies and methodologies to improve system performance, scalability, and security. Finally, you will act as a point of contact for resolving the most complex and challenging production issues, ensuring high availability and reliability for our services.Qualifications: Disclaimer:Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations onlyUS: Hiring Range in USD from: $96,800 to $223,400 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 insuranceThe 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 - IC4About Us:As a world leader in cloud solutions, Oracle uses tomorrow's technology to tackle today's challenges. We've partnered with industry-leaders in almost every sector-and continue to thrive after 40+ years of change by operating with integrity.We know that true innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. That's why we're committed to growing an inclusive workforce that promotes opportunities for all.Oracle careers open the door to global opportunities where work-life balance flourishes. We offer competitive benefits based on parity and consistency and 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 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.

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