Principal Software Engineer - Impact

Locations

This role can be based out of the following OCI hubs:
Austin, TX, Nashville, TN or Broomfield, CO.

As a Principal Engineer in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, you will have the opportunity solve challenging technical problems and function as a lead developer in the development, delivery and operation of cloud services that will enable delivery of novel consumer video applications. The charter is responsibility for design, implementation and operation of a new set of cloud services focused specifically on the digital media production industry.

Product areas include virtual animation workstation service, digital asset management, high performance storage, render farm as a service, license management and production pipeline management services. This is an opportunity to build a competitive offering from the ground up and extend the reach of OCI to address green field opportunities in the media and entertainment industry.

You will work with a talented group of software developers, designing scalable, highly available cloud services in a world class cloud development environment. For this senior engineering role we are seeking an individual with substantial experience in design authorship, building and leading development, delivery and operation of cloud services at the technical level. Prior experience and deep domain knowledge in media production pipeline infrastructure services used in film, animation and game development studios is highly desired.

Principal Engineer is an individual contributor role that requires a proven track record of success and technical depth and maturity as a software developer. We seek individuals with evolved soft skills in addition to technical acumen. Excellent communication and the ability to lead and collaborate with others are hallmarks. You will mentor other engineers and must be capable of driving complex technical projects and assignments independently and with confidence.

You will have continuous opportunities for technical innovation.

• Design, implement, validate, and document major components of a distributed, service-oriented architecture as a recognized technical leader. Your work is considered a model for others to follow, and key focus areas like availability, scalability, observability, and testability are considered.
• Lead critical efforts and raise the collective capability of the team through active mentorship and coaching of engineering staff.
• Ensure automated and reliable deployment of services end-to-end including foundational infrastructure and required dependencies.
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies, industry best practices, ensuring compliance and driving innovation within the organization.
• Launch new cloud services and establish operational excellence.
• Collaborate with architects and peer technical leads to define, shape, and achieve the technical vision of the team.
• Work effectively across geographically distributed engineering teams.
• Establish, inform, and ensure compliance with software development standards, processes and best practices.

• BS/CS Computer Science or related field and 5+ years software development experience using modern programming languages. Prior experience with Java and/or Go is expected.
• Proven experience in large-scale software development, specifically for cloud services and distributed systems. Relevant background in Video Streaming, Real-Time Communications (WebRTC), or Social Networking is highly desired.
• Prior background as a lead developer, preferably on new or “greenfield” projects for cloud services.
• Expertise in development, deployment, and operations of highly scalable cloud microservices using Kubernetes.
• A comprehensive understanding of cloud infrastructure (compute, identity, network, storage) and deployment automation tools (e.g. Terraform, Chef, Puppet, or similar).
• Credible experience building, running, and maintaining highly available services in a Dev Ops environment as a technical leader. Follows, influences, and shapes processes for maintaining quality, including failure root cause analysis.

Certain US customer or client‑facing roles may be required…