Principal Software Developer

Job Description

What is IAM at OCI?

Identity and Access Management (IAM) allows users to control who has access to their cloud resources. As part of the Cloud Platform organization, the team is responsible for the design and build of core services that are utilized by internal and external customers alike.

The Identity Control Plane team is primarily responsible for servicing CRUD API calls on all Identity-related entities like users, groups, policies, and compartments across all global regions while ensuring consistency and reliability.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for engineers with distributed systems experience. You should have experience with the design of major features and launching them into production. You've operated high-scale services and understand how to make them more resilient. You work on most projects and tasks independently.

The ideal candidate will be technically strong and get a lot done - you've worked on services that are highly available, scalable, and redundant. You understand that simple systems are easier to operate and troubleshoot. You can balance speed and quality with iteration and incremental improvements. You've made life easier for other developers and have motivated your teams to make both process and service improvements with your ability to automate and instrument properly to get the right data. You understand operational excellence and how to instill a culture of being proactive with your teammates. You find anomalies in graphs that didn't trip any alarms and root cause problems before they become real problems.

The person in this role will get a lot done on a daily basis, drive tactical execution of features and projects, and own feature design.

What are the biggest challenges for the team?

The biggest challenges for the team are reliability and performance. The growth of the business is driving us to improve the ability of our systems to scale out and handle traffic patterns that are several orders of magnitude greater than what we can support today.

We understand that software is living and needs investment. The challenge is making the right tradeoffs, communicating those decisions effectively, and crisp execution.

We need engineers who can build services that handle millions of requests per second. We need engineers who can figure out how we can survive regional data center outages and protect our customers. We need engineers who can build services that enable us to offer even more options to customers and contribute to the overall growth of Oracle Cloud.

NOTE : THIS ROLE WILL BE BASED IN THE NASHVILLE, TN OFFICE. NO EXCEPTIONS. RELOCATION MAY BE PROVIDED.

Required Qualifications

6+ years distributed service engineering experience in a software development environment

Hands-on experience building and operating highly-available, high-traffic web services

Experience developing service-oriented architectures and RESTful web services

Strong development experience in Java, C++, C#, or similar OO languages

Experience with at least one scripting language for automating tasks, proof of concept work, or command line tools

Preferred Qualifications

Domain knowledge of Identity and Access Management.

Hands-on experience developing services on a public cloud platform (e.g., AWS, Azure, Oracle)

Experience and understanding of multi-AD / AZ and regional data centers

Building continuous integration / deployment pipelines with robust testing and deployment schedules

Experience with Docker

Experience working with internal customers and translating requests into prioritized work or features

Expertise in applying threat modeling or other risk identification techniques to develop security solutions

FedRAMP, PCI DSS, or similar compliance and auditing experience

Experience working with large enterprise customers

Career Level - IC4

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Responsibilities

As a Principal Software Developer, you will :

Design, build, and maintain large-scale, cloud-based Identity and Access Management (IAM) services that are secure, reliable, and performant.

Take end-to-end ownership of key service components and features, from design and implementation through production operations.

Write high-quality, maintainable code in Java, Go, C#, or similar modern programming languages, following best practices in design and testing.

Collaborate with architects and senior engineers to refine designs, contribute to technical decisions, and ensure scalable, resilient solutions.

Conduct in-depth code reviews and mentor less-experienced engineers through constructive feedback and technical guidance.

Troubleshoot complex production issues across distributed systems, driving root-cause analysis and sustainable fixes.

Work cross-functionally with product, security, and operations teams to align engineering execution with customer and business needs.

Contribute to service reliability and operational excellence , including observability, monitoring, alerting, and incident response improvements.

Champion continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to streamline development processes, strengthen automation, and enhance system performance.

Stay ahead of emerging trends in cloud, IAM, and security technologies, bringing forward innovative ideas to improve service design and reliability.

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 only

US : 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 :

Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion

Short term disability and long term disability

Life insurance and AD&D

Supplemental life insurance (Employee / Spouse / Child)

Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts

Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits

401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match

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.

11 paid holidays

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.

Paid parental leave

Adoption assistance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Financial planning and group legal

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 - IC4

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