Oracle Corporation

Senior Principal Software Developer 5

Oracle Corporation • $135K — $306K *
Austin, TX 78745In-Person
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in software engineering focusing on distributed systems or cloud services.
  • Strong programming knowledge in Java, TypeScript, Python, Go, or similar languages.
  • Experience managing reliable cloud services in OCI, AWS, Azure, or GCP environments.
  • Proficiency in CI/CD, DevOps, release automation, and infrastructure as code (IaC).
  • Strong communication skills for influencing stakeholders and leading initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and operation of Merino platform capabilities for OCI-scale CI/CD.
  • Own the full lifecycle of architecture and deployment for the platform.
  • Enhance workflow reliability, scalability, and developer experience.
  • Create integrated systems for build, release, and deployment management.
  • Translate complex platform challenges into actionable engineering solutions.
  • Set benchmarks for code quality and operational excellence.
  • Utilize production feedback to prioritize platform enhancements.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Disability and life insurance options available.
  • Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care.
  • 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions.
  • Generous paid time off policy including vacation and sick leave.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is redefining how cloud services are built, validated, and released at scale. Merino is OCI's internal CI/CD change workflow platform, orchestrating build, validation, change management, and deployment across OCI. Merino sits at the center of OCI software delivery. This role offers the opportunity to improve developer productivity, release safety, and operational confidence while helping define the future of AI-assisted software delivery.

Responsibilities
• Lead the design, implementation, and operation of core Merino platform capabilities for OCI-scale CI/CD and change workflow orchestration.
• Own architecture, implementation, testing, deployment, monitoring, operational readiness, and production support.
• Drive improvements to workflow reliability, deployment safety, scalability, observability, and developer experience.
• Design systems integrating build, release bundle, change management, approval, rollback, and deployment workflows.
• Break down ambiguous platform problems into durable engineering solutions.
• Set high standards for code quality, system design, operational excellence, and maintainability.
• Use production signals and customer feedback to prioritize platform improvements.
• Mentor engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and technical leadership.
• Partner across engineering and product organizations to shape the Merino roadmap.
• Champion effective use of AI-assisted and agentic coding workflows while maintaining engineering rigor.
Required Qualifications
• 8+ years of software engineering experience building distributed systems, developer platforms, CI/CD systems, infrastructure automation, or cloud services.
• Strong programming skills in Java, TypeScript, Python, Go, or similar languages.
• Experience operating reliable cloud services in OCI, AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience with CI/CD, DevOps, release automation, IaC, containers, orchestration, or deployment pipelines.
• Ability to lead technical initiatives across ambiguity and competing priorities.
• Strong communication and stakeholder influence skills.
Preferred Experience
• Hands-on use of Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or similar agentic coding tools.
• Experience using AI-generated code with strong review, testing, and architectural ownership.
• Experience using AI to explore codebases, generate tests, refactor systems, improve documentation, or accelerate migrations.
• Experience building internal engineering platforms with a strong focus on developer experience and reliability.
• Experience with release orchestration, progressive rollout, rollback validation, and large-scale production deployments.

Qualifications

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $135,200 to $306,400 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

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 - IC5

About Oracle Corporation

Oracle Dyn Global Business Unit is a pioneer in managed DNS and a leader in cloud-based infrastructure that connects users with digital content and experiences across a global internet. Dyn's solution is powered by a global network that drives 40 billion traffic optimization decisions daily for more than 3,500 enterprise customers, including preeminent digital brands such as Netflix, Twitter, Linkedin and CNBC. Adding Dyn's best-in-class DNS and email services extend the Oracle cloud computing platform and provides enterprise customers with a one-stop shop for Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS). On January 31, 2017 Oracle completed the acquisition of Dyn, which now operates as an Oracle Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) global business unit (GBU).

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Size
143,000 employees
Market Cap
$217.3 billion
Industry
Enterprise Technology
Net Income
$12.8 billion
Founded
1977
5 Year Trend
+2.3%
Revenue
$39.6 billion
NASDAQ
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