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Oracle

Principal Software Engineer

Hybrid

Austin, United states

$ 223,400 /year

Senior

Full Time

16-11-2025

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Skills

Communication Java C# Go Problem-solving Attention to detail Architecture Software Architecture Operating Systems Programming Software Development C++ Microservice

Job Specifications

Location: Austin(Texas)

Description

Principal Software Engineer

As a member of the software engineering division, you will apply basic to intermediate knowledge of software architecture to perform software development tasks associated with developing, debugging or designing software applications or operating systems according to provided design specifications. Build enhancements within an existing software architecture and occasionally suggest improvements to the architecture.. BS degree or equivalent experience relevant to functional area. 6+ years of software engineering or related experience. In this principal role you will be expected to drive technical collaboration between teams. Junior engineers in the team will be looking to you for technical mentorship.You have architected and executed on highly visible and mission critical projects, bringing your technical expertise to bear. You should be both, a rock-solid coder, and a distributed systems generalist. You should be able to dive deep into any part of the stack as well as design broad distributed system interactions.

Career Level - IC4

Basic Qualifications:

Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design, data structures, & algorithm design, etc
6+ years of total experience with software development/ programming experience with at least one object oriented coding language such as Java, C++, C#, Go, etc.
Systematic problem-solving approach, strong communication skills, a sense of ownership, and drive.
Experienced in building highly-available and scalable distributed services.
Experienced with microservice design patterns.
Exhibits behaviors consistent with OCI values.
Be a leader and mentor to other developers, promoting best practices and collaboration
Team Player: Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and adapt to changing project requirements.
Attention to Detail: Keen attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality software solutions.
A Principal Engineer should have strong technical judgment and influential skills to facilitate discussions for business-critical designs.

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 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:

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.

About the Company

We're a cloud technology company that provides organizations around the world with computing infrastructure and software to help them innovate, unlock efficiencies and become more effective. We also created the world's first - and only - autonomous database to help organize and secure our customers' data. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure offers higher performance, security, and cost savings. It is designed so businesses can move workloads easily from on-premises systems to the cloud, and between cloud and on-premises and other ... Know more