Principal Software Development Engineer

Job DescriptionPrincipal Software Engineer – Oracle Cloud Identity and Access Management Team (Seattle, WA)As a member of the Identity and Access team, you will be part of a team responsible for the platform used by OCI service teams to access any resource within the Cloud. This platform is responsible for providing MFA using hardware authenticators, access management, access governance, and access enforcement. It is fundamental to OCI’s security posture and is a highly scalable system that works across hundreds of thousands of resourceswithin each of the 30+ regions worldwide.As a Principal Software Developer, you will work on redesigning our Identity System, as well as developing new features to make access friction free while maintaining security and compliance. You will also provide technical leadership to junior engineers and will be a mentor to help grow engineering craft. Duties and tasks are varied and complex, requiring independent judgment and full competence in the area of expertise. May have project lead role and or supervise lower-level personnel. BS or MS degree and equivalent experience relevant to functional area.What is Identity and Access Management?The Oracle Cloud Infrastructure organization designs, builds and operates OCI services that help bring a unified, state-of-the-art, cloud native approachto Oracle OCI Native SaaS application development and operations. Our services strive to provide a simplified, developer-friendly approach to SaaS application development that promotes the "Day 1" velocity, scale, reliability, and customer experience demanded of modern cloud applications. Values are OCI's foundation and how we deliver excellence. We strive for equity, inclusion, and respect for all. We are committed to the greater good in our products and our actions. We are continually learning and taking opportunities to grow our careers and ourselves. We challenge each other to stretch beyond our past to build our future.Are you interested in building the next generation of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) that supercharges modern cloud application development? Do you love the idea of working in a dynamic, modern agile environment with the excitement of a start-up, but the financial backing of a Fortune 100 company? You’ll be joining an early-stage, fast-growing venture that offers a ton of autonomy and a lot of variety. This is a unique opportunity to work with smart people to solve complex problems in ageographically distributed, secure, multi-tenant cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) environment at massive scale. We’re looking for a Principal Software Development Engineer with experience in cloud service development on a modern IaaS environment. This candidate has a natural excitement for building complex, highly distributed, and reliable cloud-native services that reimagine what is possible in a cloud environment.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. You have experience working with services that require data to travel long distances, but have to abide by compliance and regulations. You stay up at night thinking about how to protect the service from upstream dependencies.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.Qualifications8+ years of full-stack software development experienceExperience working with modern Javascript libraries and frameworks such as React, Angular, and BootstrapHands-on experience building and operating tools and dashboards with large data pipelinesExperience driving security reviews, documentation, UX reviews, and working with Product Managers through the entire launch processExperience developing service-oriented architectures and RESTful web servicesWorking knowledge in Java, C++, C#, or similar OO languagesExperience with at least one scripting language for automating tasks, proof of concept work, or command line toolsPreferred QualificationsHands-on experience developing services on a public cloud platform (e.g., AWS, Azure, Oracle)Experience working with large volumes of data and loggingUnderstanding of key service KPIs and how to dig into themExperience and understanding of multi-AD/AZ and regional data centersBuilding continuous integration/deployment pipelines with robust testing and deployment schedulesExperience working with internal customers and translating requests into prioritized work or featuresCareer Level - IC4ResponsibilitiesAs a member of the software engineering division, you will take an active role in the definition and evolution of standard practices and procedures. You will be responsible for defining and developing software for tasks associated with the developing, designing and debugging of software applications or operating systems.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: from $94,200 to $223,500 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 opinionShort term disability and long term disabilityLife insurance and AD&DSupplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending AccountsPre-tax commuter and parking benefits401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company matchPaid 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 holidaysPaid 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 leaveAdoption assistanceEmployee Stock Purchase PlanFinancial planning and group legalVoluntary 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.About UsAs a world leader in cloud solutions, Oracle uses tomorrow’s technology to tackle today’s problems. True innovation starts with diverse perspectives and various abilities and backgrounds.When everyone’s voice is heard, we’re inspired to go beyond what’s been done before. It’s why we’re committed to expanding our inclusive workforce that promotes diverse insights and perspectives.We’ve partnered with industry-leaders in almost every sector—and continue to thrive after 40+ years of change by operating with integrity.Oracle careers open the door to global opportunities where work-life balance flourishes. We offer a highly competitive suite of employee benefits designed on the principles of parity and consistency. We put our people first 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 calling +1 888 404 2494, option one.Disclaimer: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.* Which includes being a United States Affirmative Action Employer