Senior Principal Software Engineer (IC5) – Kubernetes & OKE

Senior Principal Software Engineer (IC5) – Kubernetes & OKE

Join Oracle as a Senior Principal Software Engineer (IC5) – Kubernetes & OKE. We’re on a mission to empower the largest enterprises and disruptors alike with infrastructure that combines the elasticity of public cloud and the security, reliability, and granular control demanded by mission-critical workloads.

The Kubernetes teams are at the forefront of this transformation—designing and delivering enterprise-grade Kubernetes that powers thousands of customer workloads globally. As a Senior Principal Software Engineer (IC5), you will be the technical force behind OKE’s next wave of innovation.

What Makes This Opportunity Unique?

• Transform OCI’s Kubernetes Platform: Spearhead architectural design and technical strategy for OKE.
• Drive End-to-End Solutions: Own the entire software lifecycle, from design and implementation to operations and monitoring.
• Cross-Org Influence: Partner with product, security, operations, and support teams, influencing technical direction and advocating for best practices across OCI.
• Empower and Mentor: Nurture and develop a high-performing engineering culture—mentoring, coaching, and growing both individuals and teams.
• Innovate at Scale: Solve complex engineering challenges like multi-tenant access, seamless integrations, automated operations, and resilient high-scale architectures.
• Represent Oracle: Step in as an internal and external thought leader—sharing expertise in technical forums, with strategic customers, and in the open source/CNCF community.

What You’ll Do

• Design, architect, and build core components for OKE and OCI’s Kubernetes ecosystem.
• Set and uphold engineering standards, best practices, and automation requirements for your team and the broader organization.
• Lead deep architecture reviews, identify technical risks and trade-offs, and guide teams across boundaries to deliver on ambitious roadmaps.
• Drive operational excellence through automation, observability, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate extensively with peer teams—security, networking, product, operations—to solve unique challenges and support critical customer needs.
• Contribute to the open source community, advocate for cloud-native technologies inside and outside the company, and help Oracle build strong industry partnerships.

Who You Are

• A veteran software engineer (10+ years) with deep expertise in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and the Kubernetes ecosystem.
• Proficient in Go, Java, Python, or similar programming languages, with an automation-first mindset.
• Expert in architecting, deploying, and managing highly available container platforms at scale.
• Known for your technical vision—you’ve set direction, influenced org-wide practices, and led multiple teams through substantial technical transformations.
• A collaborative leader: you thrive in cross-functional environments, relish mentoring others, and enjoy elevating the entire organization’s technical excellence.
• Passionate about customer outcomes and always looking for ways to innovate and improve the developer/operator experience.

Qualifications

Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.

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.