Principal Platform Software Engineer
On-siteNashville, Tennessee, United States
Job Summary
Design, develop, test, deploy, and operate software that provisions, upgrades, and manages Kubernetes clusters across OCI regions. Own the Kubernetes lifecycle management, distributed control plane services, automation, and developer productivity tooling while collaborating with cross-functional engineers to deliver a secure, scalable, and highly available managed Kubernetes service. Provide end-to-end ownership from design through production operations, driving operational excellence, incident response, and reliability for one of OCI's foundational cloud-native services. Work within a 24x7 environment supporting increasingly demanding cloud-native workloads.
Required Qualifications
- BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- 6+ years of experience building and operating production software systems, preferably distributed systems or cloud services.
- Strong programming experience in Java or Go.
- Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, operating systems, networking, and distributed systems.
- Good understanding of Kubernetes fundamentals, including pods, deployments, services, controllers, cluster operations, and cloud-native application patterns.
- Experience working with containers, Docker, Kubernetes, or related cloud-native technologies.
- Experience with CI/CD systems, automated testing, and modern software development practices.
- Experience using AI-assisted software development tools to improve engineering productivity across coding, testing, debugging, and documentation while maintaining high standards for code quality, security, and engineering judgment.
- Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication skills with a strong sense of ownership and the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
- Experience operating highly available production services, including on-call rotations, incident response, and driving operational excellence.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience building or operating multi-tenant cloud infrastructure or managed services.
- Experience with Kubernetes platforms such as OKE, EKS, GKE, or AKS.
- Experience with OCI or other public cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Familiarity with Kubernetes internals, controllers/operators, cluster lifecycle management, networking, or storage.
- Experience with observability platforms, including logging, metrics, tracing, and incident response.
- Experience developing automation, developer productivity tools, or operational tooling.
- Experience contributing to open-source software or cloud-native communities.
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