Principal Software Engineer, Cloud Performance

Oracle is a leader in cloud solutions and is seeking a skilled Software Engineer to join their Cloud Performance Organization. This role focuses on optimizing the performance of OCI's critical components and internal tools while addressing service inefficiencies and improving customer experience.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate the performance of cloud services, identify inefficiencies, and design cost-effective solutions
• Analyze and optimize internal tools, processes, and developer workflows to enhance operational efficiency
• Benchmark OCI services against competitors and identify performance improvement opportunities
• Collaborate with service teams to integrate performance evaluation tools into CI/CD pipelines
• Quantify and communicate the financial impact of inefficiencies, linking performance data to business metrics
• Develop and implement improvements in shared components, libraries, and runtime configurations (e.g., Java runtime, SDKs, and images)

Requirements:

• 5 to 10 years distributed service engineering experience in a software development environment
• Development experience in a modern programming language, such as Java, C++, C#
• Hands-on experience designing, developing, and operating public cloud service control or data planes
• Hands-on experience in software performance profiling, analysis, and optimization
• Deep understanding of object-oriented design and SDK development, specifically within a cloud environment
• Experience working closely with architects, principals, product, and program managers to deliver product features on time and with high quality
• Good knowledge of data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and distributed systems fundamentals
• Working familiarity with networking protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP) and standard network architectures
• Good understanding of databases, NoSQL systems, storage, and distributed persistence technologies
• Good understanding of Linux administration and networking stack configuration
• Demonstrable technical leadership and mentorship skills
• Familiarity with JVM and benchmarking tools
• BS degree in Computer Science or related field (MS preferred)
• Hands-on experience developing services on a public cloud platform (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Experience driving security reviews, documentation, UX reviews, and working with Product Managers from inception through launch
• Building continuous integration/deployment pipelines with robust testing and deployment schedules
• Proven experience in performance optimization of cloud infrastructure and distributed systems