Senior Application Software Engineer

About the role

Join the Java Platform Group and help shape services that extend the reach of Java across Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), enabling millions of Java applications to be deployed, monitored, and managed with confidence. Collaborate with the engineers behind the Java language and ecosystem to solve complex distributed systems challenges, influence architecture, and set engineering best practices. Drive projects end-to-end—from design to production operations—and grow your leadership influence through mentorship, technical design reviews, and cross-team initiatives. Work in an inclusive culture that values diverse perspectives, continuous learning, and psychological safety, with a modern stack on OCI including cloud-native and AI-enabled technologies (Kubernetes, containers, CI/CD, IaC), robust security practices, and observability-driven operations.

Responsibilities

• Contribute across the full technology stack to build highly scalable, distributed, cloud-native solutions.
• Develop new features for Java Management Services, aligning with market trends, evolving business needs, and project requirements.
• Maintain and enhance operational excellence for Java Management Services, consistently meeting the service’s SLOs.
• Ensure the performance, availability, and scalability of Java Management Service by upholding high standards of code quality.
• Follow agile development practices, adhere to Oracle and project team best practices, and actively pursue opportunities for continuous learning.
• Collaborate effectively with both Java Management Service internal teams and broader Oracle teams.
• Participate in on-call responsibilities.
• Develop integrations using frameworks such as LangChain/LangGraph to orchestrate tools, agents, and multi-step automation workflows.
• Write production-quality code for AI agents, with appropriate evaluation, observability, security, and reliability controls.
• Provide technical leadership to junior software developers based locally and regionally.
• Specify, design, and implement modest changes to existing software architecture to meet changing needs.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience designing, implementing, testing, and operating cloud-native applications in Agile and DevOps environments.
• Proficient in building rich user interfaces with JavaScript frameworks, preferably React.
• Strong expertise in Java, with proficiency in at least one additional programming language such as Go, Python, Kotlin, or C/C++.
• Hands-on experience with Java frameworks, ideally Dropwizard/Helidon.
• Experience working with both relational and non-relational databases.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, version control with Git, and build tools like Maven or Gradle.
• Experience with cloud-native technologies, including containerization and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Helm, Kubernetes).
• Deep experience working with at least one major cloud provider (OCI, Azure, AWS, or GCP).
• Proven ability to scale architectures by introducing new microservices in event-driven software environments.
• Experience utilizing monitoring tools, preferably Grafana.
• Strong skills in writing comprehensive functional and technical documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to write highly maintainable code and leverage code assistance tools.

Nice to Have

• Cloud engineering certifications.
• Open-source contributions or active participation in developer communities.
• Experience building LLM-enabled applications using LangChain, LangGraph, prompt engineering, RAG, tool calling, and agent or multi-agent workflows.

Pay

Hiring range in USD from: $87,000 - $187,000 per year. May be eligible for bonus and equity.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion.
• Short term disability and long term disability.
• Life insurance and AD&D.
• Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child).
• Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits.
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match.
• Paid time off: Flexible Vacation for salaried employees (13 days annually for the first three years, 18 days annually thereafter; accrual is prorated for part-time employees working 20-34 hours per week).
• 11 paid holidays.
• Paid sick leave: 72 hours upon date of hire, refreshes each calendar year, with a maximum carry-over cap of 112 hours.
• Paid parental leave.
• Adoption assistance.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Financial planning and group legal.
• Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner, and pet insurance.