Principal Software Engineer - Media Entertainment Services

Principal Software Engineer

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will lead the design and development of compute and media-focused cloud services for the Media and Entertainment industry. We are looking for a highly skilled full-stack or backend cloud engineer experienced with at least one major public cloud platform. In this role, you will architect and build scalable, performant, and secure compute services that power next-generation media production and distribution workflows.

Key Responsibilities

• Compute service design and scaling
• High-performance architecture
• Cloud deployment and management
• System integration
• Performance optimization
• Reliability and automation
• Security and compliance
• Cross-team collaboration
• Innovation

Basic Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field — or equivalent practical experience.

Experience: 8+ years of professional experience building and deploying large-scale distributed systems or cloud services. Strong hands-on experience with at least one major public cloud platform (OCI, AWS, Azure, or GCP).

Technical Skills

• Proficiency in Python, Java, or Go for backend development.
• Strong understanding of cloud compute architecture, VM and container orchestration, and autoscaling mechanisms.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and infrastructure as code tools (Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent).
• Familiarity with networking fundamentals, load balancing, and cloud security practices.
• Knowledge of storage integration (block and object storage) for media and compute workloads.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, observability, and production monitoring (Grafana, Prometheus, etc.).

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 only.

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $96,800 to $223,400 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 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 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 holidays
• Paid 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 leave
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Financial planning and group legal
• Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted. Career Level - IC4

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