Principal Software Engineer - Studio in the Cloud

We are excited to introduce a new product initiative - Streaming as a Service, an industry-first product designed for streaming providers to seamlessly transition their content streaming workloads to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).As a Principal Engineer in this space, you will have ownership of key technical components and services. You will drive the engineering team and lead the development of cloud services that enable streaming providers to move their workloads to OCI. These services include playback, content augmentation, video transcoding and packaging, content delivery, streaming analytics, and flexible billing & cost analytics.This is a unique opportunity to build a competitive product from the ground up and extend OCI’s reach into new opportunities within the media and entertainment industry. You will collaborate with engineering leaders to shape the path to success, leveraging your experience as a senior team member to influence and drive progress.We are looking for someone with substantial experience in building, leading, and operating cloud services at a high technical level. Experience in video playback, video encoding technologies, content delivery using CDNs, and live streaming is highly desired.This individual contributor role requires exceptional soft skills alongside technical prowess. Strong communication abilities, leadership, and collaboration are essential. You will mentor engineers, drive complex technical projects, and lead initiatives with confidence and independence.Join us to lead and be a catalyst for technical innovation in this dynamic and evolving field.Career Level - IC4As a world leader in cloud solutions, Oracle uses tomorrow’s technology to tackle today’s problems. True innovation starts with diverse perspectives and various abilities and backgrounds.When everyone’s voice is heard, we’re inspired to go beyond what’s been done before. It’s why we’re committed to expanding our inclusive workforce that promotes diverse insights and perspectives.We’ve partnered with industry-leaders in almost every sector—and continue to thrive after 40+ years of change by operating with integrity.Oracle careers open the door to global opportunities where work-life balance flourishes. We offer a highly competitive suite of employee benefits designed on the principles of parity and consistency. We put our people first with flexible medical, life insurance and retirement options. We also encourage employees to give back to their communities through our volunteer programs.We’re committed to including people with disabilities at all stages of the employment process. If you require accessibility assistance or accommodation for a disability at any point, let us know by calling +1 888 404 2494, option one.Disclaimer: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. Oracle will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.* Which includes being a United States Affirmative Action EmployerDisclaimer: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 onlyUS: Hiring Range: from $94,200 to $223,500 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:1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion2. Short term disability and long term disability3. Life insurance and AD&D4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match8. 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.9. 11 paid holidays10. 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.11. Paid parental leave12. Adoption assistance13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan14. Financial planning and group legal15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insuranceThe role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.ResponsibilitiesResearch in state of the art of specific technical focus areasCloud service architecture, micro-service design, scalability, observability and availability provisionsDesign and implementation of services and their component micro-servicesCollaboration within the engineering team to deliver and operate cloud services that enable streaming providers to shift their workloads to OCI.Stay abreast of emerging technologies, industry best practices, ensuring compliance and driving innovation within the organization.Launching new cloud services and establishing operational excellence.Lead implementation to realize and achieve the technical vision of the team.Ability to engage with geographically distributed engineering teams.Coaching, mentoring, and developing best talent.Establishing and stimulating software development standards and processes along with best practices for the entire org.Defining OKRs and KPIs to inform decision making and prioritization.QualificationsLarge/enterprise scale software development and engineering experience, particularly with cloud services and distributed systems.Domain knowledge and experience with playback, content augmentation, video transcoding and packaging, content delivery, streaming analytics, and flexible billing & cost analytics are highly desired.Experience as a lead developer in the design, implementation and operation of cloud services.Experience collaborating with geo-distributed teams.Extensive background and experience in software implementation, code and design review, failure root cause analysisDesigning for availability, observability, scalability and recoverabilityBS/CS Computer Science or related field and 5+ years software development experienceFull timePosting Date: 2024-09-18