Principal Software Engineer, Media Services (OCI)

Company: Oracle
Location: Charleston
Posted on: April 8, 2021

Job Description:

Design, develop, troubleshoot and debug software programs for databases, applications, tools, networks etc. As a member of the software engineering division, you will take an active role in the definition and evolution of standard practices and procedures. You will be responsible for defining and developing software for tasks associated with the developing, designing and debugging of software applications or operating systems. Work is non-routine and very complex, involving the application of advanced technical/business skills in area of specialization. Leading contributor individually and as a team member, providing direction and mentoring to others. BS or MS degree or equivalent experience relevant to functional area. 7 years of software engineering or related experience. *This is a remote/office based position which may be performed anywhere in the United States except for within the state of Colorado.* *Oracle is an Affirmative Action-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, protected veterans status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.* *Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)* *Principal Member of Technical Staff * At Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), we build the future of the cloud for Enterprises as a diverse team of fellow creators and inventors. We act with the speed and attitude of a start-up, with the scale and customer-focus of the leading enterprise software company in the world. Values are OCI's foundation and how we deliver excellence. We strive for equity, inclusion, and respect for all. We are committed to the greater good in our products and our actions. We are constantly learning and taking opportunities to grow our careers and ourselves. We challenge each other to stretch beyond our past to build our future. You are the builder here. You will be part of a team of really smart, motivated, and diverse people and given the autonomy and support to do your best work. It is a dynamic and flexible workplace where you'll belong and be encouraged. *OCI Media Services*is an exciting new team working on a suite of OCI-native services in the digital media space. We are building services from the ground up that run the gamut from content transcode and streaming to information extraction and analytics. As a Principal Software Engineer, you will lead the effort in building distributed, scalable, fault tolerant software systems in support of our business needs and end customer. You will own the entire software lifecycle - development, testing, CI/CD and production operations. You must balance between product feature development and production operational concerns like instrumentation, writing run books and ops automation, leveraging internal tooling at OCI. From a technology perspective, this is a*greenfield development environment*with a huge amount of autonomy, leaving us free to build and innovate without being encumbered by legacy products and services. *About You:* * You are an experienced engineer with a proven track record of delivering high-scale, high-impact solutions * You have experience in digital media workloads * You have excellent communication skills. You can clearly explain complex technical concepts * You are a disciplined engineer who understands the importance of high standards, never satisfied with mediocrity and constantly striving for excellence * You are comfortable with ambiguity in a fast-paced environment * You are passionate about technology and are not afraid to defend your opinions or position with peers/superiors *Minimum Qualifications* * 8 years of experience shipping scalable distributed systems * BS in Computer Science, or equivalent experience * 5 years of experience in digital media (transcode, streaming, DRM, etc) * Ability to work in a collaborative, cross-functional team environment * Strong grasp of Computer Science concepts (data structures, algorithms, and programming paradigms) * Proficient in Java or Python * You are experienced at building highly available services, possessing knowledge of common service-oriented design patterns and service-to-service communication protocols * Experience with components of modern infrastructure like service discovery, secret storage, containerization, software-defined networking, etc. * Experience with production operations and best practices for putting quality code in production and troubleshoot issues when they arise * Able to effectively communicate technical ideas verbally and in writing (technical proposals, design specs, architecture diagrams and presentations) *Preferred Qualifications* * MS in Computer Science * Experience building multi-tenant cloud-scale services * Experience in diagnosing, troubleshooting and resolving performance issues in complex environments * Deep understanding of Unix-like operating systems *Detailed Description and Job Requirements* As a member of team, you will assist in defining and developing software for tasks associated with the ingestion, management, and distribution of digital media. You will provide technical leadership to other software developers including mentoring, code reviews, presentations and more. As with any new product delivery, duties and tasks will vary and changes in priority are the norm. Our vision is to provide a suite of services that enable customers to build rich media applications natively on OCI. In addition to providing the core services that form the basis of media workflows, we plan on expanding our capabilities into higher-level ML-driven information extraction services. Our growth journey is fueled by highly energetic, technology savvy engineers like YOU who are looking to grow with us to meet the demands of building a powerful next-generation platform. Are you ready to do something big? Oracle is an Affirmative Action-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, protected veterans status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. *This is a remote/office based position which may be performed anywhere in the United States except for within the state of Colorado.* **Job:** **Product Development* **Organization:** **Oracle* **Title:** *Principal Software Engineer, Media Services (OCI)* **Location:** *United States* **Requisition ID:** *2100078B*

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