[Remote] Principal Data Systems Software Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Oracle is a company providing data, infrastructure, applications, AI, and cloud solutions. Oracle is seeking a Principal Engineer to architect and build GraalVM-based cloud-native runtime platforms, define technical strategy, optimize performance, and collaborate across teams to deliver secure, scalable execution environments.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design cloud-native runtime platforms built on GraalVM and native image technologies that work with Oracle DB
• Drive innovation in low-latency execution, serverless runtimes, and high-density multi-tenant systems
• Lead development of polyglot execution environments supporting Java, JavaScript, Python, and beyond
• Optimize startup time, memory utilization, and throughput for large-scale distributed systems
• Champion data intelligence and automation, enabling smarter decisions and next-gen user experiences
• Collaborate with infrastructure, database, and application teams to integrate Graal-based runtimes into enterprise services
• Define and influence technical strategy and roadmap for Graal Cloud Service
• Ensure systems meet enterprise-grade requirements for scalability, reliability, observability, and security
• Mentor engineers and drive best practices in performance engineering and systems design

Skills

• Applicants are required to read, write, and speak the following languages: English
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
• 5+ years of experience in systems engineering, runtime development, or cloud infrastructure
• Strong expertise in JVM internals, compilers, or runtime systems (e.g., GraalVM, HotSpot, LLVM)
• Deep understanding of distributed systems and cloud-native architectures (Kubernetes, microservices, serverless)
• Proven experience in performance optimization, profiling, and low-level system tuning
• Strong programming skills in Java and/or systems languages
• Ability to translate complex performance and infrastructure challenges into scalable, production-ready solutions
• Excellent leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Advanced degree preferred
• Hands-on experience with GraalVM Native Image and polyglot runtime environments
• Familiarity with serverless platforms and function-as-a-service (FaaS) architectures
• Experience building developer platforms or PaaS offerings
• Knowledge of observability tooling, tracing, and performance diagnostics
• Contributions to open-source runtime, compiler, or cloud infrastructure projects

Benefits

• Competitive benefits that support our people with flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options.
• Volunteer programs.
• 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

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