Principal Application Software Engineer (Performance Engineering)

As part of the Oracle Health and Analytics Cloud Performance Engineering (PSR) team you will be a key technical leader focused on critical aspect of optimizing Performance Scalability Availability and Reliability for Oracles mission-critical Cloud Services.

Your role covers all software development lifecycle stages from a performance perspective: architectural and design reviews benchmarking sizing and resolving production performance issues to maximize customer satisfaction and success.

Youll champion service reliability and efficiency manage system changes monitor infrastructure respond to incidents and plan capacity across entire cloud service ecosystems.

You will own significant projects/services establish your influence within the team act as a subject matter expert and contribute to operational tooling and process improvements.

As an IC4 you are expected to leverage your extensive experience which includes a minimum of seven plus years in software engineering or a related field a solid understanding of architectural concepts surrounding Cloud Computing and Enterprise Software Development and proficiency in Java/J2EE with additional experience in Python being advantageous.

Scope & Required Experience (IC4)

As an IC4 you will focus on complex challenges within specific projects or applications.

• 7 years of software engineering or related experience

• Strong understanding of cloud computing and enterprise software architecture

• Proficient with Java/J2EE

• Strong analytical troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

• Experience in microservices architecture

• Expertise in load testing (JMeter) profiling monitoring and analysis tools

• Experience in resolving performance related scaling and stability issues

• Exposure to AI/ML prompt engineering NLP and speech processing

• Knowledge of open-source cloud technologies: Kubernetes Kafka caching ElasticSearch Big Data etc.

• In-depth knowledge of Linux Docker virtualization compute and networking

• Experience in Database SQL analysis and data modelling skills / tuning analysis/tuning using AWR reports SQLHC etc.
• Experience in Shell/Python scripting for CICD automation with Jenkins

• Bachelors or masters degree in Engineering or Computer Science

• Added advantage - Experience in Analytics products and Oracle Cloud

Additional Details:

We seek extremely proactive driven engineers eager to innovate and tackle difficult challenging performance problems in world-class Oracle Cloud applications.

• Performance Optimization: Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in close partnership with Development Leads/Architects.

• Deep Analysis: Conduct detailed analysis to identify optimization opportunities. Guide and mentor team members on optimization and adherence to architectural standards.

• Innovation: Lead initiatives at the technological forefront; recommend transformative changes to existing systems.

• Mentorship: Support team growth through technical consulting guidance on new algorithms and best practices.

• Strong fundamentals in algorithms/design patterns.

• Excellent communication with the ability to explain technical concepts to various audiences/ Leaderships.

Responsibilities:

As a member of the software engineering division:

• Participate in evaluating and evolving performance standards and methodologies.

• Influence architectural and design capabilities of cloud services to maximize performance.

• Analyze performance bottlenecks at all tiers to ensure services stability and scalability.

• Perform professional software development tasks associated with the developing designing and debugging of software applications or operating systems

• Drive improvement in operational maturity and key performance indicators (KPIs) across services.

• Organize and enhance incident management practices and take part in major technical migrations.

Career Level - IC4