Principal Software Engineer

Oracle Oracle · Enterprise · Nashville, TN +1

This role is for a Principal Software Engineer on the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Transformation & Delivery team, focusing on the Zero Process Oracle (ZPO) initiative. The engineer will build platforms and tools to streamline business processes across Oracle, working across the full stack with a focus on PostgreSQL/SQL and modern web development. The role involves designing and implementing workflow systems, developing dashboards, integrating AI/ML model outputs, and owning operational health. It's a greenfield opportunity to build enterprise-grade applications that transform Oracle's internal processes.

What you'd actually do

  1. Build and maintain applications supporting the ZPO Process Registry and related tooling
  2. Design and implement workflow systems with dynamic scoring, validation, and real-time updates
  3. Develop responsive dashboards and reporting capabilities for multiple user personas (Process Owners, ZPO Team, Leadership)
  4. Write and optimize SQL/PL/SQL including stored procedures, complex queries, and data model design
  5. Implement role-based access control and integrate with enterprise identity systems (SSO/MFA)

Skills

Required

  • 5+ years of software development experience with proven delivery of production applications
  • Strong PostgreSQL or Oracle Database experience: complex queries, stored procedures, performance optimization
  • Proficiency in modern web development (JavaScript/TypeScript, responsive design, API development)
  • Experience building enterprise applications with role-based security
  • Comfort working across disciplines and adapting to evolving priorities
  • Ability to ship iteratively in ambiguous, fast-moving environments

Nice to have

  • Experience with Oracle APEX or similar rapid application development platforms
  • Familiarity with AI/ML integration patterns
  • Track record in business process improvement or transformation environments
  • Experience with data visualization and dashboard design
  • CI/CD and deployment automation experience

What the JD emphasized

  • build the platforms and tools
  • shipping iteratively
  • adapt quickly
  • greenfield opportunity
  • transform how Oracle manages and improves its processes
  • comfortable with ambiguity
  • bias to ship
  • deliver visible impact