Principal Software Developer - Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

The Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Specialized Cloud Programs team plays a pivotal role in delivering large-scale cross-organization projects that span engineering, product, and business teams. As our portfolio of regions continues to grow, this function will help scale our business through automation, collating critical data, application integration, and other internal tool development efforts.

As a Principal Software Developer on the OCI Specialized Cloud Programs Solutions team, you will assume ownership of critical business applications. In this role, you will drive the end-to-end solution delivery through collaboration with cross-functional business stakeholders. You will be responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of a high-impact system that drives key business processes The ideal candidate will excel in cloud-native architecture, full-stack development, and delivering scalable solutions in a fast-paced environment. Strong communication skills and the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions are essential to success in this position. This position requires strong problem-solving capabilities, meticulous attention to detail, and leadership in managing mission-critical projects. Successful candidates for this role will be an experienced software developer, innately curious, and able to thrive in a culture where ambiguity is the order of the day.

As a Principal Software Developer on the OCI Specialized Cloud Programs Solutions team you will be responsible for developing new applications and enhancements using Oracle Application Express (APEX) to drive efficiencies, visibility, and improve process workflows. As a member of a small development team, you will have the opportunity to execute the entire software lifecycle – development, testing, CI/CD and production operations and take ownership of multiple, diverse projects. You will partner with product team, learn about the existing challenges, and influence the vision and direction. In this role, you will be working with a non-technical stakeholder, so the ability to communicate and explain technical concepts in simple and easy to understand terms is critical. 

You will be responsible for: 

• Designing, building, and supporting web applications primarily using the Oracle APEX toolset. 
• Working with business stakeholders to gather requirements and create technical design specifications for new development.
• Performing testing, debugging, change control functions and application support.
• Optimizing existing applications and scripts for both usability and performance.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data warehouse architectures and ETL processes to deliver critical business intelligence insights and comprehensive reporting.
• Produce clear, concise, and thorough documentation for system builds and application configurations.
• Following best practices to evaluate new features and technologies and implement changes. 
• Collaborating on planning and identifying product and project dependencies and risks.
• Leading, driving best practices, excellence, and improvements within the team 

Minimum Qualifications
 

• 10+ years of full stack software development experience
• BS or MS degree in Computer Science or relevant technical field involving coding or equivalent practical experience
• Experience developing Microservices architectures and restful web services
• Hands-on experience building and maintaining applications using React with JavaScript and TypeScript.
• Strong working experience on GitHub/Bitbucket
• Hands-on experience building and operating tools and dashboards with large data pipelines
• Experience working on proof-of-concept work, and command line tools
• Experience driving security reviews, documentation, UX reviews, and working with Product Managers through the entire launch process
• Demonstrated experience working with business intelligence tools, data warehousing solutions, coupled with strong expertise in reporting frameworks.

Preferred qualifications:

• Relational database concepts, data modeling, and SQL proficiency
• Apex 21+ and PL/SQL with Oracle database experience a plus
• Hands-on experience developing services on a public cloud platform (e.g., AWS, Azure, Oracle)
• Unders