Senior Principal Software Engineer

Oracle Senior Principal Software Engineer - Santa Fe, New Mexico

Oracle’s Software Assurance organization has the mission to make application security and software assurance, at scale, a reality.

We are an inclusive and diverse team of high caliber software engineers, data science and ML application researchers and engineers, distributed globally, who thrive on new challenges.

We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer or Machine Learning Engineer with technical expertise in Recommender Systems, Natural Language Processing (NLP), and Computer Vision, to join our growing team of multidisciplinary software engineers and ML experts.

As a Senior Principal Software Engineer, you will work closely with the technical and research teams on innovative, strategic projects including advanced applications of ML for the organization.

This role is responsible for the technical direction of the team and for communication with both internal and external stakeholders and leadership teams, and must demonstrate critical thinking abilities, outstanding communication skills, project management experience and the ability to lead other experienced technical professionals.

Check you match the skill requirements for this role, as well as associated experience, then apply with your CV below.

What we offer :

• Being part of one of the most strategic departments of Oracle, cooperating with an international team of software engineers, data science and ML experts with diverse backgrounds worldwide.
• Opportunities for career growth and technical leadership.
• Exposure to cutting edge applications of AI / ML and the opportunity to work with research teams on innovative solutions.
• Evaluating and understanding large production deep learning systems composed of dozens of models.
• Developing novel metrics that provide analytical insights to non-technical stakeholders into how well these kinds of systems are operating.

Responsibilities :

Act as a leader on large-scale company initiatives and be viewed by peers as a leader and top contributor and by line management as a key business partner.

Required Skills :

• BS in Computer Science, Data Science, Machine Learning, or related technical fields.
• At least 10 years of hands-on experience (may include graduate studies in computer science or related technical fields) with increasing scope in developing and implementing ML solutions.
• Experience should include 4+ years in roles with technical leadership scope in Software Engineering, Data Science or ML Engineering.
• Thorough understanding of CS fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and complexity analysis.
• Strong software development experience through hands on coding.
• Detailed knowledge of modern deep learning concepts, including but not limited to Generative AI models, FCN, CNN, RNN, Autoencoders, Transformers, and Large Language Models (LLM).
• Familiarity with version control practices (Git), containers, MLOps.
• Experience with at least one cloud platform.
• Experience in formulating analytical problems into actionable research and applying advanced machine learning techniques for problem solving.
• Good communication skills to convey sophisticated topics in straightforward terms to stakeholders (internal or external).
• A drive to solve hard problems at scale.
• Experience in technical writing, project documentation, and / or technical publications.

Preferred Skills :

• MS / PhD in Computer Science, Data Science, Machine Learning, or related technical fields.
• Familiarity with Learning to Rank models, recommender systems, especially deep learning-based recommender systems, computer vision models, Generative AI models.
• Familiarity with serverless architecture, ML model hosting strategies, and model testing techniques.

Travel :

The position will require approximately 25% travel to Columbia, MD, or Denver, CO.

Disclaimer :

Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.

Range and Benefit Information :

US : Hiring Range : from $96,800 to $251,600 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle’s differing products, industries and lines of business.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following :

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion.
• Short term disability and long term disability.
• Life insurance and AD&D.
• 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.
• 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.

About Us :

As a world leader in cloud solutions, Oracle uses tomorrow’s technology to tackle today’s problems. True innovation starts with diverse perspectives and various abilities and backgrounds.

We’re committed to including people with disabilities at all stages of the employment process. If you require accessibility assistance or accommodation for a disability at any point, let us know by calling +1 888 404 2494, option one.

Disclaimer :

Oracle is an 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 and protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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