Design, develop, troubleshoot and debug software programs for databases, applications, tools, networks etc. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is building the next generation of cloud. Our team is delivering mission-critical infrastructure services that power innovation across industries. OCI’s SDK team plays a pivotal role in enabling customers to build, automate, and integrate using powerful, consistent APIs across programming languages. We are looking for a passionate and driven Software Developer (IC3) to join our OCI SDK team. You will work with a dynamic group of engineers responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining software development kits (SDKs) and command-line interfaces (CLIs) that make OCI accessible to developers and enterprise customers worldwide. This is a hands-on engineering role where you will contribute to multi-language SDKs (Java, Python, Go, TypeScript, .NET, etc.), collaborate with service teams, and ensure our tools are robust, secure, and easy to use.
Key Responsibilities
Platform Software Development:
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Own a bounded platform component (service module, SDK area) and evolve its contracts for multi-tenant use.
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Perform deep debugging across a limited-service graph; drive compatibility-safe remediation plans.
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Implement targeted resilience/capacity patterns and document adoption guidance for team consumers.
Software Development and Coding - Design, Testing, and Optimization:
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Designs software solutions and analyzes and helps identify requirements to achieve business and operational goals, independently.
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Adheres to and suggests improvements to all phases of the software development lifecycle.
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Utilizes working knowledge to develop new software features and enhancements following design specifications and develops documents to clarify software design and code.
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Leads code reviews in designated areas to help drive improvements.
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Conducts debugging and troubleshooting to identify and fix moderately complex software issues. Develops fixes for identified issues.
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Implements software testing (e.g., functional and non-functional testing), quality assurance processes, software error logging, monitoring, and observability for effective debugging, ensuring review by manager and/or lead throughout the process.
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Exercises judgment and discretion to conduct performance profiling and optimization of coding.
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Troubleshoots and resolves moderately complex issues related to application programming interface (API) functionality and integration.
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Implements moderately complex API versioning, lifecycle, and interoperability strategies.
Software Architecture - Software System Structural Design:
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Designs and develops software, systems, and services aligned to pre-defined system architecture.
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Develops working knowledge of software architecture decisions and best practices.
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Collaborates with team leads to review work to ensure alignment with software architecture.
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Implements moderately complex performance optimization and scalability strategies in software design.
Issue/Defect Collaboration - Software Products Support:
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Collaborates within and beyond immediate team to understand customer issues and align solutions.
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May provide technical guidance and support to customers regarding customer-reported issues, independently.
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Coaches, mentors, and guides others to advocate for customers' interests and suggests product enhancements based on feedback.
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Influences team to ensure customer satisfaction through timely resolution of issues and effective communication.
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Implements customer issue and/or defect handling and training processes, independently.
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Investigates and troubleshoots complex product maintenance issues to ensure customer agreement on short- and long-term solutions (e.g., future enhancements).
Practices and Standards Compliance - Security and Compliance:
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Collaborates with the team to establish and follow development practices and coding standards.
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Exercises judgment and discretion to ensure code quality and adherence to broad acceptance criteria during development.
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Keeps up to date with industry best practices and applies them to software development processes.
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Implements secure coding practices to prevent security vulnerabilities.
Development Operations - System Maintenance:
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Performs periodic maintenance and testing operations for systems that require upgrading or patching (e.g., for critical vulnerabilities).
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Exercises judgment and discretion to drive improvements, ensure automation, testing, and debugging of systems to ensure service/product availability, health, support, and reliability.
Preferred Qualifications:
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3–6 years of experience in software development, with a strong focus on SDKs, APIs, developer tools, or libraries.
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Proficiency in 1-2 programming language (Java, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, or .NET).
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Solid understanding of RESTful API design and API client patterns.
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Experience with cloud infrastructure, developer workflows, or CI/CD pipelines is a plus.
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Familiarity with SDK automation, code generation tools, or OpenAPI is highly desirable.
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Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
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Passion for developer experience and open-source contributions.