Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Oracle is a technology company that combines data, infrastructure, applications, and expertise with AI and cloud solutions. The Platform Software Engineer 1 will perform foundational platform software development under close supervision, including updating SDKs and client libraries, troubleshooting routine issues, supporting testing and observability, and improving documentation. The role also contributes to API integration, system maintenance, customer issue resolution, and adherence to software development and security practices.
Responsibilities
- Implement basic updates to SDKs/client libraries and instrumentation aligned to established platform patterns
- Triage routine platform issues using playbooks; safeguard backward compatibility on simple changes
- Contribute small documentation improvements (samples, config snippets) for platform adoption
- Implements simple software solutions, with supervision
- Learns to adhere to all phases of the software development lifecycle
- Assists with creating and reviewing code for new software features and enhancements following design specifications and develops documents to clarify software design and code
- Conducts debugging and troubleshooting to identify and fix simple software issues
- Develops fixes for identified issues
- Assists with implementing software testing (e.g., functional testing) and quality assurance processes
- Conducts or follows software error logging, monitoring, and observability for effective debugging, following detailed instructions
- May support the implementation of performance profiling and optimization of coding, within a defined scope
- Troubleshoots and resolves basic issues related to application programming interface (API) functionality and integration
- Assists with implementing API versioning, lifecycle, and interoperability strategies
- Communicates with own team to understand customer issues and align solutions
- May provide technical guidance and support to customers regarding customer-reported issues, with direct supervision
- Learns to identify customers' interests and may suggest product enhancements based on feedback
- Assists team to ensure customer satisfaction through timely resolution of issues and effective communication
- Acquires basic knowledge of customer issue and/or defect handling and training processes
- Collaborates with experienced colleagues to investigate and troubleshoot product maintenance issues to ensure customer agreement on short- and long-term solutions
- Follows detailed guidance from team related to development practices and coding standards
- Receives instruction to ensure code quality and adherence to broad acceptance criteria during development
- Learns about industry best practices and how to apply them to software development processes
- Acquires knowledge about secure coding practices to prevent security vulnerabilities
- Supports basic periodic maintenance and testing operations for systems that require upgrading or patching (e.g., for critical vulnerabilities)
- Acquires knowledge for driving improvements, ensuring automation, testing, and debugging of systems to ensure service/product availability, health, support, and reliability
- Completes assigned tasks and monitors timelines to ensure timely completion of work in accordance with project requirements, with supervision. Follows direction to prioritize work and adjust to shifts in resources or timelines
- Collaborates with team members to better understand expectations and contribute to shared objectives. Builds basic understanding of business, stakeholder, and/or customer needs with guidance
- Follows standard procedures to identify and escalate issues to senior team members. Collects and reviews basic data and/or information to troubleshoot common errors
- Builds knowledge and learns new skills and/or tools aligned with industry trends and best practices as directed. Incorporates feedback and participates in training to improve skills
- Begins to identify ways to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of processes, protocols, and workflows with guidance
Skills
- Visa sponsorship is not available for this role. For clarity purposes, this means that Oracle is not in a position now, or in the future, to offer US immigration sponsorship. This includes, but is not limited to, support of H-1B, TN, O-1, green card or F-1 e.g. EAD, OPT, CPT, I-20, F-1 visa stamp, etc
- Have graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or an equivalent science/engineering field by August 2027
- Are proficient (i.e., able to complete coding projects with no assistance) in one or more of these programming languages: Java, Python, C, C#, C++, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, SQL, Scala
- Have completed coursework, projects, internships, and or research in 3 or more of the following:
- Algorithms and Data Structures
- Artificial Intelligence
- Big Data
- Database
- Machine Learning
- Object-Oriented Programming
- Operating Systems
- Software Programming
- Web Development
- Micro-Services Architecture
- Container Architectures (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
- User Interface Design
- Reside in the United States and/or attend a university in the US
- Able to obtain work authorization in the US in 2026
- Preferred Qualification: Minimum 3.0 GPA
Benefits
- May be eligible for bonus and equity.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
- Short term disability and long term disability
- Life insurance and AD&D
- Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
- 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. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
- 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
- Volunteer programs
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