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OCI (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure) AI Infrastructure is at the forefront of building a cutting-edge, ultra-high-performance GPU platform designed to support AI/ML/HPC workloads. This is your chance to be part of the AI revolution, creating systems that allow customers to scale from tens to thousands of GPUs without compromising performance.
Our team is responsible for designing and developing fundamental architectural changes for GPU delivery, health monitoring, triage automation, and diagnostic services. These are essential for running distributed AI/ML/HPC workloads across thousands of GPUs, leveraging technologies like RoCE and Infiniband.
Why Join Us?
<ul>
 <li>Innovative Projects:&nbsp;Build groundbreaking solutions for our customers from the ground up.</li>
 <li>Exciting Times:&nbsp;Be part of a young, fast-growing team working on ambitious new initiatives.</li>
 <li>Dynamic Environment:&nbsp;Collaborate in a vibrant, agile environment where learning and adaptability are key.</li>
</ul>
What We’re Looking For:
<ul>
 <li>Adaptable Engineers:&nbsp;Self-motivated individuals with a quick learning ability.</li>
 <li>Technical Excellence:&nbsp;Rock-solid developers and distributed systems engineers with a deep understanding of distributed systems and algorithms. Comfortable diving deep into any part of the stack, as well as software debugging and low-level systems troubleshooting.</li>
 <li>Passion for Simplicity and Scale:&nbsp;Value simplicity and scalability in design and implementation.</li>
 <li>Collaborative Spirit:&nbsp;Comfortable working in a collaborative, agile environment and eager to learn. Ability to collaborate effectively with various dependencies, including Network and Data Center operations.</li>
</ul>
Join us and be a part of the team that's pushing the boundaries of AI technology!
&nbsp;
<div>
 Minimum Qualifications
 <ul>
 <li>BS or MS degree in Computer Science or relevant technical field involving coding or equivalent practical experience</li>
 <li>Deep understanding of operating systems, computer networks, and high-performance applications</li>
 <li>6+ years’ experience delivering and operating large-scale production systems (1000+ server instances)</li>
 <li>Proficient in one programming language(java/python/c/c++/goLang/shell scripting)</li>
 <li>Systematic problem-solving approach, strong communication skills, a sense of ownership, and drive.</li>
 <li>Proven ability to deliver products and experience with the full software development lifecycle</li>
 </ul>
 Preferred Qualifications
 <ul>
 <li>Strong background in Linux systems</li>
 <li>Familiarity with system-level architecture, data synchronization, fault tolerance, and state management.</li>
 <li>General enterprise storage, networking, or computing experience</li>
 <li>Experience with Server/GPU hardware architecture and system management.</li>
 <li>Experience with Infiniband or RoCE networking</li>
 <li>Hands-on experience designing, developing, and operating public cloud service data planes</li>
 <li>Good understanding of databases and SQL (MySQL) and caching technologies (Redis, Memcache etc)&nbsp;</li>
 </ul>
 Career Level - IC4
</div><h3>Responsibilities</h3><div>As a member of the software engineering division, you will be
<ul>
 <li>Designing, implementing, and delivering software, firmware for managing GPU based AI servers</li>
 <li>Working closely with partner teams to deliver high quality software to manage, triage and repair GPU systems</li>
 <li>Working closely with product teams to debug, resolve customer's issues.</li>
</ul></div><h3>Qualifications</h3><div>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 provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only US: Hiring Range in USD from: $99,600 to $223,400 per annum. May be eligible for bonus and equity. 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. Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity. Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following: 1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion 2. Short term disability and long term disability 3. Life insurance and AD&D 4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child) 5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts 6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits 7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match 8. 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. 9. 11 paid holidays 10. 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. 11. Paid parental leave 12. Adoption assistance 13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan 14. Financial planning and group legal 15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.Career Level - IC4 </div><h2>Company</h2><div>Only Oracle brings together the data, infrastructure, applications, and expertise to power everything from industry innovations to life-saving care. And with AI embedded across our products and services, we help customers turn that promise into a better future for all. Discover your potential at a company leading the way in AI and cloud solutions that impact billions of lives.
True innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. That’s why we’re committed to growing a workforce that promotes opportunities for all with competitive benefits that support our people with flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options. We also encourage employees to give back to their communities through our volunteer programs.
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 emailing <a href="mailto:accommodation-request_mb@oracle.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">accommodation-request_mb@oracle.com</a> or by calling 1-888-404-2494 in the United States.
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. Oracle will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.</div>

Principal Software Developer - AI Infra Compute

Principal Software Developer

6+ years in software engineering; distributed systems; strong programming skills (Java, Python, C/C++, Go); BS or MS in CS or related field.

*This position is based onsite in Nashville, TN 
 Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) delivers mission-critical applications for top tier enterprises around the world. Our cloud offers unmatched hyper-scale, multi-tenant services deployed in more than 50 regions worldwide. OCI is expanding its mission beyond the traditional boundaries of public cloud to include dedicated, hybrid and multi cloud, edge computing, and more.&nbsp;
At Technical Strategy and Oversight (TSO) organization, our mission is to support customer choice, transparency, and value when it comes to cloud infrastructure. We’re embarking on ambitious new initiatives such as building new innovative platforms, high performance primitives, frameworks to support OCI developers, and new container runtime that will allow us to run the full variety of OCI services, including our most demanding, high-performance, high-availability services.&nbsp; We’re also working on new ingenuities such as providing canonical implementation of core components for data planes through a data-plane runtime framework, developing a remote persistent storage solution with the latency and performance comparable to that of a local nVME drive, and developing standards and tools to identify critical performance improvements across OCI data-planes. We are hoping to enhance engineering efficiency by concentrating our expertise on building low level systems with high performance that can be adopted by our core cloud services across OCI.
As Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) continues its rapid expansion, we are seeking a skilled Software Engineer to join our newly established Cloud Performance Organization. This team plays a key role in addressing service inefficiencies, reducing cloud expenses, improving customer experience, and ensuring scalability. Your work will focus on optimizing the performance of OCI’s critical components, internal tools, and applications while fostering a culture of performance engineering.
This is a greenfield opportunity to design and build new cloud services from the ground up. We are growing fast, still at an early stage, and working on ambitious new initiatives. You will be part of a team of smart, motivated, diverse people, and given the autonomy as well as support to do your best work. It is a dynamic and flexible workplace where you’ll belong and be encouraged.
Who are we looking for?
You have experience with the design of major features and launching them into production. You’ve built and operated high-scale public cloud services and have deep understanding of control plane architecture. You work on most projects and tasks independently and extend technical leadership to development teams.
In this role, you will enable development teams by driving design of major service components, working with engineering managers and TPMs, and providing direct guidance to more junior team members. You can go from high level system design, writing architectural documentation and driving engineering peer reviews to hands-on prototyping, code reviews and project bootstrapping.
You are technically strong and get a lot done. You can balance speed and quality with iteration and incremental improvements. You’ve made life easier for other developers and have motivated your teams to make both process and service improvements with your ability to automate and instrument your service. You understand operational excellence and how to instill a culture of high quality and customer focus.
Career Level - IC4<h3>Responsibilities</h3><div>Key responsibilities&nbsp;
<ul>
 <li>Evaluate the performance of cloud services, identify inefficiencies, and design cost-effective solutions.</li>
 <li>Analyze and optimize internal tools, processes, and developer workflows to enhance operational efficiency.</li>
 <li>Benchmark OCI services against competitors and identify performance improvement opportunities.</li>
 <li>Collaborate with service teams to integrate performance evaluation tools into CI/CD pipelines.</li>
 <li>Quantify and communicate the financial impact of inefficiencies, linking performance data to business metrics.</li>
 <li>Develop and implement improvements in shared components, libraries, and runtime configurations (e.g., Java runtime, SDKs, and images).&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Qualifications:
<ul>
 <li>5 to 10 years distributed service engineering experience in a software development environment</li>
 <li>Development experience in a modern programming language, such as Java, C++, C#</li>
 <li>Hands-on experience designing, developing, and operating public cloud service control or data planes</li>
 <li>Hands-on experience in software performance profiling, analysis, and optimization.&nbsp;</li>
 <li>Deep understanding of object-oriented design and SDK development, specifically within a cloud environment</li>
 <li>Experience working closely with architects, principals, product, and program managers to deliver product features on time and with high quality.</li>
 <li>Good knowledge of data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and distributed systems fundamentals.</li>
 <li>Working familiarity with networking protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP) and standard network architectures.</li>
 <li>Good understanding of databases, NoSQL systems, storage, and distributed persistence technologies.</li>
 <li>Good understanding of Linux administration and networking stack configuration</li>
 <li>Demonstrable technical leadership and mentorship skills</li>
 <li>Familiarity with JVM and benchmarking tools.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Preferred Qualifications:
<ul>
 <li>BS degree in Computer Science or related field (MS preferred)</li>
 <li>Hands-on experience developing services on a public cloud platform (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)</li>
 <li>Experience driving security reviews, documentation, UX reviews, and working with Product Managers from inception through launch</li>
 <li>Building continuous integration/deployment pipelines with robust testing and deployment schedules</li>
 <li>Proven experience in performance optimization of cloud infrastructure and distributed systems.</li>
</ul></div><h3>Qualifications</h3><div>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 provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only US: Hiring Range in USD from: $96,800 to $223,400 per annum. May be eligible for bonus and equity. 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. Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity. Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following: 1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion 2. Short term disability and long term disability 3. Life insurance and AD&D 4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child) 5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts 6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits 7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match 8. 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. 9. 11 paid holidays 10. 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. 11. Paid parental leave 12. Adoption assistance 13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan 14. Financial planning and group legal 15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.Career Level - IC4 </div><h2>Company</h2><div>Only Oracle brings together the data, infrastructure, applications, and expertise to power everything from industry innovations to life-saving care. And with AI embedded across our products and services, we help customers turn that promise into a better future for all. Discover your potential at a company leading the way in AI and cloud solutions that impact billions of lives.
True innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. That’s why we’re committed to growing a workforce that promotes opportunities for all with competitive benefits that support our people with flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options. We also encourage employees to give back to their communities through our volunteer programs.
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 emailing <a href="mailto:accommodation-request_mb@oracle.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">accommodation-request_mb@oracle.com</a> or by calling 1-888-404-2494 in the United States.
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. Oracle will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.</div>

Principal Software Engineer, Cloud Performance

5-10 years in distributed service engineering; proficient in Java/C++/C#; cloud service design, performance profiling; strong OS, data structures, networking knowledge; leadership and mentoring; JVM familiarity; cloud platform experience (AWS/Azure/GCP).

In this role, you will help design, build, and operate software that powers the full data center lifecycle, including planning, design, build, and operations, within the DC Software and Automation organization. We are rapidly scaling our data center footprint to power next-generation AI infrastructure, and you will help build and operate the software and automation that accelerates AI-capable data center delivery and simplifies day-to-day operations at global scale.
This position blends architecture and hands-on delivery. You will lead end-to-end execution for major features, guide technical direction across teams, and raise the bar on reliability, operability, and engineering practices. This is not only about shipping functionality. It is also about improving how we build and run systems. You will influence standards for code quality, testing, deployment automation, and service operations, partnering closely with engineering peers, product management, and leadership to deliver durable outcomes aligned to our mission: Accelerate builds and democratize operations.<h3>Responsibilities</h3><div>As a Consulting Member of Technical Staff (IC5) on the DC Software and Automation team, you will provide technical leadership for software and services that enable data center delivery and operations at scale across OCI Data Centers. You will shape system architecture and drive execution for high-impact initiatives that improve scalability, resiliency, and developer and operator productivity.
You will:
<ul>
 <li>Architect, design, and operate distributed services supporting data center lifecycle workflows, including planning, design, build, and operations. This includes defining APIs, data models, scalability strategies, and failure-mode behavior.</li>
 <li>Own feature delivery from design through production rollout, including implementation, testing strategy, deployment planning, and operational readiness.</li>
 <li>Operate in a builder-operator model. You will build, deploy, and participate in on-call rotations. You will drive service reliability improvements based on incidents, retrospectives, and operational data.</li>
 <li>Lead technical reviews, including architecture and functional design reviews. You will write and maintain clear documentation, and you will ensure designs are secure by default and supportable for long-term operations.</li>
 <li>Improve engineering velocity and quality by strengthening code review practices, increasing automated test coverage, and enhancing continuous integration and continuous delivery, test automation, and deployment automation.</li>
 <li>Partner with Product Managers and leadership to translate requirements into roadmaps and execution plans. You will communicate trade-offs, risks, and milestones clearly.</li>
 <li>Mentor engineers across levels. You will set expectations for operational excellence, observability, and proactive service ownership, and you will raise engineering standards across multiple teams.</li>
 <li>Reduce operational toil by investing in automation, self-service capabilities, and observability such as metrics, logs, and tracing. You will improve incident response and runbooks.</li>
 <li>Collaborate across dependent teams such as networking, security, identity, observability, storage, and release engineering to deliver integrated solutions for data center delivery and operations tooling.</li>
 <li>Contribute to longer-term technical direction for data center software platforms by identifying opportunities to modernize systems, standardize interfaces, and improve the end-to-end lifecycle experience for builders and operators.</li>
</ul>Preferred Qualifications
<ul>
 <li>A BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.</li>
 <li>10+ years of full stack software development, including design, implementation, and operation of distributed services.</li>
 <li>Demonstrated experience owning production services end-to-end in a builder-operator model, including design, build, deploy, on-call, and continuous improvement.</li>
 <li>Strong product development experience in Java, Python, Go, and or JavaScript.</li>
 <li>Expertise designing REST APIs and building multi-tenant services with clear isolation, quota, and lifecycle management.</li>
 <li>Experience leading architecture and functional reviews, strong written documentation habits, and the ability to partner with Product Managers across the full launch lifecycle.</li>
 <li>Good understanding of databases, NoSQL systems, storage concepts, and distributed persistence technologies.</li>
 <li>Proven technical leadership, including delivering multiple initiatives in parallel, unblocking teams, and driving execution while maintaining high engineering quality.</li>
 <li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate trade-offs, risks, and operational considerations to diverse stakeholders.</li>
</ul></div><h3>Qualifications</h3><div>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 provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only US: Hiring Range in USD 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. Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity. Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following: 1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion 2. Short term disability and long term disability 3. Life insurance and AD&D 4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child) 5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts 6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits 7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match 8. 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. 9. 11 paid holidays 10. 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. 11. Paid parental leave 12. Adoption assistance 13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan 14. Financial planning and group legal 15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.Career Level - IC5 </div><h2>Company</h2><div>Only Oracle brings together the data, infrastructure, applications, and expertise to power everything from industry innovations to life-saving care. And with AI embedded across our products and services, we help customers turn that promise into a better future for all. Discover your potential at a company leading the way in AI and cloud solutions that impact billions of lives.
True innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. That’s why we’re committed to growing a workforce that promotes opportunities for all with competitive benefits that support our people with flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options. We also encourage employees to give back to their communities through our volunteer programs.
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 emailing <a href="mailto:accommodation-request_mb@oracle.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">accommodation-request_mb@oracle.com</a> or by calling 1-888-404-2494 in the United States.
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. Oracle will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.</div>

Senior Principal SDE

6-10+ years in full stack software development; strong in distributed services; experience with builder-operator model; Java, Python, Go, or JavaScript; REST APIs; NoSQL and databases; leadership in architecture reviews; excellent communication.

Work Where You Matter At Dollar General, our mission is Serving Others! We value each and every one of our employees. Whether you are looking to launch a new career in one of our many convenient Store locations, Distribution Centers, Store Support Center or with our Private Fleet Team, we are proud to provide a wide range of career opportunities. We are not just a retail company; we are a company that values the unique strengths and perspectives that each individual brings. Your difference truly makes a difference at Dollar General. How would you like to Serve? Join the Dollar General Journey and see how your career can thrive. Company Overview Dollar General Corporation has been delivering value to shoppers for more than 80 years. Dollar General helps shoppers Save time. Save money. Every day.® by offering products that are frequently used and replenished, such as food, snacks, health and beauty aids, cleaning supplies, basic apparel, housewares and seasonal items at everyday low prices in convenient neighborhood locations. Learn more about Dollar General at <a href="http://www.dollargeneral.com/about-us.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.dollargeneral.com/about-us.html</a>. Job Details A Principal Software Engineer (PSE) is recognized as a master software engineer able to solve the most complex technical problems.  They lead and manage system-wide/cross-functional teams consisting of on-shore and off-shore staff and can easily communicate project risks, concerns and updates to senior management.  They possess an expert knowledge of IT tools and a thorough understanding of all applications in their functional domain as well as how each is used to forward the goals of the business.  The PSE coaches and mentors team members and instructs them in new tools, processes and procedures to ensure standardization. Duties & Responsibilities:  • Application-level software design and development 40% • Lead teams to deliver project/product solutions 35% • Industry research, strategic planning, team formation and cost estimation 10% • Mentors/coaches application team members 5% • Evaluates and applies emerging and evolving technologies 5% • Provides support and leads cross-functional swat teams to determine root causes 5% *Salary Range USD $153,804.00/Yr to USD $158,804.00/Yr.* Qualifications Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs):   • Ability to communicate highly complex technical information in a condensed manner to various stakeholders both verbally and in writing. • Proactively advises Product Owners of developments and advancement in technology that can impact business operations. • Experienced leader with proven capability to grow talent and partner with other disciplines. • Participates in identifying career opportunities, growing talent, and planning for succession. • Able to train and mentor software engineers in all aspects of the software delivery process. • Able to participate in or guide the software selection process to meet the business requirements. • Applies emerging and evolving technologies to current and future business needs at strategic and tactical levels. • Reviews, evaluates, recommends and pilots emerging technologies prior to investment or deployment. • Accountable for code quality, standards, and processes for the domain. • Tracks and evaluates software team and supplier performance to ensure product and process conformance to project plans and industry standards. • Extensive knowledge of software engineering principles, methodologies, and current best practices. • Energetic multitasker able to maintain detailed oversight and technical leadership on multiple development teams delivering highly complex solutions. • Oversees internal and external project dependencies and critical paths. • Sets direction for the team and guides the engineering vision. • Educate team on technology changes applicable to their domain. • Understands and implements architectural vision for performance, extensibility, and availability. • Knowledgeable of all deployed production and development systems within their domain. • Accountable for overall technical designs for in-house solutions and performance for all solutions within domain (inc. SaaS). • Expert analytical skills with a demonstrated mastery in design, implementation, integration, testing, deployment, and support spanning multiple technologies. • Able to champion technical investigations and cost estimates. • Extensive knowledge of IT Security principles and controls to ensure systems operate safely and securely. Work Experience &/or Education: • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field, trade school or equivalent work experience • Proven ability to lead architectural design decisions, define design patterns, and drive system integrations • Experience developing and integrating AI agents to support workflow automation and decision-making. • Working knowledge of LLM orchestration, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) patterns, and agent monitoring and governance. • Experience modernizing legacy applications to cloud-native or microservices architectures • Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) • Extensive experience with CI/CD pipelines, telemetry/monitoring, and Kubernetes-based deployments • Proficiency with source control, build and quality tools such as GitLab • 9+ years of software development experience in an enterprise IT environment • 7+ years of experience as a full stack Java developer • 5+ years of experience with a higher-level language (C, Java, Python) • 3+ years of hands-on development using PL/SQL, shell scripting • 2+ years of experience with real time streaming platform (Kafka) • 2+ years delivering software supporting Merchandising or retail-related applications

Principal Software Engineer

Leads architectural design, manages cross-functional teams, delivers complex software solutions; strong AI/LLM knowledge; cloud-native/microservices; GCP, CI/CD, Kubernetes; 9+ years enterprise IT experience.

Work Where You Matter At Dollar General, our mission is Serving Others! We value each and every one of our employees. Whether you are looking to launch a new career in one of our many convenient Store locations, Distribution Centers, Store Support Center or with our Private Fleet Team, we are proud to provide a wide range of career opportunities. We are not just a retail company; we are a company that values the unique strengths and perspectives that each individual brings. Your difference truly makes a difference at Dollar General. How would you like to Serve? Join the Dollar General Journey and see how your career can thrive. Company Overview Dollar General Corporation has been delivering value to shoppers for more than 80 years. Dollar General helps shoppers Save time. Save money. Every day.® by offering products that are frequently used and replenished, such as food, snacks, health and beauty aids, cleaning supplies, basic apparel, housewares and seasonal items at everyday low prices in convenient neighborhood locations. Learn more about Dollar General at <a href="http://www.dollargeneral.com/about-us.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.dollargeneral.com/about-us.html</a>. Job Details A Principal Software Engineer (PSE) is recognized as a master software engineer able to solve the most complex technical problems.  They lead and manage system-wide/cross-functional teams consisting of on-shore and off-shore staff and can easily communicate project risks, concerns and updates to senior management.  They possess an expert knowledge of IT tools and a thorough understanding of all applications in their functional domain as well as how each is used to forward the goals of the business.  The PSE coaches and mentors team members and instructs them in new tools, processes and procedures to ensure standardization. Duties & Responsibilities:  • Application-level software design and development 40% • Lead teams to delivery project/product solutions 35% • Industry research, strategic planning, team formation and cost estimation 10% • Mentors/coaches application team members 5% • Evaluates and applies emerging and evolving technologies 5% • Provides support and leads cross-functional swat teams to determine root causes 5%   Qualifications Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs):   • Ability to communicate highly complex technical information in a condensed manner to various stakeholders both verbally and in writing. • Proactively advises Product Owners of developments and advancement in technology that can impact business operations. • Experienced leader with proven capability to grow talent and partner with other disciplines. • Participates in identifying career opportunities, growing talent, and planning for succession. • Able to train and mentor software engineers in all aspects of the software delivery process. • Able to participate in or guide the software selection process to meet the business requirements. • Applies emerging and evolving technologies to current and future business needs at strategic and tactical levels. • Reviews, evaluates, recommends and pilots emerging technologies prior to investment or deployment. • Accountable for code quality, standards, and processes for the domain. • Tracks and evaluates software team and supplier performance to ensure product and process conformance to project plans and industry standards. • Extensive knowledge of software engineering principles, methodologies, and current best practices. • Energetic multitasker able to maintain detailed oversight and technical leadership on multiple development teams delivering highly complex solutions. • Oversees internal and external project dependencies and critical paths. • Sets direction for the team and guides the engineering vision. • Educate team on technology changes applicable to their domain. • Understands and implements architectural vision for performance, extensibility, and availability. • Knowledgeable of all deployed production and development systems within their domain. • Accountable for overall technical designs for in-house solutions and performance for all solutions within domain (inc. SaaS). • Expert analytical skills with a demonstrated mastery in design, implementation, integration, testing, deployment, and support spanning multiple technologies. • Able to champion technical investigations and cost estimates. • Extensive knowledge of IT Security principles and controls to ensure systems operate safely and securely. Work Experience &/or Education: • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field, trade school or equivalent work experience • Proven ability to lead architectural design decisions, define design patterns, and drive system integrations • Experience developing and integrating AI agents to support workflow automation and decision-making. • Working knowledge of LLM orchestration, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) patterns, and agent monitoring and governance. • Experience modernizing legacy applications to cloud-native or microservices architectures • Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) • Extensive experience with CI/CD pipelines, telemetry/monitoring, and Kubernetes-based deployments • Proficiency with source control, build and quality tools such as GitLab • 9+ years of software development experience in an enterprise IT environment • 7+ years of experience as a full stack Java developer • 5+ years of experience with a higher-level language (C, Java, Python) • 3+ years of hands-on development using PL/SQL, shell scripting • 2+ years of experience with real time streaming platform (Kafka) • 2+ years delivering software supporting Merchandising or retail-related applications

Lead architectural design decisions; modernize legacy apps; AI integration; cloud-native tech; 9+ yrs enterprise IT software dev.

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