Senior Manager, Application Software Engineering

We’re looking for managers with expertise and passion in solving difficult problems in distributed systems and highly available services. If this is you, at Oracle you can help, shape, design and build innovative new systems from the ground up. These are exciting times in our space - we are growing fast, still at an early stage, and working on ambitious new initiatives. Managers at any level can have significant technical and business impact. As a senior manager you will own the vision and execution of software design and development for major components of Oracle’s Health and AI platform. You will work closely with product management, architecture, cloud operations, and cross-functional engineering teams to deliver reliable, secure, and high-quality solutions for enterprise-scale applications and developer platforms. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in software engineering leadership, distributed systems, platform development, and Agile delivery, along with a passion for mentoring teams and building scalable engineering processes. You should have technical depth, architectural know how, distributed systems generalist, strong people and process manager and able to dive deep into any part of the stack and low-level systems. You should value simplicity and scale, work comfortably in a collaborative, agile environment, and be excited to learn. From a technology perspective, this is a greenfield development environment with a huge amount of autonomy, leaving us free to build and innovate without being encumbered by legacy products and services. We are building a highly scalable ingestion system that can consume, filter, and transport large volumes of events generated by our cloud services to our customers and then give them the ability to act/react to these events at scale. Responsibilities As a manager of the OHAI platform engineering team, you will apply your knowledge of software architecture to manage software development tasks associated with developing, debugging or designing software applications, distributed systems, operating systems and databases according to provided design specifications Drive the design, development, and delivery of scalable, reliable software services and frameworks. Establish engineering best practices and promote a culture of quality, accountability, and operational excellence. Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, architects, cloud operations, and security teams to define and execute technical strategy. Balance speed, quality, and innovation through iterative, incremental delivery practices. Provide technical leadership and strategic guidance on architecture, scalability, performance, and reliability. Manage project priorities, resource planning, execution timelines, and stakeholder communication. Build an inclusive, high-performing engineering culture focused on continuous learning and career growth. Drive operational excellence by proactively identifying risks, improving processes, and ensuring system reliability at scale. Qualifications: BS/MS in Computer Science or a related technical field, and 8+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python; or equivalent practical experience. 10+ years of engineering management experience. Experience designing or integrating AI/ML-powered features into production systems. Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and distributed systems fundamentals. Strong understanding of databases, NoSQL systems, storage and distributed persistence technologies. Proven ability to define and execute technical strategy for a team, aligning engineering efforts with product goals and organizational priorities. Experience leading teams through complex technical and organizational challenges, including cross-team collaboration and dependency management. Strong technical foundation, with the ability to guide architectural decisions, evaluate system tradeoffs, and maintain high standards of software quality. Proven track record of building and scaling engineering organizations in high-growth or ambiguous environments. Disclaimer: Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements. Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only US: Hiring Range in USD from: $105,400 to $264,100 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. As part of Oracle's onboarding process and consistent with applicable law, US-based employees are required to complete identity verification, which involves the collection and processing of their biometric information. Accommodations to this requirement may be granted following an individualized assessment.