Principal Applications Engineer

OAL HCM AI & Analytics team is seeking a highly experienced and passionate Principal Applications Engineer to lead the design and development AI powered HCM solutions. Oracle Fusion Data Intelligence is a pre-packaged analytical application. You will use your creative power to build the next generation of AI & Analytical solutions and your technical skills to create the best solutions and features for our customers, changing the face of AI powered Business Intelligence solutions. Work with state-of-the-art cloud products and join one of the most successful, dynamic, and fastest-growing business units at Oracle.

As a technical leader in this role, you will work on innovative Fusion SaaS services that power Oracle’s next-generation applications. You will architect and implement robust and secure solutions, collaborate across product and engineering teams, and mentor developers in a dynamic, agile environment. You will also play a key role in shaping the platform's technical and security posture, fostering engineering best practices, and ensuring excellence throughout the entire software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities:

Design, build, and maintain scalable, high-performance applications powered by the Fusion Data Intelligence platform.

Lead technical design and architecture efforts across cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment with Oracle Fusion Applications standards.

Develop and operate Fusion SaaS solutions for orchestration, provisioning, and service lifecycle management.

Drive best practices in automation, observability, security, and fault tolerance for distributed systems.

Collaborate closely with Product Management, TPMs, and engineering peers to deliver impactful features and application enhancements.

Own the full software development lifecycle—from planning and design to development, testing, deployment, and production operations.

Mentor and guide junior engineers, review designs and code with a focus on quality and maintainability.

Participate in on-call rotations to support customer issues and production escalations.

Qualifications:

BS or MS in Computer Science (or equivalent).

6–10+ years of professional software development experience, with a focus on enterprise-scale, distributed, or SaaS systems.

Proficiency in one or more systems-level programming languages (., Java, Python, C/C++).

Strong foundation in system design, distributed systems principles, and microservices architecture.

Deep expertise in Agentic AI and Analytical systems including debugging, performance tuning, and automation.

Hands-on experience with Agentic AI & Analytical technologies (Oracle BI, FDI, OTBI, Fusion AI Agent Studio).

Proven ability to build and operate secure, resilient systems using Oracle Fusion Cloud services (., Fusion HCM, Fusion AI Data Platform).

Experience with one or more major cloud providers—OCI preferred, AWS acceptable.

Excellent troubleshooting, debugging, and performance analysis skills.

Strong communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts clearly, both verbally and in writing.

Demonstrated experience leading design decisions, mentoring engineers, and driving engineering best practices.

High level of ownership, accountability, and a passion for building robust, secure software.

Thrive in fast-paced, collaborative, and agile development environments.

Work is non-routine and very complex, involving the application of advanced technical/business skills in area of specialization. Leading contributor individually and as a team member, providing direction and mentoring to others. BS or MS degree or equivalent experience relevant to functional area. 7 years of software engineering or related experience.