Senior software engineer - development lead

Job Description

Senior Software Engineer - AI-Enhanced Development Lead

Location: United States

No visa sponsorship is available for this position.

We are looking for a senior level Software Engineer who will champion the use of Artificial Intelligence across the entire software development lifecycle. In this role you will help guide a globally distributed development team in leveraging AI driven tools and techniques to accelerate design, coding, testing, deployment, and operations while preserving the rigor required for a highly regulated, mission critical financial services platform for higher education.

You will work on a large, mature enterprise backend that powers student financial aid management for universities in the United States. The system runs in a strict regulatory environment and has deep, complex business logic. Your mission is to modernize the way we build and sustain this platform by introducing AI assisted practices that add real, measurable value-speed, quality, compliance, and maintainability-without compromising safety or reliability.

What You'll Do

• Help define a roadmap for AI adoption across all phases of the software lifecycle (requirements, design, implementation, testing, observability, incident response).

• Evaluate, pilot, and scale AI enabled tools (e.g., large language model code assistants, test case generation, performance tuning bots, security analysis agents).

• Help set policies and guardrails for responsible AI usage.

• Design and extend core services using Java?17+, Spring Boot, Hibernate, and Helidon.

• Refactor legacy components to be AI friendly (e.g., adding rich documentation, type safe APIs, modular boundaries).

• Help the team in integrating AI assisted IDE extensions, pair programming bots, and code review assistants.

• Assist with establishing best practice guidelines for when and how to rely on AI generated code, ensuring human validation and auditability.

• Deploy AI driven test case generation, mutation testing, and automated exploratory testing.

• Use AI to predict flaky tests, prioritize test execution, and automatically generate test data sets.

• Incorporate AI powered pipeline optimizations (e.g., smart build caching, failure root cause analysis, deployment risk scoring).

• Automate intelligent rollback decisions and anomaly detection using observability AI.

• Foster a data driven, continuous learning culture where AI is seen as a collaborative teammate, not a replacement.

• Work with Oracle Security teams to guarantee AI tooling respects data privacy, regulatory, and security constraints.

• Conduct regular AI risk assessments and integrate findings into the software security assurance process.

• Communicate effectively with product owners, architects, and senior stakeholders across time zones (Slack, Zoom, async docs).

• Participate in Kanban ceremonies, code reviews, and architecture boards, bringing AI centric perspectives to each.

Core Stack & Environment

Languages & Frameworks: Java?17+, Spring Framework & Spring Boot, Hibernate, Helidon (plus exposure to emerging AI centric frameworks)

Containers & Orchestration: Kubernetes (Helm, Operators)

Databases: Oracle, MySQL (AI assisted query tuning, automated schema evolution)

Build & Tooling: Maven, IntelliJ IDEA, Git, Jenkins (AI enhanced pipelines)

Testing: JUnit, Cucumber/BDD, AI generated test scaffolding, mutation testing tools

Collaboration: Remote first, globally distributed team, async workflow, strong emphasis on documentation

What We're Looking For

• Java Mastery | 7+ years of production Java development, deep knowledge of the Spring ecosystem.

• AI Tooling Savvy

• Proven experience experimenting with LLM based code assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, OpenAI, Claude, or internal Oracle AI tools).

• Experience can be from personal projects, POCs, or enterprise pilots.

• Systems Thinking

• Ability to navigate large, legacy codebases and design modular, AI compatible components.

• Regulated Domain Acumen

• Familiarity with compliance heavy environments (e.g., FERPA, GDPR, financial data handling).

• Leadership & Influence

• Demonstrated mentorship, evangelism, and the ability to drive cross team adoption of new practices.

• Strong Communication

• Clear, concise English (written and spoken); capable of influencing senior stakeholders and remote teams.

• Automation & DevOps

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines; enthusiasm for AI driven automation in build, test, and release stages.

• Quality Mindset

• Passion for automated testing, code quality, and continuous improvement.

• Curiosity & Pragmatism | Willingness to experiment with emerging AI tech but also the discipline to reject it when the ROI isn't clear.

• Formal AI expertise (e.g., ML research, data science) is not required-what matters is the ability to evaluate, adopt, and champion AI tools responsibly.

If you're a seasoned Java engineer who is excited about helping to lead the AI transformation of a mission critical enterprise platform-and you thrive in a collaborative, remote first environment-this is the role for you. Bring your engineering depth, curiosity, and pragmatic AI mindset, and help us set a new standard for intelligent software development.

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:

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

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

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