- Oracle
- Nashville, TN
- Full-Time
- 40 days ago
- $110,100–$234,600
Principal Systems Software Engineer.
Before you go
Before you leave us, sign up for our email alerts
We don't do job spam, just the best digital jobs delivered straight to your inbox.
Principal Systems Software Engineer: our view in 3 lines...
- The Role:This role is for a principal systems software engineer focused on ethical hacking, vulnerability research, and clean-room reverse engineering for systems, hardware, and platform software.
- The Person:The person will investigate how systems work, identify security weaknesses, help engineering teams remediate them, and build early prototypes through production-ready platform software and technical standards.
- Requirements:The ideal candidate has experience in embedded security, hardware hacking, firmware analysis, reverse engineering, penetration testing, vulnerability research, C programming, and kernel-level debugging.
About the role
This role combines ethical hacking, vulnerability research, and clean-room reverse-engineering practices to understand how systems work, identify security weaknesses, and help engineering teams remediate them responsibly along with future proofing.
This role works closely with product, infrastructure, security, hardware, and platform teams, as well as external silicon and hardware vendors. You will be deeply hands-on, owning early prototypes through production-ready platform software and technical standards.
Preferred Qualifications:
-
Experience in embedded security, hardware hacking, firmware analysis, reverse engineering, penetration testing, or vulnerability research.
-
Demonstrated commitment to ethical hacking and authorized research.
-
Proficiency in C programming and kernel-level debugging.
-
Several years of hands-on Unix/Linux kernel development experience preferred.
-
Knowledge of security technologies including TPM, Secure Boot, kernel signing, and encryption frameworks.
-
Working knowledge of hardware interfaces and protocols, including UART, JTAG, SPI, I²C, USB, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, or proprietary RF.
-
Ability to communicate technical findings to both engineering and non-technical stakeholders.
-
In depth knowledge of ARM, Intel, and AMD platforms and what chipsets do.
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 accommodation-request_mb@oracle.com 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.