Principal Systems Software Engineer Job at Oracle, Nashville, TN

  • Oracle
  • Nashville, TN

Job Description

Salary: $110,100 - 234,600 per year Requirements:

  • We value experience in embedded security, hardware hacking, firmware analysis, reverse engineering, penetration testing, or vulnerability research.
  • We look for a demonstrated commitment to ethical hacking and authorized research.
  • We require proficiency in C programming and kernel-level debugging.
  • Several years of hands-on Unix/Linux kernel development experience are preferred.
  • We want familiarity with security technologies such as TPM, Secure Boot, kernel signing, and encryption frameworks.
  • Working knowledge of hardware interfaces and protocols such as UART, JTAG, SPI, I C, USB, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, or proprietary RF is preferred.
  • We need the ability to communicate technical findings to both engineering and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Deep knowledge of ARM, Intel, and AMD platforms, including chipset functions, is preferred.
Responsibilities:
  • We perform authorized security assessments of embedded, IoT, and hardware-based products.
  • We reverse engineer firmware, binaries, bootloaders, protocols, and device interfaces.
  • We analyze hardware using UART, JTAG/SWD, SPI, I C, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and related lab equipment.
  • We extract and evaluate firmware to identify attack surfaces, vulnerabilities, and insecure design patterns.
  • We conduct protocol, RF, wireless, and physical security testing where authorized.
  • We develop proof-of-concept demonstrations in controlled environments and provide practical remediation guidance.
  • We reconstruct system behavior, document interfaces, and support clean-room re-implementations for interoperability or security research.
  • We build scripts and tooling to automate firmware analysis, testing, and repeatable security checks.
  • We produce clear technical reports with reproduction steps, severity, impact, and mitigation recommendations.
  • We work with engineering and product security teams to strengthen secure design, threat modeling, and product hardening.
  • We collaborate with silicon vendors on reference code, firmware updates, and firmware enablement.
  • We mentor engineers, take part in design reviews, and define standards for maintainable, supportable, production-grade firmware across teams.
Technologies:
  • ARM
  • Bluetooth
  • Embedded
  • Firmware
  • Hardware
  • IoT
  • Support
  • Linux
  • Oracle
  • Security
  • Unix

More:

We are hackajob, collaborating with Oracle to connect exceptional professionals with this role. This position combines ethical hacking, vulnerability research, and clean-room reverse engineering to understand how systems work, identify security weaknesses, and help engineering teams remediate issues responsibly while future-proofing solutions. You will work closely with product, infrastructure, security, hardware, and platform teams, as well as external silicon and hardware vendors, and be deeply hands-on from early prototypes through production-ready platform software and technical standards. Oracle offers a broad salary range for the role, with U.S. hiring range from $110,100 to $234,600 per annum, and the role may be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral. Oracle US also provides a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance, disability coverage, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, commuter and parking benefits, a 401(k) with company match, paid time off, 11 paid holidays, paid sick leave, paid parental leave, adoption assistance, employee stock purchase plan, financial planning and group legal, and voluntary benefits such as auto, homeowner, and pet insurance. The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or while it remains posted, and the career level is IC4.

last updated 41 week of 2026

Job Tags

Full time, Flexible hours

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