Senior Principal Software Engineer - AI GPU Innovation

Overview

Senior Principal Software Engineer - AI GPU Innovation at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). You will work on evaluating, prototyping, and optimizing cutting-edge AI hardware and software to drive next-gen Cloud AI Infrastructure platforms. You will interact with hardware and software teams, third-party GPU suppliers, and internal partners to shape Oracle’s AI Cloud platform solutions. Career Level - IC5.

$96,800.00/yr - $/yr

• Evaluate system architecture and proposed implementation paths.
• Collaborate with hardware design and development teams on architecture, implementation, deployment, and troubleshooting of AI hardware platforms; interface with Oracle engineering, operations, and external partners.
• Conduct benchmarking and performance analysis of AI accelerators from emerging vendors and compare with industry-standard hardware for training and inference workloads.
• Develop tools and processes for evaluating hardware performance in real-world AI applications.
• Contribute to the design and improvement of performance optimization algorithms for AI models running on hardware.

• BS or MS in Computer Science or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of software development experience.
• Proven ability to write code in Java, GoLang, C#, or similar OO languages.
• Solid knowledge of AI / GPU platform architectures and capabilities.
• Experience with large-scale, highly distributed services infrastructure.
• Experience with GPU supplier test code and open-source AI test/characterization tools.
• Experience with architecture, design, and implementation of modern server platforms across multiple architectures and vendors (x86 and ARM).
• Experience debugging and root-causing complex hardware/software issues.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, ownership, and data-driven decision making.

• Technical lead experience on a large-scale cloud service.
• Hands-on experience developing and maintaining services on public cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Oracle).
• Experience with AI accelerator chips (e.g., Samba Nova, Groq).
• Knowledge of AI accelerator benchmarks and tools (e.g., MLPerf, Deep Bench).
• Understanding of AI model optimization techniques for hardware acceleration.
• Experience running firmware and system diagnostics tools using BMC, UEFI/BIOS, and Linux tooling; scripting for test customization.

• Range and benefit information provided in this posting are location-specific; US range includes $96,800 - $251,600 per year, with potential for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.
• Comprehensive benefits: medical, dental, vision; disability; life insurance; flexible spending accounts; 401(k) with company match; vacation and holidays; paid sick leave; parental leave; adoption assistance; employee stock purchase plan; and voluntary benefits.

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Mid-Senior level

Full-time

Engineering and Information Technology

IT Services and IT Consulting