Senior Member Technical Staff; JoinOCI-SDE

Senior Member Technical Staff (JoinOCI-SDE) Job Description

Oracle Cloud

Infrastructure: Senior Software Engineer (IC3)
Oracle’s Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) team is building the next generation of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) technologies—delivering high scale, high availability, and secure solutions in a globally distributed, multi-tenant cloud. Oracle’s cloud empowers customers to run their most critical workloads; our mission is to support them with best-in-class compute, storage, networking, database, security, and a rapidly growing portfolio of foundational cloud services.

About the Compute Data Plane Team:
The Compute Data Plane team designs and develops core services powering Virtual Machine Infrastructure (VMI), Disaster Recovery Systems, Operating System Images, and Agents. Key architectural components include:

• Delivery of virtual machines for diverse CPU and GPU workloads
• OS image management for Oracle Linux, Ubuntu, Debian, and Windows
• Development of Oracle Cloud Agent to provide host management and automation
• Automated disaster recovery and regional fault tolerance
• Advanced health monitoring, triage automation, and diagnostics

Our platforms are essential for running distributed application workloads across thousands of VMs, leveraging the latest virtualization technologies at scale.

OCI is seeking a hands‑on Senior Systems Engineer to join our Compute Data Plane team. In this highly visible high‑impact role, you will:

Drive the design and implementation of automated orchestration and recovery systems

Develop ultra‑high‑performance VMI platforms to enable millions of VMs across thousands of hypervisors

Support a broad spectrum of customer workloads with a focus on scalability, security, and performance

You will operate with a high degree of autonomy and accountability, collaborating across cross‑functional teams to deliver robust infrastructure solutions that directly influence the growth and future of Oracle’s cloud business.

• Define, design, and implement core infrastructure software for compute and recovery systems
• Lead technical initiatives and provide guidance to other software developers
• Develop, debug, and optimize high‑performance, scalable cloud components
• Contribute to the evolution of existing architectures and introduce improvements to meet changing requirements
• Ensure the reliability, security, and scalability of services deployed globally
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and cross‑organizational stakeholders to deliver results

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience
• 4+ years of experience in software development, with a focus on distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, or related areas
• 2+ years of experience with OS kernel internals (e.g., memory management, device drivers, or kernel subsystems)
• Bonus points for experience in systems benchmarking tools
• Proficiency in at least one systems‑level programming language such as C, C++, Go, Rust, or Java. Python, bash is a plus!
• Experience designing, implementing, testing, and operating scalable software on Linux or Unix‑based platforms
• Familiarity with concepts in virtualization, cloud orchestration, or infrastructure management
• Understanding of principles of reliability, scalability, performance optimization, and security in distributed systems
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot, debug, and optimize complex systems
• Comfort working in an agile, collaborative environment with strong communication and teamwork skills
• Self‑motivated, with a willingness to learn and adapt in a fast‑paced environment

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: $79,200 to $178,100 per annum. May be eligible for bonus and equity.

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