Principal Software Developer

Job Description

We are looking for transformational technical leader with expertise and passion in solving difficult problems at the system and data‑plane level. We are facing several engineering challenges in critical foundational data‑plane services that power the next‑gen fast‑growing OCI cloud. We need you to challenge existing engineering assumptions and boundaries, bring in your expertise in highly performant, reliable, available system engineering to take OCI services to the next level.

This is your opportunity to build innovative solutions for our customers from the ground up. Core to this mission is providing light‑weight infrastructure by developing container runtime systems and light‑weight virtualization for OCI services.

We are looking for self‑motivated technical leader with passion and expertise in solving challenging distributed system problems. You should be a rock‑solid developer able to dive deep into low‑level systems, design broad distributed system interactions for high performance and scalable Control Plane. You should value simplicity and scale, work comfortably in a collaborative, agile environment, and be excited to learn.

With your superb technical, research and analytical capabilities and demonstrated ability to get the right things done quickly and effectively to delight our customers, you will envision, collaborate with executives for investment and drive the software design and development for new major data‑plane components of Oracle’s Cloud Infrastructure. You will define the foundations for the next generation of OCI data‑planes, making deep architectural changes calls as an outstanding builder and technical leader with an established industry track record of success in leading large cloud scale projects.

As a member of the software engineering division, you will take an active role in the definition and evolution of standard practices and procedures. Define specifications for significant new projects and specify, design and develop software according to those specifications. You will perform professional software development tasks associated with the developing, designing and debugging of software applications or operating systems.

• Track record of success in startups or dynamic technology‑driven enterprises
• 5+ years of engineering, architecture, and operational experience in cloud‑scale environments
• Expertise in developing Control Plane components for distributed cloud services
• Strong programming skills in Java or Rust
• Technical leader and an effective team player with excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal abilities
• Adept at navigating complex, fast‑evolving software development environments
• Quick to learn new technologies, driving and evangelizing process improvements across teams
• Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure concepts and technologies
• Experience collaborating with geographically distributed teams
• Passion for enhancing developer tools through the application of AI technologies

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 - $223,400 per year. 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
• Pa…