Principal Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure

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Oracle
Full time
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USA
09/22/2026
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Seattle, WA

Responsibilities

Lead development and architecture of scalable, elastic, fault-tolerant distributed-system components.
Define scalability requirements and optimize code and data paths for high-throughput workloads.
Design redundancy, replication, failover, load-shedding, throttling, rate-limiting, validation, and synchronization mechanisms.
Establish KPIs, telemetry, dashboards, alerts, and operational-readiness practices.
Diagnose and resolve production issues while supporting operational excellence in a cloud DevOps environment.
Develop security controls, remediation processes, compliance documentation, infrastructure as code, and automation for patching, updates, and rollbacks.
Develop and review software across scoping, architecture, specification, implementation, source control, documentation, and testing.
Work with distributed and cross-functional teams to deliver milestones, communicate risks, and provide mitigation strategies.
Mentor peers and participate in technical decision-making and technical discussions.

Requirements

Proficiency with C/C++ and scripting languages such as Python, Perl, or Bash.
Hands-on experience developing multi-threaded embedded Linux applications or infrastructure.
Experience with network or storage stacks and protocols such as P4, DOCA, TCP/IP, NVMe, PCIe, or DPDK.
Firmware development and embedded-systems experience.
Knowledge of Intel, AMD, or ARM computer architectures and experience with hardware or system bring-up.
Experience with Linux kernel and driver programming and proficiency with Linux.
Proficiency with virtualization technologies such as SR-IOV, VirtIO, or vDPA.
Experience in CI/CD environments and comfort working with remote lab equipment.
At least 11 years of software development experience, or a qualifying degree with 3 to 7 years of software development experience depending on degree level.
At least 3 years of academic or professional experience with cloud platforms and 5 years of system-level testing and automation experience.
At least 4 years of experience delivering and operating large-scale distributed systems.
Demonstrated ability in data analysis, automation, compliance, quality assurance, scripting, software test planning, code review, embedded systems, software estimation, and agile methodologies.
Strong problem-solving, analytical, troubleshooting, communication, collaboration, prioritization, and self-management skills.

Benefits

Competitive benefits including flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options.
Volunteer programs supporting community involvement.

Salary: Competitive

Oracle

Oracle is a global leader in AI, delivering the cloud infrastructure, data, and applications that organizations across the world trust to successfully achieve business outcomes at scale. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) provides fast, flexible, scalable AI infrastructure. With superior compute p...

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