Software Development Director

Job Description

At Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), we build the future of the cloud for enterprises as a diverse team of creators and innovators. We combine the speed and progressive attitude of a start-up with the scale and customer-focus of the world’s leading enterprise software company. Our values are at the heart of everything we do, driving equity, inclusion, and respect for all.

We are committed to doing good with our products and our actions, professional growth. We challenge ourselves and one another to go beyond our past achievements and to build our collective future.

You are the builder here. You will join a team of motivated, talented, and diverse individuals, with the autonomy and support to do your best work. We offer a dynamic, flexible workplace where you’ll belong and be empowered.

This team builds the AI, analytics, and automation systems that power OCI’s self-healing cloud — integrating advanced ML models, telemetry pipelines, and intelligent remediation engines to transform network and service operations.

The ideal leader will have deep experience in hyperscale cloud or large-scale networking environments, managing both software development and AI/ML integration teams, and a track record of driving operational excellence through intelligent automation.

The OCI team is seeking an experienced Software Development Director to lead and drive strategy for teams building highly scalable, secure, and reliable cloud services, with focus areas including AI/ML, HPC, distributed systems, and automation. This is a full-service senior leadership role—balancing hands‑on technical engagement, people development, and cross‑team collaboration to deliver exceptional outcomes for our customers.

• Attract, develop, and manage high‑performing, diverse software engineering and AI/ML teams.

• Define and execute product and technical roadmaps to deliver operational efficiency, scalability, and innovation across cloud infrastructure using advanced analytics and machine learning.

• Lead the architecture, development, and production deployment, telemetry data pipelines, and automation platforms.

• Establish and monitor metrics and KPIs ensuring high service reliability, availability, and quality.

• Drive strategic technology initiatives, including the delivery and operation of advanced AI/ML and intelligent automation capabilities.

• Solve complex problems across distributed systems, infrastructure, and network reliability.

• Champion and implement improvements in observability, monitoring, automation, and Dev Ops practices.

• Collaborate closely with other product, engineering, and operations leaders to deliver integrated solutions to customers.

• Mentor, coach, and grow technical leadership within your teams and the larger organization.

• Influence the product vision, roadmap, and priorities, leveraging sound technical judgment and customer insights.

• Participate in and coordinate on‑call escalations as part of the management team as needed

• 10 years of experience in software engineering, infrastructure, or large‑scale networking, with at least 4 years in a senior management or director role leading large teams.

• Deep experience in hyperscale cloud or large‑scale networking environments.

• Demonstrated success managing both software development and AI/ML integration teams.

• Proven experience building and operating large‑scale, distributed, highly reliable systems leveraging intelligent automation.

• Hands‑on expertise in AI/ML architecture and model deployment in production environments.

• Experience with large‑scale systems design, data engineering, and automation frameworks.

• Track record of driving talent acquisition, onboarding, and team performance management.

• Exceptional organizational, communication (verbal & written), and interpersonal skills.

• Strong technical judgment and ability to influence roadmaps, set strategic priorities, and deliver measurable results in a fast‑paced environment.

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