Sr. Principal Software Engineer

Sr. Principal Member of Technical Staff, OCI Storage

Location: Burlington, MA

Career Level: IC5

Seniority level: Mid-Senior Level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Engineering and Information Technology

Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting

Job Description

Join Oracle’s Cloud Infrastructure team to deliver large‑scale, high performance, fault‑tolerant solutions. We are building a next‑generation Infrastructure‑as‑a‑Service that supports the most demanding mission‑critical requirements and operates at cloud scale to provide a secure, distributed multi‑tenant environment.

We’re looking for hands‑on engineers with a passion for solving difficult problems in distributed systems, virtualized infrastructure, and highly available services. Joining Oracle will give you the opportunity to design and build innovative new systems from the ground up and operate services at scale.

As a Sr. Principal Member of Technical Staff, you will work with other senior architects and product management to define requirements for OCI’s upcoming AI/ML storage infrastructure services. You will:
1) bring deep experience with Lustre parallel file systems;
2) demonstrate a working understanding of the Lustre architecture and codebase, troubleshoot issues, modify code, or contribute improvements;
3) optionally expose expertise in public cloud offerings;
4) make substantial contributions to design and architecture;
5) implement proof‑of‑concepts;
6) mentor and demonstrate core values to junior engineers;
7) write code, review code and build test automations;
8) value simplicity and scalability;
9) work comfortably in a collaborative, agile environment; and 10) stay excited to learn.

• 10+ years’ experience delivering and operating large‑scale, highly available distributed systems.
• Deep code‑level or system administration experience with Lustre file systems.
• Strong proficiency with C and C++;
  Python and/or Java is a plus.
• Expertise in one or more Public Cloud offerings (OCI, AWS, GCP, Azure) is a plus.
• Experience with high‑throughput I/O architectures like DAOS/SPDK.
• Background in RMDA and high‑performance networking (Smart
  
  NICs, NVMe/TCP, RoCEv2) is a plus.
• Familiarity with AI/ML frameworks (Tensorflow, Keras, PyTorch, Scikit‑Learn, XGBoost, Caffe) and MLOps, Kubernetes is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and distributed systems fundamentals.
• Strong troubleshooting and performance tuning skills.
• Self‑motivation to thrive in a fast‑paced environment.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.

Certain US customer or client‑facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.

US:
Hiring Range in USD from: $96,800 – $251,600 per year. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

Oracle offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
• Short‑term 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
• Paid time off with flexible vacation and accrual details
• 11 paid holidays
• Paid sick leave (72 hours at hire, refreshed each year, cap 112 hours)
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Financial planning and group legal
• Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

As a world leader in cloud solutions, Oracle uses tomorrow’s technology to tackle today’s challenges. We’ve partnered with industry leaders in almost every sector and continue to thrive after 40+ years of change by operating with integrity.

We know that true innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. We’re committed to growing an inclusive workforce that promotes opportunities for all.

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