Software Development Director

Software Development Director at Oracle

Job Description: Manage a team that designs and develops AI solutions for OCI Networking. As a director of the software engineering team, you will own building AI applications powered by AI models. Apply your knowledge of AI models, networking, data center infrastructure and network monitoring to manage software development tasks associated with developing, debugging, or designing AI‑based applications to automate, optimize and secure networks.

Interact with other service teams to develop product roadmaps. Assist in short‑to‑long‑term plans to achieve strategic objectives, influence senior management, and demonstrate leadership and people‑management skills.

Minimum qualifications include a BS or MS degree or equivalent relevant experience and 10+ years of software engineering or related experience.

• Lead engineering team for AI‑based applications to automate provisioning, qualifying, and design of networks.
• Collaborate with architects to identify new features and drive the product roadmap.
• Establish and develop the organization to meet and execute strategy.
• Work with geographically distributed teams and contribute to the success of related teams.
• Recruit and build a capable and cohesive engineering team.
• Deliver large‑scale projects on time with high quality.

• 10+ years experience delivering and operating large‑scale, highly available distributed systems.
• 7+ years experience in people management, preferably managing managers.
• Proficient in AI models and familiar with how to train the models.
• Demonstrable success mentoring and growing junior engineers to senior levels.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and distributed systems fundamentals.
• Familiarity with networking protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP) and standard network architectures.
• Experience building multi‑tenant, virtualized infrastructure is a strong plus.
• BS or MS degree or equivalent experience relevant to functional area.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion.
• Short‑term and long‑term disability insurance.
• 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:
  Flexible vacation for salaried employees and accrued vacation for other eligible employees.
• 11 paid holidays.
• Paid sick leave with 72 hours on date of hire and renewal each calendar year.
• Paid parental leave and adoption assistance.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Financial planning and group legal services.
• Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance.

US salary range: $122,500 – $291,800 per year, with potential for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

Values are OCI’s foundation and how we deliver excellence. We strive for equity, inclusion, and respect for all. We are committed to the greater good, continually learning, and growing our careers and ourselves.

As a world leader in cloud solutions, Oracle uses tomorrow’s technology to tackle today’s challenges. We’ve partnered with industry leaders in nearly every sector and continue to thrive after 40+ years of change. We operate with integrity, empower innovation, and provide inclusive, flexible, and balanced workplaces. Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.