Principal Software Developer

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We are looking for a 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‑generation fast‑growing OCI cloud. You will challenge existing engineering assumptions, bring expertise in highly performant, reliable, and available system engineering, and 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.

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, and value simplicity and scale. You will work comfortably in a collaborative, agile environment and be excited to learn.

With superb technical, research, and analytical capabilities, you will envision, collaborate with executives, and drive the software design and development for new major data‑plane components of Oracle’s Cloud Infrastructure. You will define foundations for the next generation of OCI data‑planes and make deep architectural changes as an outstanding builder and technical leader with an established industry track record.

As a member of the software engineering division, you will take an active role in defining and evolving standard practices and procedures, specifying, designing, and developing software according to those specifications. You will perform professional software development tasks associated with developing, designing, and debugging 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

Disclaimer:
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 to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflecting Oracle’s differing products, industries and lines of business.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes:

• 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
• Paid time off:
  Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non‑overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment.
  
  Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours…