Principal Software Developer

Job Description

Build the Future of Cloud at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)

At Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), we deliver mission-critical applications for the world’s leading enterprises, driving digital transformation through hyper-scale, secure, multi-tenant cloud services across 50+ global regions. But we’re not stopping there—OCI is redefining the future with dedicated, hybrid, multi-cloud, and edge computing deployments.

About Technical Strategy and Oversight (TSO)

Within TSO, our mission is to enable customer choice and empower transparency, all while maximizing the value of cloud. We’re at the center of OCI’s most ambitious initiatives—building innovative platforms and foundational frameworks to support developers and fuel next-generation cloud services.

What You’ll Be Building

• Greenfield Environments: Design and launch cloud services from the ground up
• High-Impact Frameworks: Engineer new container runtimes to operate OCI’s most demanding, high-availability workloads
• Performance Breakthroughs: Develop remote persistent storage matching the speed and latency of local NVMe drives
• Standardized Innovation: Deliver core data-plane components and tools driving critical performance improvements across OCI

Why Join Us?

• Innovation at Scale: Contribute to pioneering work shaping the future of the global cloud ecosystem
• Visible Career Growth: Join us at a dynamic, high-growth phase—your impact will be tangible and valued
• Collaboration & Autonomy: Work alongside a talented, diverse team—enjoying both freedom and strong support
• Dynamic & Inclusive Culture: Experience a flexible workplace where you can belong, thrive, and make a difference

If you’re passionate about building foundational technologies, eager to collaborate with world-class engineering talent, and ready to leave your mark on the global cloud landscape—we want to hear from you!

Who We’re Looking For

We’re seeking self-motivated technical leaders who thrive on solving system-level and data-plane architecture challenges at scale. As an expert developer, you’ll deep-dive into low-level systems, designing highly scalable solutions for networking and storage in OCI’s advanced cloud environment. You have a proven record of shipping major features to production, and deep expertise in high-scale public cloud—particularly at the data-plane level. You work independently, mentor teams, and drive technical vision from concept through delivery.

With us, you will define the next generation of OCI’s infrastructure—delivering innovations that set new standards for the industry. We value builders who lead by example, simplify complexity, balance speed with quality, and inspire others to optimize and automate. If you have a history of leading large-scale projects and driving operational excellence, you’ll thrive here!

Basic Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
• 8+ years’ experience building robust, distributed services in high-performance development environments
• Demonstrated ability to write high-quality code in C/C++, Go, or similar languages
• Strong grasp of data structures and algorithms; experience optimizing for scale
• Deep background in networking data-plane architectures (DPU-based or DPDK-based solutions)
• Familiarity with network virtualization, network protocols, and distributed systems
• Proven experience with highly distributed, large-scale service infrastructures
• Hands-on experience in operational environments with mission-critical, tier-0 services

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise in Linux internals and strong Linux/Unix troubleshooting skills
• Familiarity with DPU programming (such as P4/Pensando (AMD), DOCA/BlueField)

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 to $223,400 per annum. May be eligible for bonus and equity.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle’s differing products, industries and lines of business.
Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:
1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
2. Short term disability and long term disability
3. Life insurance and AD&D
4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
8. 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 per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
9. 11 paid holidays
10. Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
11. Paid parental leave
12. Adoption assistance
13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
14. Financial planning and group legal
15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

Career Level - IC4

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