Principal Software Engineer, OCI

Oracle is seeking experienced developers to join their new Service Platform team within Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to design and build scalable services, defining engineering best practices, and contributing to system-level software improvements.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and build scalable, high-performance foundational platform services
• Define and improve engineering best practices, development processes, and design standards
• Design, implement, and maintain software components across the full development lifecycle
• Contribute to debugging, performance tuning, and improving reliability of system-level software
• Drive architectural and design decisions with broad impact across OCI

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• 8+ years of professional software development experience
• Experience as a technical lead on large-scale cloud services with end-to-end project leadership experience
• Proficient in systems-level programming with one or more of the following: C/C++, Java, Rust, or Go
• Demonstrated leadership in making critical technical decisions and setting engineering vision
• Experience with Linux virtualization technologies and container runtimes
• Familiarity with running and supporting production systems in mission-critical, live-service environments
• Strong problem-solving skills, ownership mindset, and excellent communication abilities
• Experience designing architectures for high availability, scalability, and future flexibility across services
• Solid understanding of Linux systems, including kernel and driver development
• Proven track record of delivering high-quality products through all stages of the software lifecycle
• Experience developing high-performance, low-level systems
• Deep experience developing and operating services on public cloud platforms (e.g., Oracle Cloud, AWS, Azure)
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration
• In-depth knowledge of Linux internals and virtualization technologies
• Strong understanding of computer networking fundamentals (e.g., OSI model, TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, DHCP, subnets, gateways)
• Expert-level Linux/Unix troubleshooting skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to produce clear technical designs and documentation
• Experience with highly distributed infrastructure and scalable service architectures
• Proven experience mentoring and hiring, with a commitment to raising the technical bar across teams