Key skills
PythonJavaGoRustAPI designDistributed systemsService-oriented architectureSoftware architecture designGitCI/CD pipelinesAutomated testingLinux production environmentsResilient systemsObservable systemsAI-assisted engineering toolsTCP/IPBGPOSPFIS-ISMPLSIPv4IPv6DNSDHCPHyperscale cloud networkingData center networkingService provider networkingEthernet switching platformsNetwork fabricsOptical networkingNetwork automationYANGOpenConfigNETCONFgNMIInfrastructure observabilityTelemetryMonitoringOperational analyticsInfrastructure as CodeConfiguration managementPassion for solving infrastructure problemsNetworking fundamentalsAIAnalyticsOracleGitHubCI/CDLeadershipCollaboration
About this role
NetSuite is a part of Oracle, a company that leads in AI and cloud solutions. They are seeking a Principal Software Development Engineer to design and develop software that supports OCI network deployment, focusing on building scalable automation and collaborating with engineering teams to enhance infrastructure reliability.
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain production software supporting OCI network deployment and lifecycle management
- Build and evolve engineering platforms, APIs, automation services, and operational systems that enable OCI’s global network infrastructure
- Own software solutions throughout their lifecycle, from architecture and implementation to deployment, operations, and continuous improvement
- Develop scalable automation using modern programming languages and software engineering practices
- Partner with Network Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, and Network Automation teams to transform operational challenges into scalable software solutions
- Design and implement resilient, observable, and highly available platform services
- Improve platform reliability, scalability, performance, and operational efficiency
- Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, deployment workflows, and release processes
- Troubleshoot production software, infrastructure, and networking issues across distributed systems
- Lead technical design discussions and contribute to the long-term architecture of NRB engineering platforms
- Develop technical documentation, engineering standards, runbooks, and operational best practices
- Leverage AI-assisted development tools to accelerate software development, testing, debugging, documentation, and operational workflows while applying sound engineering judgment and validating all outputs
- Mentor engineers through technical leadership, code reviews, and engineering best practices
- Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to simplify operations through software and automation
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- Strong software engineering experience in Python, Java, Go, or Rust
- Experience designing scalable APIs, distributed systems, and service-oriented architectures
- Design software architectures that emphasize modularity, extensibility, maintainability, and long-term operational sustainability
- Experience building and operating production engineering platforms
- Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and modern software development practices
- Experience supporting Linux-based production environments
- Experience designing highly available, resilient, and observable systems
- Experience using AI-assisted engineering tools such as Oracle AI, GitHub Copilot, Codex, ChatGPT Enterprise, or similar technologies to improve software development, automation, documentation, and engineering productivity
- Strong understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS, IPv4, IPv6, DNS, and DHCP
- Experience with hyperscale cloud, data center, or service provider networking environments
- Familiarity with Ethernet switching platforms, network fabrics, optical networking, and large-scale infrastructure deployments
- Experience with network automation technologies such as YANG, OpenConfig, NETCONF, gNMI, or similar frameworks
- Understanding of infrastructure observability, telemetry, monitoring, and operational analytics
- Building and operating hyperscale cloud infrastructure
- Developing software for infrastructure automation, platform engineering, or developer platforms
- Experience designing workflow orchestration systems, distributed state machines, or long-running infrastructure automation
- Supporting AI or GPU data center deployments
- Designing and maintaining engineering platforms used by large operational organizations
- Root cause analysis and production incident response
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management
- Vendor collaboration and platform integration
- Driving engineering excellence through automation and continuous improvement