Principal software developer - technical strategy

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 engineers who have experience designing major features and launching them into production. You have built and operated high-scale public cloud services and possess a deep understanding of control plane architecture. You're technically strong, work independently, and extend your leadership to development teams. You know how to balance speed with quality, drive continuous improvement, and inspire others to raise the bar for automation, efficiency, and operational excellence.

In this role, you will drive the design of major service components, working closely with tech leads, engineering managers, and TPMs, while also providing hands-on guidance to junior team members. You'll move fluidly between translating high-level system design to low-level system design, writing architectural documentation, leading engineering peer reviews, and tackling hands-on tasks like prototyping, code reviews, and bootstrapping projects. With your ability to automate and instrument services, you'll help development teams deliver high-quality results and instill a strong culture of customer focus.

Responsibilities

Basic Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science (or equivalent experience)

• 8+ years experience building robust, distributed services in high-performance development environments

• Development experience in a modern programming language, such as Java, C++, C#

• Strong grasp of data structures and algorithms; experience optimizing for scale.

• Hands-on experience designing, developing, and operating public cloud service or large distributed applications in production.

• Deep understanding of object-oriented design and SDK development, specifically within a cloud environment

• Experience working closely with architects, principals, product and program managers to deliver product features on time and with high quality.

• Good knowledge of data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and distributed systems fundamentals.

• Working familiarity with networking protocols (TCP/IP, and standard network architectures.

• Good understanding of databases, NoSQL systems, storage, and distributed persistence technologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in operational environments with mission-critical, tier-0 services

• Hands-on experience developing services on a public cloud platform (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)

• Expertise in Linux internals and strong Linux/Unix troubleshooting skills

• Familiarity with cloud storage and virtualization technologies.

• Knowledge of networking protocols.

• Building continuous integration/deployment pipelines with robust testing and deployment schedules

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:

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 per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.

11 paid holidays

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.

Paid parental leave

Adoption assistance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Financial planning and group legal

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

About Us

As a world leader in cloud solutions, Oracle uses tomorrow's technology to tackle today's challenges. We've partnered with industry-leaders in almost every sector-and continue to thrive after 40+ years of change by operating with integrity.

We know that true innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. That's why we're committed to growing an inclusive workforce that promotes opportunities for all.

Oracle careers open the door to global opportunities where work-life balance flourishes. We offer competitive benefits based on parity and consistency and support our people with flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options. We also encourage employees to give back to their communities through our volunteer programs.

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