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Job description
Principal Software Development Engineer (IC4) - Network Region Build (NRB)
United States
Austin, TX, United States
Chicago, IL, United States
Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Philadelphia, PA, United States
Saline, MI, United States
Job Identification
Job Category Product Development
Job Type Regular Employee
Does this position require a security clearance? No
Years 6 to 10+ years
Applicants are required to read, write, and speak the following languages English
Job Description
What You’ll Do
As a Principal Software Development Engineer, you will:
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.
Responsibilities
What We’re Looking For
We’re looking for engineers who enjoy building software that powers infrastructure.
Successful candidates are comfortable working across software engineering, systems engineering, infrastructure engineering, and networking. They thrive on building reliable platforms, automating complex operational workflows, and owning services throughout their lifecycle. They are curious, collaborative, and passionate about solving challenging infrastructure problems through software.
Required Qualifications
Software Engineering
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.
Infrastructure Engineering and Networking
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.
Preferred Experience
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.
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.
This role is primarily focused on software development and platform engineering while working closely with Network Engineering teams. Engineers may occasionally travel to OCI data centers to support deployments, validate platform capabilities, troubleshoot production issues, and gain firsthand understanding of the infrastructure their software supports.
Why Join NRB?
The Network Region Build team enables Oracle Cloud Infrastructure’s global expansion by building the platforms, automation, and engineering systems that power OCI Regions and AI data centers around the world.
As a Principal Software Development Engineer, you will help define the future of infrastructure engineering by building software that automates and scales one of the world’s largest cloud networks. Your work will directly influence how OCI deploys, operates, and expands the infrastructure powering next-generation AI workloads while collaborating with world-class engineers solving some of the industry’s most complex distributed systems and networking challenges.
Qualifications
Disclaimer: Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.
Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only
US: Hiring Range in USD from: $114,600 to $234,600 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.
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
Required Skills
Border Gateway Protocol Routing
Java
Network Interfaces
Network Management
OCI - DNS
Python
REST APIs
TCP/IP Protocol
About Us
Only Oracle brings together the data, infrastructure, applications, and expertise to power everything from industry innovations to life-saving care. And with AI embedded across our products and services, we help customers turn that promise into a better future for all. Discover your potential at a company leading the way in AI and cloud solutions that impact billions of lives.
True innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. That’s why we’re committed to growing a workforce that promotes opportunities for all with competitive benefits that 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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boise, ID, 83708, US
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