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As a Director, Software Engineering - Core Infrastructure, you will lead engineering teams through managers and technical leads to design, develop, deploy, and operate highly available, large-scale distributed services for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Networking. You will drive the execution of technical priorities while establishing strong engineering practices and operational excellence for production systems. The role involves managing complex projects, mitigating risks, and fostering a culture of technical excellence and growth. Key requirements include expertise in scalable software architecture, technical leadership, and experience with CI/CD pipelines, release automation, and large-scale deployment workflows. You will solve critical challenges in managing network configuration at cloud scale by rearchitecting physical network control and management systems to support next-generation networking services. The work focuses on the core infrastructure powering the networking control plane within a massive cloud platform.
What does a Software Engineering Director earn?
Median $262275 from 30 postings across 13 companies.
Lead software engineering teams through a hierarchy of engineering managers and technical leads.
Design, develop, and operate highly available, large-scale distributed services for OCI Networking.
Drive the execution of technical and organizational priorities to ensure reliable and scalable service delivery.
Establish strong engineering practices and operational excellence for production distributed systems.
Manage complex projects by identifying risks, managing dependencies, and prioritizing tasks to meet deadlines.
Mentor and develop engineering leaders to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth.
Partner with cross-functional teams to design and deliver large-scale cloud infrastructure components.
What we're looking for
8+ years of experience leading engineering teams building and operating highly available, production-grade distributed systems or cloud infrastructure.
Distributed Systems
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Data Processing
Cloud Infrastructure
Telemetry
Alerting
Load-shedding
Rate-limiting
Encryption
Access Control
SOPs
Incident Management
Formal Verification
SLOs
Data Replication