Lead Principal Core Infrastructure Engineer

Oracle

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Work type: On-site
Location: Seattle, WASanta Clara, CANashville, TNAustin, TX
Salary: $135,200–$306,400 / yr
Posted: 80 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · Lead Principal Core Infrastructure Engineer

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As a Lead Principal Core Infrastructure Engineer, you will join the technical leadership team to develop core infrastructure powering Oracle Cloud Infrastructure networking control and management services. You will lead the architecture, design, implementation, and evolution of highly scalable distributed systems while driving the technical direction for critical services involving network configuration management and propagation to data planes. The role involves collaborating across organizations to build reliable cloud infrastructure, mentoring engineers, and influencing architectural decisions through design reviews. Key requirements include expertise in large-scale distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, networking software, or systems software. You will utilize skills in algorithms, data structures, concurrency, and distributed systems while managing modern CI/CD pipelines and release automation. This role solves complex challenges in network configuration management at scale to support the next generation of global cloud networking services.

Skills

Distributed Systems Cloud Infrastructure OCI Network Configuration Management CI/CD Release Automation Architecture Design Data Structures Algorithms Concurrency Systems Software Deployment Workflows

What you'll do

Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of highly scalable distributed systems for OCI Networking.
Drive technical direction for critical control and management services involving network configuration management.
Manage the propagation of network configurations to data planes at cloud scale.
Build and operate reliable, high-availability production-grade distributed services.
Develop and manage modern CI/CD pipelines, release automation, and deployment workflows.
Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership through design reviews and architectural guidance.
Influence cross-team technical initiatives to improve infrastructure reliability and operational excellence.

What we're looking for

10+ years of experience designing and building large-scale distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, networking software, or systems software.
Strong computer science fundamentals including algorithms, data structures, concurrency, distributed systems, and software design.
Experience building and operating modern CI/CD pipelines, release automation, and deployment workflows for large-scale distributed systems.
Experience designing, building, and operating highly available, production-grade distributed services at scale.
Demonstrated technical leadership including driving architecture, mentoring engineers, and leading cross-team initiatives.
Familiarity with network configuration management (preferred).
BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

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