Lead Principal Network Developer

Oracle

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Work type
On-site
Location
Nashville, TN
Salary
$126,200–$264,100 / yr
Posted
66 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Similar $183k
This role $195k
$104k most similar roles pay here $281k

This role pays more than 63% of similar roles. Most pay $149,412–$216,300 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $195k versus about $183k for comparable roles.

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TL;DR · Lead Principal Network Developer

The Lead Principal Network Developer joins the Network Products Engineering team to provide technical leadership in developing next-generation networking products for large-scale cloud infrastructures. This individual contributor role involves defining architectural visions, driving product strategy, and overseeing the design, development, and validation of advanced network fabrics and systems. Day-to-day responsibilities include building automation frameworks for testing and operations, creating complex telemetry dashboards, managing high-visibility incident responses, and performing root cause analysis. The candidate will utilize expertise in network architecture, network hardware, network operating systems, and networking fundamentals to ensure performance and reliability. This role solves critical challenges in scaling cloud infrastructure by proactively mitigating risks in network design, optimizing capacity management, and ensuring seamless integration between hardware, software, and global data center environments through cross-functional collaboration and technical mentorship.

What you'll do

  • Design and develop advanced network fabrics and systems to support large-scale cloud and data center environments.
  • Lead the development of automation frameworks and scripts to improve operational efficiency across multiple teams.
  • Create and customize complex dashboards, telemetry systems, and alerting mechanisms to monitor network health and performance.
  • Oversee the validation of production networks and establish standardized pre-production testing protocols.
  • Manage high-visibility incident responses and lead the delivery of root cause analysis for major technical issues.
  • Analyze network performance metrics to predict future capacity needs and author white papers to drive infrastructure changes.
  • Provide technical mentorship and subject matter expertise to cross-functional teams to ensure architectural alignment.
  • Partner with vendors and internal stakeholders to resolve complex bugs and ensure compliance with networking standards.

What we're looking for

  • Applicants must be able to read, write, and speak English.
  • Candidates must have at least 10 years of experience in the field.
  • Proficiency in network architecture is required.
  • Experience with network hardware is required.
  • Knowledge of network operating systems is required.
  • Mastery of networking fundamentals is required.

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