Lead Principal Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure

Oracle

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On-site
Location
Nashville, TN
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$146,300–$306,400 / yr
Posted
12 days ago
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TL;DR · Lead Principal Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure

The Lead Principal Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure joins the Network Modeling and Control team to build network control software for scaling AI infrastructure. This individual contributor role focuses on developing software that models physical networks to enable configuration, expansion, and safe operation for GPU clusters. You will design and lead architecture for distributed services, managing concurrent changes, state consistency, and failure recovery. Key responsibilities include evolving network models, APIs, and automation while ensuring reliability through validation and observability. The role requires deep expertise in distributed systems, concurrency, fault tolerance, and API design. You will solve complex problems at the intersection of software and networking, specifically addressing how to coordinate infrastructure changes and maintain availability for large-scale AI training and inference workloads.

What you'll do

  • Lead architecture and hands-on development for distributed services supporting network modeling and configuration.
  • Evolve network models, APIs, and automation to support expanding GPU infrastructure and new architectures.
  • Design reliable workflows for concurrent and long-running changes with clear state management and recovery.
  • Build safety into network automation through validation, controlled rollouts, and observability.
  • Improve service performance and scalability to accelerate infrastructure provisioning and network changes.
  • Own major technical initiatives from problem definition through implementation and measurable production outcomes.
  • Mentor engineers and use production experience to improve architecture and eliminate manual work.

What we're looking for

  • Must have 10+ years of software engineering experience.
  • Must have substantial experience designing and operating distributed systems.
  • Must possess strong programming skills and a record of delivering complex production software.
  • Must have a deep understanding of concurrency, consistency, fault tolerance, API design, and persistent state.
  • Must have experience making architectural decisions across services and explaining tradeoffs clearly.
  • Must have evidence of leading complex initiatives across teams while remaining close to implementation.
  • Must be able to read, write, and speak English.
  • Experience with infrastructure software for AI/ML platforms, GPU clusters, or large-scale compute environments (preferred).

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