Principal Core Infrastructure Engineer, Software Systems

Oracle

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On-site
Location
Nashville, TN
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$114,600–$234,600 / yr
Posted
15 days ago
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TL;DR · Principal Core Infrastructure Engineer, Software Systems

JOB TITLE: Principal Core Infrastructure Engineer - Software Systems - Nashville, TN The Principal Core Infrastructure Engineer joins the AI Infra Operations team to support GPU infrastructure within Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. This role involves leading the development and maintenance of automation and operational tooling for GPU fleets across multiple geographic regions to ensure high availability. Key responsibilities include building monitoring, alerting, and diagnostics for fleet health and performance, serving as a senior escalation point for complex host issues, and participating in incident response. The engineer will utilize Grafana and other tools to improve observability and reliability while building AI agents. Core competencies include mentoring junior engineers, documenting operational procedures, and managing regional deployments. The work focuses on solving technical challenges related to GPU capacity, availability, and infrastructure readiness within a cloud environment.

What you'll do

  • Build and maintain automation and operational tooling for OCI GPU infrastructure across multiple regions.
  • Develop monitoring, alerting, and diagnostics for GPU fleet health and performance using tools like Grafana.
  • Serve as the senior escalation point for complex GPU host and repair issues.
  • Participate in incident response and root-cause analysis to resolve blockers affecting GPU capacity and availability.
  • Build and improve AI agents, ensuring safe rollout, execution, and monitoring.
  • Document operational procedures, automation workflows, troubleshooting guides, and runbooks.
  • Mentor junior engineers in operational best practices and provide senior technical support.

What we're looking for

  • Must be able to read, write, and speak English.
  • Must be willing and able to work onsite in Nashville, TN.
  • 3 to 5+ years of experience.
  • Experience building and maintaining automation and operational tooling for GPU infrastructure.
  • Experience building and improving monitoring, alerting, and diagnostics using tools such as Grafana.
  • Experience building and improving AI agents, ensuring safe rollout, execution, and monitoring.
  • Ability to serve as a senior escalation point for complex GPU host and repair issues.
  • Ability to mentor and guide junior engineers in operational best practices.

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