Principal Engineer, Core Infrastructure

Oracle

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Work type: On-site
Location: Seattle, WASan Francisco, CA
Salary: $114,600–$234,600 / yr
Posted: 16 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · Principal Engineer, Core Infrastructure

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As a Principal Engineer, Core Infrastructure within the Technical Strategy & Oversight organization, you will shape Lightweight Infrastructure, the next-generation runtime and platform layer for compute, storage, networking, identity, observability, and governance. You will lead the development and architecture of scalable, elastic distributed systems designed to be resilient, self-healing, and high-throughput. Your daily work involves designing fault-tolerant components using redundancy and replication, implementing load-shedding and rate-limiting, and building proactive telemetry and alerting dashboards. You will also manage infrastructure through Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation while ensuring robust security controls in multi-tenant environments. To succeed, you must possess expertise in distributed systems, kernel programming, Linux, and system programming, with proficiency in languages such as Java, Go, Rust, or C/C++. This role solves the challenge of scaling cloud infrastructure while reducing manual operational complexity.

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Skills

Distributed Systems Java Go Rust C/C++ Linux Kernel Programming System Programming Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Cloud Infrastructure Networking Storage Virtualization Telemetry

What you'll do

Architect and lead the development of scalable, elastic distributed systems for core infrastructure.
Optimize code and data paths to support high-throughput, hyper-scale workloads and large-scale data processing.
Design fault-tolerant systems using redundancy, replication, and automated failover mechanisms to ensure high availability.
Implement network reliability strategies including load-shedding, throttling, and rate-limiting to meet service level objectives.
Establish telemetry, KPIs, and proactive monitoring dashboards to identify system gaps and health issues.
Design complex validation scenarios such as fault injection and brownouts to ensure system correctness.
Proactively diagnose and resolve production issues while mentoring peers in troubleshooting and incident response.
Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation tools for secure patching, updates, and rollbacks.

What we're looking for

BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
6–10+ years of software engineering experience building highly available, scalable distributed systems or cloud infrastructure.
Proficiency in Java, Go, Rust, C/C++, or similar systems and backend languages.
Deep experience in core infrastructure areas such as distributed systems, cloud control planes, networking, storage, or virtualization.
Ability to independently lead the design and delivery of complex, resilient, and observable services.
Strong understanding of failure handling, concurrency, asynchronous workflows, and lifecycle management in distributed systems.
Expertise in Linux, Kernel Programming, and System Programming.
Proven ability to mentor peers and raise the technical bar through code reviews and technical leadership.

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