Principal Engineer, Core Infrastructure

Oracle

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Work type: On-site
Location: Nashville, TN
Salary: $114,600–$234,600 / yr
Posted: 57 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · Principal Engineer, Core Infrastructure

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The Principal Engineer, Core Infrastructure joins the Technical Strategy & Oversight organization to build foundational systems for Autonomous OCI. This role focuses on developing Lightweight Infrastructure, the next-generation runtime and platform layer for compute, storage, networking, identity, observability, and governance. You will lead the design and delivery of core distributed systems, driving complex technical work from initial design through implementation and operational readiness. Key responsibilities include solving problems involving distributed state, failures, performance, and security while mentoring others and defining long-term architecture. You will utilize skills in Java, Go, Rust, and C/C++ to build multi-tenant platforms, storage layers, and secure networking. The work addresses the business problem of scaling cloud services to thousands of regions while reducing manual operational complexity through self-healing, resilient, and automated infrastructure.

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Median $178175 from 251 postings across 54 companies.

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Skills

Rust Go Java C++ eBPF QEMU PostgreSQL Kubernetes Oracle Cloud Infrastructure AWS Azure GCP Distributed Systems Virtualization PKI Confidential Computing Linux Networking

What you'll do

Lead the design and delivery of core distributed systems and cloud-platform capabilities.
Drive complex technical projects from initial design through implementation, rollout, and operational readiness.
Improve the scale, resilience, performance, and simplicity of OCI services running on Lightweight Infrastructure.
Solve complex problems involving distributed state, failures, performance, security, and automation.
Define engineering principles and long-term architecture for next-generation service platforms.
Raise technical standards through design reviews, code reviews, mentoring, and hiring.
Develop core infrastructure components such as compute, storage, networking, identity, or orchestration layers.

What we're looking for

BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
6 to 10+ years of software engineering experience building highly available, scalable distributed systems or cloud infrastructure.
Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, Go, Rust, C/C++, or similar systems and backend languages.
Deep experience in core infrastructure areas including distributed systems, cloud control planes, virtualization, storage, networking, security, or platform automation.
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.
Proven ability to solve complex production issues through strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
Ability to provide technical leadership through mentoring, design reviews, code reviews, and cross-team collaboration.

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