Principal Engineer, Core Infrastructure

Oracle

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Work type: On-site
Location: Nashville, TN
Salary: $114,600–$234,600 / yr
Posted: 10 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Similar $177k

This role $175k

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This role pays more than 60% of similar roles. Most pay $144,350–$208,800 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $175k versus about $177k for comparable roles.

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TL;DR · Principal Engineer, Core Infrastructure

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Principal Engineer, Core Infrastructure joins the Technical Strategy & Oversight team to shape Lightweight Infrastructure, the next-generation runtime and platform layer for compute, storage, networking, identity, observability, and governance. This role involves leading the design and delivery of core distributed systems and cloud-platform capabilities while driving complex technical work from initial design through implementation and operational readiness. The engineer will solve difficult problems involving distributed state, failures, performance, security, lifecycle management, and automation to build a self-healing, scalable platform. Key technologies and skills include proficiency in Java, Go, Rust, or C/C++, along with expertise in virtualization, QEMU, eBPF, PKI, and confidential computing. The role addresses the challenge of reducing operational complexity for cloud services by building automated infrastructure that ensures high availability and resilience across various service pillars like compute, state, and connectivity.

What does a Engineer earn?

Median $185000 from 249 postings across 48 companies.

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Skills

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

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.

What we're looking for

Must have a BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
Requires 6–10+ years of software engineering experience building highly available, scalable distributed systems or cloud infrastructure.
Must possess strong programming skills in Java, Go, Rust, C/C++, or similar systems or backend languages.
Requires deep experience in core infrastructure areas such as distributed systems, cloud control planes, virtualization, storage, networking, or security.
Ability to independently lead the design and delivery of complex, resilient, and observable services.
Must have a strong understanding of failure handling, concurrency, asynchronous workflows, and lifecycle management in distributed systems.
Requires strong debugging and problem-solving skills for complex production and performance issues.
Ability to provide technical leadership through mentoring, design reviews, and code reviews.

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