Principal Network Developer

Oracle

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Work type
On-site
Location
Nashville, TN
Salary
$102,300–$209,500 / yr
Posted
66 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $176k
This role $156k
$86k most similar roles pay here $250k

This role pays less than 68% of similar roles. Most pay $149,300–$201,812 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $156k versus about $176k for comparable roles.

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TL;DR · Principal Network Developer

The Principal Network Developer joins the Network Products Engineering team to provide technical leadership in designing, developing, and validating advanced network systems for data center and cloud environments. This individual contributor role involves creating high-level designs, managing lifecycle improvements for next-generation products, and translating customer requirements into practical solutions. The candidate will build automation frameworks, develop telemetry tools, and create reusable scripts to optimize production workflows and ensure service reliability. Key responsibilities include performing root cause analysis, mentoring junior engineers, and collaborating with hardware vendors on switch, router, ASIC, and optical components. Essential skills include expertise in network architecture, engineering, hardware, operating systems, and fundamentals. The role addresses the challenge of building scalable, reliable, and cost-effective networking infrastructure to support demanding workloads within a global cloud footprint.

What you'll do

  • Design and develop advanced network systems for scalable data center and cloud environments.
  • Lead high-level architectural designs and provide technical oversight for low-level engineering designs.
  • Build automation modules, scripts, and telemetry tools to improve operational efficiency and monitoring.
  • Develop and execute test strategies to validate complex network systems and ensure deployment readiness.
  • Manage incident response, perform root cause analysis, and resolve escalated technical issues.
  • Collaborate with hardware vendors and internal teams to align product roadmaps and requirements.
  • Mentor junior engineers and serve as a technical subject matter expert for the team.
  • Analyze performance metrics to forecast infrastructure needs and improve network capacity.

What we're looking for

  • Must have 6 to 10+ years of experience in network engineering and architecture.
  • Proficiency in networking fundamentals, including hardware and operating systems.
  • Experience designing and developing advanced network systems for data center or cloud environments.
  • Ability to develop automation scripts and tools for testing, operations, and service reliability.
  • Experience collaborating with vendors on hardware, firmware, software, and cloud network code requirements.
  • Capability to lead incident response, root cause analysis, and technical mentorship of junior engineers.
  • Skill in analyzing network performance metrics and forecasting infrastructure capacity needs.
  • Ability to read, write, and speak English.

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