Principal Software Developer, Core Infrastructure

Oracle

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Work type
On-site
Location
Nashville, TN
Salary
$114,600–$234,600 / yr
Posted
118 days ago
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Similar $198k
This role $175k
$98k most similar roles pay here $267k

This role pays less than 55% of similar roles. Most pay $169,550–$226,350 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $175k versus about $198k for comparable roles.

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TL;DR · Principal Software Developer, Core Infrastructure

As a Principal Software Developer, Core Infrastructure, you will join the Host Provisioning Service team to manage the end-to-end lifecycle of OCI hardware. You will provide technical leadership for new product introductions and fleet-management capabilities while designing scalable architectures and automation for provisioning, firmware management, and decommissioning. Your daily responsibilities include driving qualification and operational readiness for server, GPU, NIC, SmartNIC, and storage platforms. You will develop validation frameworks for metadata generation and compliance, resolve complex production issues, and provide on-call support for customer fleet problems in data centers. The role requires establishing standards for reliability, observability, and security while collaborating with hardware engineering, manufacturing, and vendor organizations. You will mentor engineers and lead design reviews to ensure the secure, reliable deployment of complex hardware platforms into production environments.

What does a Software Developer earn?

Median $143736 from 66 postings across 13 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Lead the design, implementation, and operation of provisioning, firmware management, and hardware lifecycle services.
  • Drive qualification, onboarding, and operational readiness for server, GPU, NIC, and storage platforms.
  • Develop scalable automation and validation frameworks for firmware qualification and deployment readiness.
  • Resolve complex production issues across provisioning, firmware, and platform lifecycle systems.
  • Provide on-call technical leadership for customer fleet issues in OCI data centers.
  • Establish technical standards for service reliability, observability, security, and scalability.
  • Partner with hardware engineering, manufacturing, and vendors to deliver secure product launches.
  • Mentor engineers and lead design reviews to drive post-incident improvements.

What we're looking for

  • Must be able to read, write, and speak English.
  • 6 to 10+ years of experience is required.

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