Principal Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure

Oracle

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Work type: On-site
Location: Seattle, WASanta Clara, CA
Salary: $114,600–$234,600 / yr
Posted: 11 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Similar $178k

This role $175k

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TL;DR · Principal Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure

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Principal Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure - OCI Networking joins the Virtual Networking Control Plane organization to manage networking resources across virtual and functional layers. This role focuses on building and designing scalable distributed systems that support horizontal and vertical scaling using distributed state management tools. The engineer will develop fault-tolerant components with redundancy and automatic failover, while optimizing code for high-throughput data processing. Key responsibilities include creating telemetry systems, performing proactive troubleshooting, and implementing Infrastructure as Code to automate cloud infrastructure management. The position requires expertise in designing complex test scenarios like fault-injection, ensuring multi-tenant security through encryption and access controls, and maintaining service level objectives. This role addresses the technical challenge of providing Network-as-a-Service by delivering a software-defined network that offers flexibility and simplicity for managing large-scale customer infrastructure.

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Skills

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure SDN Infrastructure as Code Distributed Systems Data Plane Telemetry rate-limiting Encryption System Design Scalability Alerting

What you'll do

Architect and implement scalable distributed systems using distributed state management tools to support high-throughput requirements.
Design fault-tolerant components featuring redundancy, replication, and automatic failover to ensure service availability during disruptions.
Develop telemetry systems, custom dashboards, and alerting mechanisms to monitor system health and identify performance gaps.
Create complex test scenarios, such as fault injection and brown-outs, to validate system correctness and data integrity.
Lead the diagnosis and resolution of production issues while mentoring others in incident response and root cause analysis.
Implement security measures including encryption and access controls to protect multi-tenant cloud environments.
Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) scripts and automation tools to manage and update cloud infrastructure.

What we're looking for

Candidates must have 6 to 10+ years of relevant experience.
Applicants must be able to read, write, and speak English.
Experience is required in designing and implementing scalable distributed systems with horizontal and vertical scaling.
Proficiency in optimizing code for large-scale data processing and high-throughput requirements is required.
Ability to design fault-tolerant components using redundancy, replication, and automatic failover mechanisms is required.
Experience building telemetry systems, dashboards, and alerting mechanisms to monitor system health is required.
Skills in implementing security measures like encryption and access controls for multi-tenant environments are required.
Experience developing automation scripts and tools using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is required.