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: 3 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $175k

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TL;DR · Principal Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure

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As a Principal Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure, you will lead the development and architecture of scalable, elastic distributed systems designed for high-throughput, hyper-scale workloads. You will be responsible for optimizing data paths, designing fault-tolerant components with redundancy and replication, and implementing robust security controls and infrastructure as code to ensure operational readiness. The role involves building proactive telemetry dashboards, managing complex validation through fault injection, and ensuring system durability. To succeed, you must possess proficiency in C/C++, scripting languages like Python, Perl, or Bash, and experience with multi-threaded embedded Linux applications. You will work with network and storage stacks including P4, DOCA, TCP/IP, NVMe, PCIe, and DPDK. Additionally, the role requires expertise in firmware development, Linux kernel programming, virtualization technologies like SRIOV and VirtIO, and familiarity with Intel, AMD, or ARM architectures.

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Skills

C++ Python Bash Perl Linux Kernel Firmware TCP/IP NVMe PCIe DPDK P4 DOCA CI/CD Virtualization SRIOV VirtIO VDPA Distributed Systems

What you'll do

Architect and develop scalable, elastic distributed systems for high-throughput, hyper-scale workloads.
Optimize code and data paths while enforcing scalability requirements for owned components.
Design fault-tolerant, in-service-upgradable systems using redundancy, replication, and load-shedding techniques.
Establish KPIs, telemetry, and proactive dashboards to monitor system health and performance.
Design complex validation tests including fault injection and synchronization for data correctness.
Diagnose and resolve production issues while mentoring peers on operational readiness.
Implement security controls and develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for automated updates and rollbacks.

What we're looking for

Must have 6 to 10+ years of experience.
Proficiency in C/C++.
Scripting proficiency in Python, Perl, or Bash.
Hands-on experience developing multi-threaded embedded Linux application and infrastructure.
Experience in one or more Network or Storage stacks and protocols such as P4, DOCA, TCP/IP, NVMe, PCIe, or DPDK.
Firmware development skills and experience with embedded systems.
Knowledge of at least one of Intel, AMD, or ARM computer architectures.
Experience with Linux Kernel/Driver programming, hardware/system bring-up, and virtualization technologies (SRIOV, VirtIO, VDPA).

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