Principal Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure joins the team to lead the development and architecture of scalable, container-based services for liquid-cooled GPU infrastructure in factory environments. The role involves building secure control-plane workflows and data-plane test capabilities to orchestrate manufacturing lifecycles, firmware management, and repair triage for platforms like GB200 and MI355. You will design fault-tolerant distributed systems, optimize high-throughput data paths, and implement Infrastructure as Code for automated patching and deployment. The position requires proficiency in Java, C++, C#, or Go, alongside deep knowledge of distributed systems, networking, and security controls. This role solves critical manufacturing yield and reliability challenges to accelerate the delivery of hyperscale AI infrastructure. You will collaborate with cross-functional partners to ensure hardware readiness and establish performance metrics for large-scale data processing and storage environments.
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Architect and develop scalable, container-based services to monitor and manage liquid-cooled GPU infrastructure.
Build secure control-plane workflows and data-plane test capabilities for manufacturing lifecycle management.
Automate GPU test validations and manage consistent firmware, software, and hardware configurations.
Design high-throughput data paths using distributed state, replication, and synchronization patterns.
Develop fault-tolerant systems featuring redundancy, automatic failover, and recovery-oriented designs.
Establish performance metrics, telemetry dashboards, and proactive alerting for critical infrastructure.
Lead production incident diagnosis, root-cause analysis, and technical mentoring for engineering teams.
Implement Infrastructure as Code to automate patching, updates, and change management processes.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
7+ years of professional software-engineering experience with impact on large-scale distributed systems or cloud infrastructure.
Proficiency in one or more object-oriented or systems programming languages such as Java, C++, C#, or Go.
Deep understanding of distributed-systems design, data structures, algorithms, operating systems, networking, and secure software-development practices.
Experience with system-level test automation, performance/load testing, reliability engineering, and production incident response.
Demonstrated experience leading technical architecture and mentoring engineers.
Strong problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Experience with cloud platforms, data-plane platforms, Infrastructure as Code, or observability systems (preferred).
Distributed Systems
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
AWS
Azure
Google Cloud
Java
C++
C#
Go
Infrastructure as Code
Microservices
Networking
Data Structures
Algorithms
Security Controls
Distributed Systems
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
System Design
Scalability
Data Replication
Telemetry
Monitoring
Alerting
rate‑limiting
Security Controls
Encryption
Automation
Distributed Systems
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Data Processing
System Design
Telemetry
Monitoring
Alerting
rate‑limiting
Fault Injection
Encryption
Automation
Scalability
Distributed Systems
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Data Processing
System Design
Telemetry
Monitoring
Alerting
Fault Injection
rate‑limiting
Encryption
Automation
Scalability
Distributed Systems
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Cloud Infrastructure
Data Processing
System Design
Telemetry
Monitoring
Alerting
Fault Injection
rate‑limiting
Encryption
Scalability