Principal Software Engineer

Oracle

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Work type: On-site
Location: Nashville, TN
Salary: $114,600–$234,600 / yr
Posted: 14 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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JOB TITLE: Principal Software Engineer As a Principal Software Engineer in the Data Core organization, you will help build a greenfield DPU-accelerated platform for high-performance networking and storage data paths. You will shape early architecture, develop foundational software, and move components from prototype to production. Your daily work involves designing, implementing, and troubleshooting networking and storage data path components across a large fleet of DPUs. You will integrate these with control and data planes while improving throughput, latency, and reliability. Key technologies include C, C++, Linux, Go, Python, and hardware offloads for AMD Pensando, NVIDIA BlueField, or Intel SmartNICs. You will also utilize knowledge of PCIe SR-IOV, NVMe-oF, and P4 programming to solve complex systems problems, provide technical direction, and mentor other engineers on the team.

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Skills

C C++ Linux Go Python DPU SmartNIC NVMe NVMe-oF RDMA SPDK P4 PCIe SR-IOV OCI Networking Storage Virtualization Firmware Cryptographic Hardware Offload

What you'll do

Design, implement, troubleshoot, and operate networking and storage data path components across a fleet of DPUs.
Integrate data path components with OCI control and data planes.
Measure and improve throughput, latency, and resource use across the DPU SDK, Linux kernel, and firmware interfaces.
Own technical delivery from initial design and implementation through production debugging and operation.
Solve difficult systems problems for other engineers through technical direction and mentorship.
Develop foundational software for a greenfield DPU-accelerated platform for high-performance networking and storage.

What we're looking for

At least 8 years of software engineering experience, including substantial C or C++ development on Linux.
Deep hands-on experience building or optimizing high performance networking data paths, including packet processing and hardware offload.
Experience developing for a DPU or SmartNIC platform, such as AMD Pensando, NVIDIA BlueField, Intel SmartNIC, or comparable hardware.
Working knowledge of storage virtualization, PCIe SR-IOV, and the NVMe and NVMe-oF protocol family.
Ability to diagnose throughput and latency issues across software and hardware boundaries on CPU and memory constrained systems.
Experience using Go, Python, or another scripting language for development, testing, or operational tooling.
Ability to lead complex work while contributing directly to implementation and debugging.
A BS or MS degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.

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