Senior Director, Software Development

Oracle

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Work type
On-site
Location
Seattle, WASanta Clara, CANashville, TNAustin, TX
Salary
$193,600–$414,400 / yr
Posted
70 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $304k
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TL;DR · Senior Director, Software Development

As the Senior Director, Software Development, you will lead a software engineering organization within the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Networking team. You will provide leadership, direction, and strategy to managers and technical leads while overseeing the design, development, deployment, and operation of highly available, large-scale distributed services. Your daily work involves collaborating across infrastructure teams to build reliable and scalable cloud systems while managing cross-organization projects. The role requires expertise in distributed orchestration, cloud architecture, and distributed systems to solve complex challenges in managing network configuration at scale. You will drive modern software development practices, including CI/CD pipelines and release automation. Key required skills include executive communication and organizational development. This position focuses on rearchitecting virtual network control and management systems to support next-generation networking services for mission-critical workloads at global cloud scale.

What you'll do

  • Lead a software engineering organization to design, develop, and operate large-scale distributed services for OCI.
  • Provide leadership, direction, and strategy to the organization through managers and technical leads.
  • Establish and develop the organization to meet and execute on corporate strategies.
  • Partner across OCI organizations to build reliable, scalable, and operable cloud infrastructure.
  • Deliver high-quality, large-scale projects on time.
  • Drive cross-organization projects across OCI Core Infrastructure.
  • Manage and mentor managers and technical leads for professional growth.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of experience leading teams building and operating highly available, production-grade large-scale distributed systems and cloud infrastructure.
  • Experience driving modern software development practices including CI/CD pipelines, release automation, and deployment workflows for large-scale systems.
  • Demonstrated organizational leadership, including managing managers, mentoring for growth, and leading cross-organization initiatives.
  • Familiarity with networking fundamentals and configuration management is highly desirable.
  • Proficiency in cloud architecture, distributed orchestration, and distributed systems.
  • Strong skills in executive communication and organizational development.
  • Ability to read, write, and speak English.
  • BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

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