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
51 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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This role pays more than 95% of similar roles. Most pay $171,750–$235,767 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $304k versus about $204k for comparable roles.

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TL;DR · Senior Director, Software Development

As a Senior Director, Software Development, you will lead a software engineering organization dedicated to designing, developing, deploying, and operating highly available, large-scale distributed services for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. You will provide leadership, direction, and strategy through managers and technical leads while collaborating across infrastructure teams to build reliable and scalable cloud systems. The role involves managing complex projects involving the core infrastructure of the networking control plane to solve challenges in network configuration at scale. Key responsibilities include driving modern software development practices such as CI/CD pipelines, release automation, and deployment workflows. Required expertise includes distributed orchestration, cloud architecture, executive communication, and organizational development. You will work on rearchitecting physical network control systems to support next-generation services while managing the technical complexities of large-scale distributed systems and networking fundamentals.

What you'll do

  • Lead a software engineering organization in designing and operating large-scale distributed services for OCI.
  • Provide leadership, direction, and strategy to the organization through managers and technical leads.
  • Establish and develop the organization's structure to meet and execute on corporate strategy.
  • Partner across OCI departments to build reliable, scalable, and operable cloud infrastructure.
  • Deliver large-scale projects on time while maintaining high quality standards.
  • Drive cross-organization initiatives across the OCI Core Infrastructure division.
  • Manage and mentor staff to foster growth within the engineering team.

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.
  • Demonstrated organizational leadership including managing managers, mentoring for growth, and leading cross-org initiatives.
  • Familiarity with networking fundamentals and configuration management is highly desirable.
  • Proficiency in cloud architecture, distributed orchestration, and distributed systems.
  • Strong executive communication and organizational development skills.
  • 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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