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Senior Engineer, Core Infrastructure joins the Technical Strategy & Oversight team to build foundational systems for OCI’s most demanding services. This role focuses on Autonomous OCI, a greenfield initiative creating a cloud platform designed to be self-healing and resilient by default. You will develop Lightweight Infrastructure, the next-generation runtime and platform layer for compute, storage, networking, identity, observability, and governance. Day-to-day responsibilities include designing and optimizing distributed systems for scalability, implementing fault-tolerant paths like replication and automatic failover, and managing infrastructure through automation and IaC tools. You will utilize programming languages such as Java, Go, Rust, C/C++, or Python while applying expertise in Linux systems, kernel programming, and networking. The work addresses the challenge of scaling cloud services to thousands of regions while reducing manual operational complexity through advanced security controls and automated troubleshooting.
What does a Engineer earn in Washington?
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Design and implement distributed system components that support horizontal and vertical scaling.
Build fault-tolerant systems using redundancy, replication, automatic failover, and circuit breakers.
Develop automated tools and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for troubleshooting and maintenance.
Create dashboards, telemetry systems, and alert configurations to proactively monitor component health.
Conduct performance testing and implement data replication techniques to ensure high availability.
Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and the creation of operational runbooks.
Apply advanced security controls including encryption and access management for multi-tenant environments.
Develop and execute test scenarios like fault-injection to evaluate system correctness.
What we're looking for
BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
3 to 5+ years of software engineering experience building reliable services, infrastructure, or distributed systems.
Proficiency in at least one systems or backend language such as Java, Go, Rust, C/C++, or Python.
Experience with Rust is a strong plus for compute and systems-oriented roles.
Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, operating systems, networking, concurrency, and distributed-systems fundamentals.
Experience or interest in cloud infrastructure, virtualization, Linux systems, containers, storage, networking, security, schedulers, control planes, or management planes.
Ability to design, build, test, and debug reliable software in a large, evolving codebase.
Required skills include Distributed Systems, Kernel Programming, Linux, and System Programming.
Distributed Systems
Linux
Rust
Go
Java
Python
C/C++
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Kernel Programming
System Programming
Networking
Data Structures
Algorithms
Circuit Breakers
Telemetry
Distributed Systems
Linux
Rust
Go
Java
Python
C/C++
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Kernel Programming
System Programming
Networking
Circuit Breakers
Telemetry
Encryption
Data Structures
Algorithms
Distributed Systems
Linux
Rust
Go
Java
Python
C/C++
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Kernel Programming
System Programming
Networking
Containers
Circuit Breakers
Telemetry
Data Structures
Algorithms
Concurrency
Security
Encryption
Cloud Infrastructure
C/C++
DPDK
Linux
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Distributed Systems
Cloud Infrastructure
Data Plane
Performance Testing
Telemetry
Circuit Breakers
Encryption
High-Concurrency Systems
Device Drivers
C/C++
DPDK
Linux
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Distributed Systems
Cloud Infrastructure
Data Plane
Performance Testing
Circuit Breakers
Telemetry
Encryption
High-Concurrency Systems
Device Drivers
Load Testing