Senior Principal Engineer - AI Networking

Oracle

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On-site
Location
Austin, TXSeattle, WA
Salary
$96,800–$306,400 / yr
Posted
4 days ago

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TL;DR · Senior Principal Engineer - AI Networking

As a Senior Principal Engineer in AI Networking at Oracle, you will join a cutting-edge team focused on developing high-performance networking solutions for large-scale AI and HPC environments. Your role involves architecting and implementing RDMA-based services to enable efficient communication across GPU clusters, optimizing end-to-end performance, and driving the evolution of collective communication frameworks. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable infrastructure, lead performance analysis efforts, and mentor engineers while shaping the technical direction for next-generation AI workloads. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in RDMA technologies like RoCE and InfiniBand, proficiency in C/C++, and a strong background in distributed systems and networking software development. This role requires expertise in GPU networking, congestion management, and familiarity with cloud infrastructure and large-scale production environments.

What you'll do

  • Architect and develop high-performance networking software for large-scale AI environments.
  • Design and implement RDMA-based services enabling low-latency communication across GPU clusters.
  • Drive the evolution of collective communication frameworks used by distributed AI workloads.
  • Develop congestion management mechanisms for large-scale RDMA networks to ensure reliability.
  • Lead performance analysis and system-wide optimization efforts for networking infrastructure.
  • Define architecture and technical direction for next-generation AI networking platforms.
  • Mentor engineers and provide leadership on complex cross-functional technology initiatives.

What we're looking for

  • Extensive experience (10+ years) in building distributed systems and networking software.
  • Deep expertise in RDMA technologies including RoCE, InfiniBand, or equivalent high-performance networking.
  • Strong system design skills with focus on scalability, performance, and reliability.
  • Solid understanding of operating systems, networking stacks, memory management, and optimization techniques.
  • Experience developing networking software in C/C++ for large-scale production environments.
  • Demonstrated technical leadership driving architecture across multiple engineering teams.

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