As a Senior Principal Software Developer at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) within the Technical Strategy & Oversight organization, you will lead the design and delivery of high-performance networking data plane solutions, driving innovation in container runtimes and distributed frameworks. Your role involves providing technical direction to multiple teams, mentoring senior engineers, and collaborating with product managers and architects to define strategic roadmaps. You will work extensively with C/C++, DPDK, RDMA, and DPU technologies, ensuring operational readiness and best practice adoption across OCI’s global infrastructure. This position requires deep expertise in networking data plane architectures, system-level optimization, and experience leading mission-critical platform teams at scale.
Skills
C/C++
DPDK
DPU
P4
Linux
Go
Networking
Data Plane
Distributed Systems
Performance Optimization
Rigorous Code Reviews
Operational Readiness
CI/CD
Container Runtimes
High-Performance Storage
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
OCI
What you'll do
Lead technical and architectural direction for core OCI initiatives across multiple teams.
Define and execute foundational cloud services impacting OCI globally.
Mentor engineers at all levels to foster a culture of continuous improvement.
Guide teams in solving complex, ambiguous problems with innovation, reliability, and performance.
Drive rigorous code reviews and best practice adoption throughout the organization.
Represent OCI TSO in executive briefings and industry forums for strategic alignment.
What we're looking for
Over 12 years of experience in delivering large-scale distributed cloud services.
Expertise in C/C++, Go, or similar languages for high-quality code development and review.
Deep knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and system-level optimization for performance.
Extensive experience with networking data-plane architectures using DPU-based or DPDK solutions.
Proven leadership in operationally critical Tier-0 platform and infrastructure teams.
Expertise in network virtualization, protocols, and distributed systems design.
Market check
Salary context
This
$96,800–$251,600
range sits above
38%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$137,400–$234,000
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$160,100–$223,187
Middle half of comparable postings.
Based on 240 comparable postings.*
* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.
Employer
About Oracle
Oracle Corporation is a leading multinational technology company specializing in database software, cloud computing, and enterprise software.
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