Senior Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure (C++)

Oracle

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Work type: On-site
Location: Seattle, WA
Salary: $79,200–$209,500 / yr
Posted: 1 day ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Similar $178k

This role $144k

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure (C++)

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Senior Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure (C++) joins the Block Storage Data plane team to own the software design and development of core components on the I/O path of the Block Storage Service. This role involves building high-availability storage services and managing distributed systems that handle large-scale data across multiple regions. The successful candidate will work as a distributed systems generalist, diving into low-level systems and the data plane stack to solve complex problems in virtualized infrastructure and distributed persistence technologies. Required technical skills include proficiency in C++, scripting languages like Python, and knowledge of data structures, algorithms, multi-threading, and operating systems. Additionally, the role requires experience with networking protocols such as TCP/IP and HTTP, along with expertise in performance tuning and building multi-tenant, virtualized storage infrastructure to support diverse customer workloads.

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Skills

C++ Python Distributed Systems Block Storage Multi-threading TCP/IP HTTP Operating Systems Data Structures Algorithms I/O Paths Cloud Infrastructure Agile Performance Tuning

What you'll do

Own the software design and development for core components of the Block Storage Service.
Develop high-performance features on the I/O path of the Block Storage Service.
Solve complex problems in distributed systems, virtualized infrastructure, and highly available storage services.
Design broad distributed system interactions to ensure scalability and simplicity.
Write clean code using C++ and scripting languages like Python for backend services.
Perform troubleshooting and performance tuning for large-scale data management systems.
Manage multi-tenant, virtualized storage infrastructure across multiple regions.

What we're looking for

5+ years of experience delivering large scale, highly available distributed systems and backend services.
Extensive experience developing clean code in C++ and scripting languages like Python.
Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, multi-threading, I/O paths, operating systems, and distributed systems fundamentals.
Strong understanding of block storage systems and distributed persistence technologies.
Working familiarity with networking protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP) and standard network architectures.
Strong troubleshooting and performance tuning skills.
Experience building multi-tenant, virtualized storage infrastructure and data management.

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