Senior Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure

Oracle

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Work type: On-site
Location: Seattle, WASanta Clara, CA
Salary: $79,200–$209,500 / yr
Posted: 11 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure

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As a Senior Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure on the Block Storage Data plane team, you will own the software design and development for core components and features on the I/O path of the Block Storage Service. You will work as a distributed systems generalist to develop high-availability storage services and manage multi-tenant, virtualized infrastructure. The role requires building and maintaining large-scale backend services while solving complex problems in distributed persistence technologies and data management. To succeed, you must possess expertise in C++, Python, and other scripting languages, alongside a deep understanding of data structures, algorithms, multi-threading, operating systems, and networking protocols like TCP/IP and HTTP. You will be responsible for troubleshooting and performance tuning within the storage infrastructure to ensure scalable, high-performance capabilities for enterprise-class workloads across distributed systems.

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Skills

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

What you'll do

Own the software design and development for core components on the Block Storage Service I/O path.
Develop high-performance backend services using C++ and scripting languages like Python.
Design and implement large-scale, highly available distributed systems and infrastructure.
Solve complex problems related to multi-tenant, virtualized storage infrastructure and data management.
Perform deep-dive troubleshooting and performance tuning for low-level system components.
Manage the development of features for the Block Storage Data plane stack.
Design broad distributed system interactions while maintaining simplicity and scalability.

What we're looking for

Must have 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 such as TCP/IP and HTTP, along with standard network architectures.
Strong troubleshooting and performance tuning skills.
Experience building multi-tenant, virtualized storage infrastructure and data management.
Must be able to read, write, and speak English.

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