Senior Director, Software Development

Oracle

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Work type
On-site
Location
Seattle, WASanta Clara, CA
Salary
$193,600–$414,400 / yr
Posted
123 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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TL;DR · Senior Director, Software Development

The Software Development Snr Director leads the software development organization within the AI Infrastructure team to build and operate critical systems for high-quality GPU clusters. The role involves developing provisioning, repair, monitoring, maintenance, configuration, and validation systems that manage firmware for GPUs and high-speed backend NICs. The successful candidate will architect broad system interactions and perform hands-on deep dives into low-level drivers and firmware to ensure high availability and performance. Key requirements include expertise in data structures, algorithms, operating systems, distributed systems, and networking protocols like TCP/IP and HTTP. The position focuses on solving technical challenges in high-performance computing and GPU systems, specifically building the GPU specialization on top of the general compute data plane to support large-scale AI workloads.

What you'll do

  • Lead the software development organization building and operating AI infrastructure systems.
  • Develop and execute the technical strategy for provisioning, repair, and monitoring systems.
  • Architect broad system interactions for high-speed backend NICs and GPU servers.
  • Manage firmware management and automated validation for large-scale GPU clusters.
  • Deliver large-scale projects on time while maintaining high quality and reliability.
  • Oversee the development of systems for high-performance computing and GPU specialization.
  • Provide technical direction for geographically distributed engineering teams.
  • Dive deep into low-level drivers, firmware, and systems debugging to resolve issues.

What we're looking for

  • MS or BS in Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
  • 12+ years of software engineering experience.
  • 5+ years of experience managing Software Engineering teams.
  • Strong communication, analytical, and project management skills.
  • 7-10+ years’ experience delivering and operating large scale, highly available systems with exposure to low level drivers, firmware, and systems debugging (preferred).
  • Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and distributed systems fundamentals (preferred).
  • Working familiarity with networking protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP) and standard network architectures (preferred).
  • Strong experience and detailed technical knowledge in high performance computing and GPU systems (preferred).

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