Lead Principal Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure

Oracle•Nashville, TN

About The Position

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) AI Infrastructure builds high-performance GPU platforms for AI, machine learning, and HPC workloads, enabling customers to scale from tens to thousands of GPUs. The team develops core systems for GPU delivery, health monitoring, testing, triage automation, and diagnostics across large distributed environments using technologies such as RoCE and InfiniBand. As a Consulting Member of Technical Staff, you will own software design and development for major OCI components. The role is part of the Compute AI Infrastructure In-Band Engineering team, which provides infrastructure for automated testing of new AMD, Intel, Arm, and Nvidia platform shapes, hardware bring-up, configuration, benchmarking, and debugging. Its services connect bare-metal hardware with full-stack orchestration frameworks and interact with OCI APIs and services, NICs, SmartNICs, ILOMs, and GPUs. You will build scalable, high-performance services and tools to launch, configure, test, and validate server platforms across OCI’s Compute and GPU fleet. You will collaborate with teams across Compute, Networking, Security, Data Center Engineering, and Hardware Development to launch, scale, and maintain server platforms with high reliability and low operational overhead. The role calls for a lead developer and problem solver with distributed systems and/or Linux systems expertise, who can work across the stack and design broad distributed-system interactions. Oracle describes the workplace as dynamic and flexible, collaborative, and supportive of learning and career growth.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science or a relevant technical field involving coding, or equivalent practical experience.
Deep understanding of operating systems, computer networks, and high-performance applications.
At least 6 years of experience delivering and operating large-scale production systems involving thousands of server instances.
Strong programming expertise in Java, Python, C, C++, or Go (Golang).
Proficiency in shell scripting for systems development, automation, and troubleshooting.
Systematic problem-solving approach, strong communication skills, a sense of ownership, and drive.
Proven ability to deliver products and experience with the full software development lifecycle.

Nice To Haves

Strong background in Linux systems.
Familiarity with system-level architecture, data synchronization, fault tolerance, and state management.
General enterprise storage, networking, or computing experience.
Experience with server or GPU hardware architecture and system management.
Experience with InfiniBand or RoCE networking technologies.
Hands-on experience designing, developing, and operating public cloud service data planes.

Responsibilities

Own software design and development for major components of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
Build scalable, high-performance services and tooling to launch, configure, test, and validate server platforms across OCI Compute and GPU infrastructure.
Develop infrastructure for automated testing of new platform shapes, hardware bring-up, configuration, benchmarking, and debugging.
Design distributed-system interactions and work across software and low-level systems layers.
Partner with Compute, Networking, Security, Data Center Engineering, and Hardware Development teams to launch, scale, and maintain server platforms reliably with minimal operational overhead.
Deliver and operate large-scale production systems and products through the full software development lifecycle.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion.
Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
Life insurance and AD&D.
Supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses, and children.
Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts.
Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits.
401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match.
Paid time off, including flexible or accrued vacation depending on employee eligibility and position.
11 paid holidays.
Paid sick leave.
Paid parental leave.
Adoption assistance.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Financial planning and group legal benefits.
Voluntary auto, homeowner, and pet insurance.