Lead Principal Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure

Oracle•Nashville, TN

About The Position

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Compute delivers bare-metal and virtual machine instances, including CPU and GPU instances, at global scale. Oracle is hiring a hands-on Consulting Member of Technical Staff to provide technical leadership for OCI Compute control-plane services, particularly Imaging and Container Registry. The role architects and delivers multi-tenant, highly available, horizontally scalable distributed systems across OCI regions while driving operational excellence and cross-team technical alignment. The engineer will help build fault-tolerant systems that underpin next-generation Compute offerings, define the technical roadmap for OCI Imaging and Container Registry Services, and partner with product management and field teams to translate customer needs into roadmap priorities. The role also contributes to the broader Compute vision and influences how these services evolve to support mission-critical workloads globally. The position includes full service-lifecycle ownership, from design and implementation through deployment, on-call, and continuous improvement. The engineer will establish service-level objectives, improve reliability through automation, observability, and self-healing, and mentor engineers while setting technical standards across teams. Oracle seeks a technically broad leader who can solve cloud-scale problems, lead projects across organizational boundaries, communicate effectively, and represent work to senior leaders.

Requirements

10 or more years of development experience with large-scale, highly available distributed systems.
Proficiency in Java programming patterns.
Advanced knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and operating systems.
Experience operating distributed services at scale.
Expertise in Linux and operating systems.
Systematic problem-solving approach, strong communication skills, ownership, and drive.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to document technical approaches and collaborate across geographically distributed teams.
Ability to lead projects across organizational boundaries and represent work to senior leaders.
Ability to drive technical outcomes, own deliverables, and work independently in fast-evolving AI solution spaces.
Demonstrated problem-solving ability leveraging AI, distributed systems, and cloud-native application behaviors.
Proactive, experimentation-oriented mindset and willingness to learn and guide teams on emerging AI technologies, frameworks, and engineering patterns.
Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related IT field, or equivalent experience relevant to the functional area.

Nice To Haves

Programming experience with Scala and Python.
Experience managing and automating end-to-end CPU/GPU lifecycles at scale.
Proficiency with cloud and CI/CD environments.
Proficiency with Kubernetes, OS images, and Terraform.
Proficiency with modern build tools and pipelines.
Proficiency building multi-tenant, virtualized infrastructure.
Proficiency with change control management and mature operating processes.
Proficiency with security, including identity, SSL, and certificates.
Proficiency with databases and data stores.

Responsibilities

Architect, design, and operate distributed, highly available, resilient systems with multi-tenant, horizontally scalable, and cost-efficient architectures across OCI regions.
Collaborate with Compute, Storage, Networking, OKE, and Functions teams to deliver platform features focused on Imaging and Container Registry Services.
Enforce secure-by-default designs and improve overall service reliability.
Mentor and guide engineers in distributed systems design, high-scale data processing, and operational excellence; establish and raise engineering standards across teams.
Own service-level objectives for availability, latency, and durability, and reduce operational toil through automation, observability, and self-healing mechanisms.
Own the full service lifecycle, including design, implementation, deployment, on-call support, and continuous improvement.
Define and drive the technical roadmap for OCI Imaging and Container Registry Services.
Partner with product management and field teams to translate customer needs into roadmap priorities.
Contribute to the broader Compute vision and influence the evolution of Imaging and Container Registry Services for mission-critical workloads.
Propose, scope, design, and direct automation, optimizations, and enhancements.
Develop service dashboards, KPIs, metrics, and alarming systems.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion.
Short-term and long-term disability.
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 vacation for eligible salaried employees or accrued vacation for other eligible employees.
11 paid holidays.
Paid sick leave: 72 hours upon hire, refreshed annually, with unused hours carrying over up to a 112-hour cap.
Paid parental leave.
Adoption assistance.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Financial planning and group legal benefits.
Voluntary auto, homeowner, and pet insurance.