Principal Core Infrastructure Engineer
About The Position
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is hiring a Principal Core Infrastructure Engineer to lead the design, development, and operation of compute operability solutions. The role focuses on the reliability, scalability, and performance of OCI compute infrastructure, including automation and operational improvements for mission-critical workloads in large-scale distributed systems. The team maintains software for globally scalable systems, large-scale fleet management actions, power management in current and upcoming AI datacenters, and compute usage systems that support OCI billing. This position is onsite at Oracle’s downtown Nashville, Tennessee offices, with five days in the office. Participation in on-call rotations is required to support 24/7 service reliability.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- At least 6 years of software engineering experience.
- Expertise in compute operability, including virtualization, containerization, or orchestration technologies such as KVM, Docker, or Kubernetes.
- Strong programming skills in one or more of Go, Python, Java, or C++.
- Strong data analysis experience and proficiency in SQL.
- Experience with large-scale system design, automation, and operational tools such as Grafana, Terraform, or Prometheus.
- Familiarity with cloud computing concepts, including IaaS, PaaS, or serverless architectures.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a track record of resolving technical challenges.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills for working effectively in a globally distributed team.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with OCI, AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
- Contributions to open-source projects or a strong portfolio of technical innovation.
- Experience with observability tools such as Grafana or the ELK stack, and incident management processes.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement scalable, reliable, and high-performance compute operability solutions for OCI.
- Develop tools, frameworks, and automation to improve the operational efficiency of compute infrastructure.
- Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues in large-scale distributed systems.
- Promote best practices in system reliability, performance tuning, and operational excellence.
- Mentor junior engineers.
- Improve system availability, reduce latency, and optimize resource utilization.
- Participate in on-call rotations to support 24/7 service reliability.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Life insurance and AD&D
- Supplemental life insurance for employees and eligible family members
- Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts
- Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Flexible or accrued paid 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
- Potential eligibility for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
