Senior Director, Core Infrastructure Engineering

Oracle•Seattle, WA

About The Position

OCI’s AI Infrastructure organization is building provisioning, repair, monitoring, maintenance, configuration, and validation systems to deliver high-quality GPU clusters and operate them with high availability. These systems handle firmware management for GPUs and high-speed backend NICs, automated validation for GPU servers, and GPU specialization on top of the general compute data plane. The Senior Director will lead the software development organization building and operating these systems, working with major players in the AI space on systems designed for unprecedented speed, scale, and reliability. The role calls for a systems specialist with exposure to low-level drivers and firmware, knowledge of repair systems, and the ability to architect broad system interactions while remaining hands-on and able to dive into stack components and lower-level system interactions. The successful candidate values simplicity and scale, works comfortably in a collaborative, agile environment, and is excited to learn.

Requirements

MS or BS in Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
At least 5 years of experience managing Software Engineering teams.
At least 12 years of software engineering experience.
Strong communication, analytical, and project management skills.

Nice To Haves

7–10+ years of experience delivering and operating large-scale, highly available systems, with exposure to low-level drivers, firmware, and systems debugging.
Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and distributed systems fundamentals.
Working familiarity with networking protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP) and standard network architectures.
Strong experience and detailed technical knowledge in high-performance computing and GPU systems.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership, direction, and strategy.
Establish and develop the organization to meet and execute on strategy.
Work with geographically distributed teams and contribute to the success of those teams and related teams.
Deliver large-scale projects on time and with high quality.
Lead the software development organization building and operating systems for GPU cluster provisioning, repair, monitoring, maintenance, configuration, and validation.

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 benefits, including auto, homeowner, and pet insurance.
May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.