Senior Network Developer

Oracle•Seattle, WA

About The Position

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) provides mission-critical, multitenant cloud services across more than 40 regions. The Network Development Engineering team builds automation services that help customers operate OCI networks at scale, including automated incident remediation, device upgrades, safe configuration changes, and seamless capacity expansion. The Senior Network Developer helps design, build, test, deploy, and operate highly scalable solutions for Oracle’s next-generation cloud infrastructure. The role involves complex distributed systems managing thousands of devices and requires strong coding skills and knowledge of networking and distributed systems. The successful candidate values simplicity and scale, works collaboratively in an agile environment, learns continuously, manages multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced setting, and remains effective amid ambiguity. The position participates in an engineering on-call rotation. The role designs and validates network fabrics and systems; develops automation, tests, monitoring, and reliability solutions; supports change reviews, incident response, and root-cause investigations; collaborates with customers, vendors, and internal teams; mentors engineers; and analyzes network performance and capacity. Minimum qualifications include either eight years of relevant experience, a bachelor’s degree plus four years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree plus two years of relevant experience. Relevant fields include network engineering, electrical engineering, cloud programming, and networking research and development. The US hiring salary range is $91,400–$187,000 per year. The position may also be eligible for bonus and equity. Oracle provides a comprehensive benefits package, with eligibility and details varying by role and location.

Requirements

At least 8 years of experience in network engineering, electrical engineering, cloud programming, or networking research and development; OR a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Hardware Engineering, or a related field and at least 4 years of such experience; OR a master’s degree in one of those fields and at least 2 years of such experience.
Demonstrated ability or knowledge in cloud architecture, including designing scalable, reliable, and performant cloud services.
Demonstrated experience securing enterprise networks using modern security controls and monitoring tools.
Demonstrated ability or knowledge in vendor management, including communicating with vendors, monitoring service levels, and partnering to resolve issues.
Proficiency in Python or a similar programming language.
Experience with Linux.
Proficiency with networking technologies and protocols such as TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, IS-IS, RSVP-TE, EVPN, and VxLAN.
Excellent knowledge of data structures and algorithms.
Excellent organizational, verbal, and written communication skills.
Ability to participate in an engineering on-call rotation.
OCI or AWS certification within six months of hire.

Nice To Haves

At least 9 years of relevant experience; or a bachelor’s degree in a related field plus at least 5 years of relevant experience; or a master’s degree in a related field plus at least 3 years of relevant experience; or a doctorate in a related field plus at least 1 year of relevant experience.
Knowledge of cloud computing and networking technologies.
Experience in a large enterprise, ISP, or cloud provider environment.
Experience developing service-oriented systems, REST services, or Python applications.
Experience developing network automation or device management solutions.
Experience working in a network support role.
Experience with network modeling and programming, including YANG, OpenConfig, or NETCONF.
Experience with ticket systems such as Jira and version control systems such as Git.
Knowledge of Scrum and Agile methodologies.
Strong technical knowledge of cloud networking, high-performance computing, and GPU systems.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and validate advanced network fabrics and systems for enterprise, data center, or cloud networking environments.
Validate production networks, develop scaling strategies, and contribute expertise to network solution and architecture design and validation.
Identify complex network-design risks before deployment and recommend mitigations.
Collaborate with vendors and internal groups to ensure hardware, firmware, software, and cloud network code meet requirements.
Design investigation playbooks for common network issues and analyze workflows to improve performance and efficiency.
Build moderately complex modules within automation frameworks for testing and operations.
Automate network tasks in production and lab environments and improve repetitive support functions.
Build and customize dashboards, telemetry, and alerting mechanisms to monitor network health.
Write and enhance scripts to automate routine work across teams and business units; adjust infrastructure pipelines and configuration items using established playbooks and resources.
Configure tools independently to meet requirements for new products or services.
Develop test cases and strategies to ensure network integrity, lead test practices, and collaborate on robust testing protocols.
Improve break-fix validation and post-event root-cause analysis, and incorporate lessons into team practices.
Conduct L1 network change reviews and present network changes to change management review boards.
Validate systems and environments through pre-production testing and provide audit documentation for Governance, Risk, and Compliance.
Maintain network-health dashboards, telemetry, and alerting; define metrics, trends, and thresholds for service level objectives.
Monitor alerting systems, provide feedback to improve anomaly detection and diagnosis, and participate in operational support rotations and incident investigations.
Develop tools and solutions that help frontline support teams respond efficiently to network failures.
Coordinate with project program managers to meet test and deployment milestones and maintain project alignment.
Mentor junior engineers and provide subject matter expertise on technical issues.
Engage with customers to clarify technical issues and contribute to root-cause analysis documentation.
Contribute to roadmaps and software architecture discussions and collaborate with vendors and internal teams on networking standards.
Analyze network performance metrics such as latency, throughput, and packet loss, and take steps to scale the network.
Use capacity, security, and performance information to ensure infrastructure can support anticipated growth.
Independently manage work, monitor timelines and deliverables, prioritize work, and adapt to changes in resources or timelines.
Collaborate across teams, understand stakeholder and customer needs, listen to diverse perspectives, and build effective partnerships.
Identify and address standard and non-standard issues, troubleshoot using information from multiple sources, escalate complex issues as appropriate, and share best practices.
Build knowledge and skills, stay current with industry practices, use feedback and training, and contribute to team learning.
Recommend process, protocol, and workflow improvements and seek team input on alternative approaches.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion.
Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
Life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
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.
Flexible or accrued vacation, depending on eligibility; vacation accrual varies by hours worked and tenure.
11 paid holidays.
Paid sick leave: 72 hours upon hire, refreshed each calendar year, 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.
The role may be eligible for a bonus and equity.