Senior Software Engineer - AI Infrastructure Innovation

Oracle•Seattle, WA

About The Position

You will define, design, and implement large-scale high-performance cloud services. You will interact closely with hardware, software development teams, and internal and external partners to help drive Oracle’s cloud platform solution space. You will be a critical part of the team developing Oracle’s growing cloud infrastructure solutions. You will work with the latest distributed systems architectures, benchmark their performance, and collaborate with software engineers to ensure tight integration of new platform features. You’ll have a direct impact on shaping the future of highly available, scalable, and performant cloud platforms for a variety of workloads. Responsibilities Our Principal engineers are also the people who can work independently and provide technical leadership to the rest of the team. You should have experience developing high-scale infrastructure and operating large, distributed services, and an understanding of how to make these cloud-scale services resilient. The ideal candidate will be technically strong and productive; someone who knows how to balance speed and quality with iterative and incremental improvements. You understand operational excellence and know-how to infuse a culture of being proactive within your team. You recommend and justify major changes to new and existing products and establish consensus with data-driven approaches. Evaluation of system architecture and proposed implementation path analysis. Work directly with hardware, architecture, and software development teams on system architecture, implementation, development, deployment, and troubleshooting. Collaboration is also expected with the wider Oracle engineering and operations functional groups as well as our external partners. Conduct comprehensive benchmarking and performance analysis of distributed system components from various vendors. Compare and contrast new solutions in infrastructure and distributed systems with industry-standard platforms. Develop tools and processes for evaluating the performance of system components in real-world applications. Contribute to the design and improvement of performance optimization algorithms for distributed systems. Only Oracle brings together the data, infrastructure, applications, and expertise to power everything from industry innovations to life-saving care. And with AI embedded across our products and services, we help customers turn that promise into a better future for all. Discover your potential at a company leading the way in AI and cloud solutions that impact billions of lives. True innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. That’s why we’re committed to growing a workforce that promotes opportunities for all with competitive benefits that support our people with flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options. We also encourage employees to give back to their communities through our volunteer programs. We’re committed to including people with disabilities at all stages of the employment process. If you require accessibility assistance or accommodation for a disability at any point, let us know by emailing [email protected] or by calling 1-888-404-2494 in the United States. Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Oracle will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.

Requirements

experience developing high-scale infrastructure and operating large, distributed services
understanding of how to make these cloud-scale services resilient
technically strong and productive
knows how to balance speed and quality with iterative and incremental improvements
understand operational excellence and know-how to infuse a culture of being proactive within your team
recommend and justify major changes to new and existing products and establish consensus with data-driven approaches

Responsibilities

Evaluation of system architecture and proposed implementation path analysis.
Work directly with hardware, architecture, and software development teams on system architecture, implementation, development, deployment, and troubleshooting.
Conduct comprehensive benchmarking and performance analysis of distributed system components from various vendors.
Compare and contrast new solutions in infrastructure and distributed systems with industry-standard platforms.
Develop tools and processes for evaluating the performance of system components in real-world applications.
Contribute to the design and improvement of performance optimization algorithms for distributed systems.