Oracle · 2 days ago
Senior Principal Software Developer - OCI Technical Strategy & Oversight Org - Networking Data Plane, C/C++, DPU, DPDK, RDMA
Seattle, WA, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$97K/yr - $252K/yr
10+ years expOracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is a leader in cloud innovation, enabling mission-critical applications for top enterprises. The Senior Principal Software Developer will provide technical leadership in designing and delivering cloud services and platforms, driving innovation and performance at scale while mentoring engineering teams.
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Responsibilities
Provide technical and architectural leadership across multiple teams and projects; set short- and long-term engineering direction for core initiatives
Define and drive execution of foundational services/platforms that impact OCI globally
Guide teams in decomposing and solving ambiguous, complex problems—striking a balance between innovation, performance, and reliability
Mentor, coach, and develop engineers at all levels; foster a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement
Collaborate closely with product managers, architects, and business leaders to define roadmaps and deliver high-impact outcomes
Drive rigorous code and design reviews, operational readiness, and best practice adoption across the organization
Represent OCI TSO in cross-organization initiatives, executive briefings, and industry forums
Qualification
Required
BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
12+ years' experience delivering distributed, mission-critical cloud services at large scale
Recognized expertise in writing and reviewing high-quality code in C/C++, Go, or similar languages
Exceptional knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and system-level optimization for performance and scale
Extensive experience with networking data-plane architectures (e.g., DPU-based or DPDK-based solutions)
Expertise in network virtualization, protocols, and distributed systems design
Proven experience leading operationally critical, Tier-0 platform and infrastructure teams
Preferred
Deep expertise in Linux internals, distributed system troubleshooting, and performance optimization
Recognized authority in DPU programming (e.g., P4/Pensando/AMD, DOCA/BlueField) and cutting-edge cloud infrastructure
Record of publication, open-source leadership, or conference speaking
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
Short term disability and long term disability
Life insurance and AD&D
Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
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: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
11 paid holidays
Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
Paid parental leave
Adoption assistance
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Financial planning and group legal
Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance
Company
Oracle
Oracle is an integrated cloud application and platform services that sells a range of enterprise information technology solutions.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$25.75BKey Investors
Sequoia Capital
2025-09-24Post Ipo Debt· $18B
2025-02-03Post Ipo Debt· $7.75B
1986-03-12IPO
Leadership Team
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