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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure: Senior Software Engineer (IC3)Oracle’s Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) team is building the next generation of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) technologies—delivering high scale, high availability, and secure solutions in a globally distributed, multi-tenant cloud. Oracle’s cloud empowers customers to run their most critical workloads; our mission is to support them with best-in-class compute, storage, networking, database, security, and a rapidly growing portfolio of foundational cloud services.

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Oracle Compute Services

About the Compute Data Plane TeamThe Compute Data Plane team designs and develops core services powering Virtual Machine Infrastructure (VMI), Disaster Recovery Systems, Operating System Images, and Agents. Key architectural components include:

Delivery of virtual machines for diverse CPU and GPU workloads

OS image management for Oracle Linux, Ubuntu, Debian, and Windows

Development of Oracle Cloud Agent to provide host management and automation

Automated disaster recovery and regional fault tolerance

Advanced health monitoring, triage automation, and diagnostics

Our platforms are essential for running distributed application workloads across thousands of VMs, leveraging the latest virtualization technologies at scale.

OCI is seeking a hands-on Senior Systems Engineer to join our Compute Data Plane team. In this highly visible high-impact role, you will:

Drive the design and implementation of automated orchestration and recovery systems

Develop ultra-high-performance VMI platforms to enable millions of VMs across thousands of hypervisors

Support a broad spectrum of customer workloads with a focus on scalability, security, and performance

You will operate with a high degree of autonomy and accountability, collaborating across cross-functional teams to deliver robust infrastructure solutions that directly influence the growth and future of Oracle’s cloud business

 

Career Level: IC3

 

Key Responsibilities

Define, design, and implement core infrastructure software for compute and recovery systems

Lead technical initiatives and provide guidance to other software developers

Develop, debug, and optimize high-performance, scalable cloud components

Contribute to the evolution of existing architectures and introduce improvements to meet changing requirements

Ensure the reliability, security, and scalability of services deployed globally

Collaborate with product managers, architects, and cross-organizational stakeholders to deliver results

 

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience

4+ years of experience in software development, with a focus on distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, or related areas

2+ years of experience with OS kernel internals (e.g., memory management, device drivers, or kernel subsystems)

Bonus points for experience in systems benchmarking tools

Proficiency in at least one systems-level programming language such as C, C++, Go, Rust, or Java. Python, bash is a plus!

Experience designing, implementing, testing, and operating scalable software on Linux or Unix-based platforms

Familiarity with concepts in virtualization, cloud orchestration, or infrastructure management

Understanding of principles of reliability, scalability, performance optimization, and security in distributed systems

Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot, debug, and optimize complex systems

Comfort working in an agile, collaborative environment with strong communication and teamwork skills

Self-motivated, with a willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment

Disclaimer:

Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $79,200 to $178,100 per annum. May be eligible for bonus and equity.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle