Principal Core Infrastructure Engineer

The Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) team can provide you the opportunity to build and operate a suite of massive scale, integrated cloud services in a broadly distributed, multi-tenant cloud environment. OCI is committed to providing the best in cloud products that meet the needs of our customers who are tackling some of the world’s biggest challenges.

We offer unique opportunities for smart, hands-on software engineers with the expertise and passion to solve difficult problems in distributed highly available services and virtual infrastructure. At every level, our engineers have a significant technical and business impact designing and building innovative new systems to power our customer’s business critical applications. Our customers run their businesses on our cloud, and our mission is to provide them with the most secure cloud services.

We're looking for hands-on engineers with expertise and passion in building out platforms and applications in distributed systems, multi-tenant services and large-scale infrastructures. If this is you, at Oracle Cloud you can help design and build innovative new systems from the ground up. These are exciting times in our space - we are growing fast and working on ambitious new initiatives.

Things you’ll do:

• Prototype, design, and implement a new software and trusted infrastructure
• Define and implement solutions for new and challenging problems
• Design and build new services to support customer security

Must have Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.

• Strong programming skills in one or more high level programming languages such as Java and/or Python.

• Experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems or cloud services.

  • Strong understanding of:

  • System design and software architecture

  • APIs and microservices

  • Databases and data modeling

  • CI/CD and DevOps practices

  • Observability and operational tooling

• Proven ability to independently lead technical initiatives.

• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

• Proficient with data structures, algorithms, operating systems

• Strong security and network experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Experience working in a large cloud provider or Internet software company.
• Experience in building out new cloud products, specifically security and network related.
• Strong knowledge of Application Security and of Security platforms in the Cloud infrastructure.
• Experience collaborating with software development teams, data scientists, business and other technical roles.
• Experience with Windows, Linux and other Operating System

Disclaimer:

Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.

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

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $114,600 to $234,600 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.


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's differing products, industries and lines of business.
Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:
1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
2. Short term disability and long term disability
3. Life insurance and AD&D
4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
8. 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.
9. 11 paid holidays
10. 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.
11. Paid parental leave
12. Adoption assistance
13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
14. Financial planning and group legal
15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

Career Level - IC4