Principal Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure

Role summary

Principal Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure is a full-time role at Oracle in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on-site). Posted 2026-10-08. Experience level: 10+.

Job title

Principal Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure

Company

Oracle

Location

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Work arrangement

on-site

Employment type

full-time

Category

Software Engineering

Experience level

10+

Date posted

2026-10-08

Job description

Leads development and begins architecting components of scalable, elastic distributed systems. Defines and enforces scalability requirements for owned components; optimizes code and data paths for high‑throughput, hyper‑scale workloads; and leverages data plane platforms for large‑scale retrieval, storage, and processing. Designs fault‑tolerant, in‑service‑upgradable systems using redundancy, replication, failover, and policies for partitions, applying load‑shedding, throttling, and rate‑limiting to handle network unreliability while meeting SLOs.

Establishes KPIs and telemetry; builds proactive dashboards and alerts; and designs complex validation (fault injection, brownouts), replication, and synchronization for correctness and durability. Proactively diagnoses and resolves production issues, mentors peers, and ensures operational readiness. Implements robust security controls, executes remediation, maintains compliance documentation, and develops IaC and automation that enable safe patching, updates, and rollbacks within change‑management plans.

Responsibilities

Utilize standard software development practices and procedures towards scoping, architecture, specification, development, source control, code review, documentation and testing of features.

Work closely with fellow team members, geographically distributed teammates, and cross-functional teams toward the execution of agreed project milestones and delivery dates.

Communicate status, and risks, and offer mitigation strategies to ensure on-time delivery of all committed items.

Support operational excellence in a Cloud DevOps environment.

Required/Preferred Skills

Proficiency with C/C++.

Scripting proficiency in a language such as Python, Perl or Bash.

Hands-on experience developing multi-threaded embedded Linux application/infrastructure.

Experience in one or more Network or Storage stacks and protocols such as P4, DOCA, TCP/IP, NVMe, PCIe, DPDK.

Firmware development skills and experience with embedded systems.

Knowledge of at least one of Intel/AMD/ARM computer architectures.

Hardware and/or System bring-up experience.

Experience with Linux Kernel/Driver programming.

Proficiency with Linux.

Proficiency Virtualization technologies (SRIOV, VirtIO, VDPA etc).

Experience in CI/CD environments.

Comfortable working with remote lab equipment.

Required Soft Skills:

Excellent problem solving, analytical skills and technical troubleshooting skills.

Ability to learn new skills quickly as needed.

Ability to work with minimal supervision.

Ability to prioritize, self-manage, self-study, and organize effectively.

Ability to collaborate and work as a team with peers and project members.

Outstanding communication and presentation abilities.

Strong drive for success.

Engaging actively in the technical decision-making process.

Participate in technical discussions and providing feedback depending on the needs of the team/department

Ensure compliance with development methodology and technical process.

Qualifications

Minimum Job Qualifications

Education and/or Experience:

11 years of experience in software development

OR

Bachelor's of Technology (B.Tech) Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 7 years of experience in software development

OR

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 7 years of experience in software development

OR

Master's of Technology (M.Tech) Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 5 years of experience in software development

OR

Master's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 5 years of experience in software development

OR

Doctorate in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 3 year of experience in software development.

Job Skills:

Same skills as prior level plus;

Data Analysis: Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret data to produce actionable business insights.

Agile Methodologies: Demonstrated ability to use agile methodologies to drive continuous improvement and product delivery.

Automation: Demonstrated ability in or knowledge of automation, including designing, implementing, and managing automated tools, processes, or systems to streamline operations.

Compliance: Demonstrated knowledge of and adherence to regulatory, legal, and organizational compliance requirements.

Quality Assurance: Demonstrated ability in or knowledge of quality assurance, including ensuring adherence to standards and implementing quality control measures.

Scripting Languages: Demonstrated ability in or knowledge of scripting languages, including writing and maintaining scripts to improve system efficiency.

Software Test Plans: Demonstrated ability to develop and execute effective software test plans to validate product quality.

User Experience Development: Demonstrated ability in or knowledge of user experience development, including designing intuitive and effective user interfaces and content.

Code Review: Demonstrated ability to conduct in-depth code reviews for software quality assurance.

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