Senior Principal Software Engineer

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is seeking a Senior Principal Software Engineer to build a new Data Processing Unit (DPU) platform spanning networking and storage. You will address system-level questions such as host-versus-DPU responsibilities, predictable tail latency under mixed workloads, and correct behavior across offload transitions, failures, and upgrades.

You will own a major subsystem spanning components and teams. Depending on the assignment, that could include a storage I/O pipeline, packet processing pipeline, host-to-DPU data path, or infrastructure acceleration subsystem. You will define architectural boundaries, align component owners, and remain accountable for integration and subsystem outcomes. We welcome engineers with deep storage data path expertise and working familiarity with networking, or deep networking data path expertise and working familiarity with storage. Your primary ownership will draw on your strengths while requiring collaboration across both domains.

Required qualifications

Preferred qualifications

Experience in one or more of the following areas is valuable. Experience with every listed technology is not required.

You will establish a coherent subsystem architecture, align component owners, and deliver successful integration with measured end-to-end results. You will resolve systemic risks early, lead consequential cross-team decisions, and strengthen the technical judgment of the engineers around you.

Why join us

Influence foundational architecture while remaining deeply involved in engineering. You will have ownership of how a substantial part of the platform fits together, performs, and reaches production, working with experienced networking, storage, and hardware partners.

QUALIFICATIONS

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

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $135,200 to $306,400 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.

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 - IC5

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Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:

• 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