**Job Description**
Are you passionate about designing robust storage solutions for the cloud? Join Oracle's Cloud Infrastructure team and play a key role in developing highly available, large-scale Block Storage services that are essential for mission-critical workloads-including state-of-the-art AI and machine learning applications.
As part of our team, you'll work in a broadly distributed, multi-tenant cloud environment to deliver best-in-class storage solutions that power compute, networking, database, and security services. We seek hands-on engineers with expertise in distributed systems, virtualized infrastructure, and scalable Block Storage design. Help us shape the future of cloud storage, supporting global enterprises as they accelerate digital transformation and next-generation AI/ML initiatives.
**Responsibilities**
As a Principal Member of Technical Staff, you will own end-to-end software design and development for major components of Oracle's Cloud Infrastructure, with a strong focus on highly available Block Storage services. In this role, you will develop scalable solutions that serve mission-critical cloud workloads, including advanced AI and machine learning applications.
You should be both a rock-solid coder and a distributed systems generalist, with hands-on experience in designing large-scale distributed systems that can elastically scale. You must be comfortable diving deep into any part of the stack and low-level systems, as well as designing broad distributed system interactions. You should value simplicity and scalability, work comfortably in a collaborative, agile environment, and be excited to continuously learn.
**Minimum Qualifications:**
7+ years of experience delivering and operating large-scale, highly available distributed systems-preferably block storage solutions.
Expertise in C/C++ and Java, with experience in scripting languages such as Python, Perl, etc.
Expert knowledge of data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and distributed systems fundamentals.
In-depth knowledge of NVMe, NVMe over Fabrics, SPDK, storage virtualization, and iSCSI is highly desired, especially as they apply to block storage and performance-optimized support for AI/ML workloads.
Working familiarity with networking protocols (TCP/IP, and standard network architectures.
Strong troubleshooting and performance tuning skills; significant experience debugging complex distributed software using distributed logging and observability metrics and providing quick resolutions to pressing production issues.
Strong understanding of REST APIs, cloud design patterns, databases, NoSQL systems, storage, and distributed persistence technologies.
Experience mentoring and guiding team members, playing a technical leadership role, collaborating across teams to evolve design, establishing best practices, and leading by example.
Experience designing, developing, troubleshooting, and debugging software programs for databases, applications, tools, networks, and more, with an emphasis on scaling storage systems to support demanding workloads such as AI and machine learning.
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: $96,800 to $223,400 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'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
**About Us**
As a world leader in cloud solutions, Oracle uses tomorrow's technology to tackle today's challenges. We've partnered with industry-leaders in almost every sector-and continue to thrive after 40+ years of change by operating with integrity.
We know that true innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. That's why we're committed to growing an inclusive workforce that promotes opportunities for all.
Oracle careers open the door to global opportunities where work-life balance flourishes. We offer competitive benefits based on parity and consistency and support our people with flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options. We also encourage employees to give back to their communities through our volunteer programs.
We're committed to including people with disabilities at all stages of the employment process. If you require accessibility assistance or accommodation for a disability at any point, let us know by emailing
[email protected] or by calling +1 888 404 2494 in the United States.
Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans' status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Oracle will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.