Principal Software Developer, OCI Networking Data Plane

Principal Software Developer, OCI Networking Data Plane

At Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), we deliver mission-critical applications for the world’s leading enterprises, driving digital transformation through hyper-scale, secure, multi-tenant cloud services across 50+ global regions. OCI is redefining the future with dedicated, hybrid, multi-cloud, and edge computing deployments.

About Technical Strategy And Oversight (TSO)

Within TSO, our mission is to enable customer choice and empower transparency, all while maximizing the value of cloud. We’re at the center of OCI’s most ambitious initiatives—building innovative platforms and foundational frameworks to support developers and fuel next-generation cloud services.

What You’ll Be Building

• Greenfield Environments: Design and launch cloud services from the ground up
• High-Impact Frameworks: Engineer new container runtimes to operate OCI’s most demanding, high-availability workloads
• Performance Breakthroughs: Develop remote persistent storage matching the speed and latency of local NVMe drives
• Standardized Innovation: Deliver core data-plane components and tools driving critical performance improvements across OCI

Why Join Us?

• Innovation at Scale: Contribute to pioneering work shaping the future of the global cloud ecosystem
• Visible Career Growth: Join us at a dynamic, high-growth phase—your impact will be tangible and valued
• Collaboration & Autonomy: Work alongside a talented, diverse team—enjoying both freedom and strong support
• Dynamic & Inclusive Culture: Experience a flexible workplace where you can belong, thrive, and make a difference

If you’re passionate about building foundational technologies, eager to collaborate with world-class engineering talent, and ready to leave your mark on the global cloud landscape—we want to hear from you!

Who We’re Looking For

We’re seeking self-motivated technical leaders who thrive on solving system-level and data-plane architecture challenges at scale. As an expert developer, you’ll deep-dive into low-level systems, designing highly scalable solutions for networking and storage in OCI’s advanced cloud environment. You have a proven record of shipping major features to production, and deep expertise in high-scale public cloud—particularly at the data-plane level. You work independently, mentor teams, and drive technical vision from concept through delivery.

With us, you will define the next generation of OCI’s infrastructure—delivering innovations that set new standards for the industry. We value builders who lead by example, simplify complexity, balance speed with quality, and inspire others to optimize and automate. If you have a history of leading large-scale projects and driving operational excellence, you’ll thrive here!

Responsibilities

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Basic Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
• 8+ years’ experience building robust, distributed services in high-performance development environments
• Demonstrated ability to write high-quality code in C/C++, Go, or similar languages
• Strong grasp of data structures and algorithms; experience optimizing for scale
• Deep background in networking data-plane architectures (DPU-based or DPDK-based solutions)
• Familiarity with network virtualization, network protocols, and distributed systems
• Proven experience with highly distributed, large-scale service infrastructures
• Hands-on experience in operational environments with mission-critical, tier-0 services

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise in Linux internals and strong Linux/Unix troubleshooting skills
• Familiarity with DPU programming (such as P4/Pensando (AMD), DOCA/BlueField)

Key skills/competency

• C/C++ Programming
• Go Language
• Data Structures
• Algorithms
• Networking Data Plane
• DPU Technology
• DPDK Framework
• RDMA
• Distributed Systems
• Linux Internals