Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure (AI Infrastructure)

Responsibilities

You will lead the design and development of key components within Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, focusing on scalable, resilient cloud services. Additionally, you will drive technical architecture, mentor engineers, and troubleshoot complex production issues across the AI infrastructure stack.

Requirements

Candidates must have 4+ years of experience in designing and operating large-scale distributed systems. Proficiency in Java, C, or C++ is required, along with a strong understanding of operating systems, data structures, and cloud-native service development.

Skills

• Distributed systems
• Java
• C
• C++
• Python
• Cloud infrastructure
• Cloud-native services
• Performance optimization
• Troubleshooting
• Debugging
• NoSQL
• Storage platforms
• Automation
• Data structures
• Algorithms
• AI infrastructure

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Short term disability
• Long term disability
• Life insurance
• AD&D
• Flexible spending accounts
• Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
• 401(k) savings and investment plan
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Paid sick leave
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Financial planning
• Group legal

About this role

As a Senior Software Engineer within Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), you’ll
have the opportunity to solve large-scale, mission-critical engineering
challenges with broad technical impact.

Our AI Infrastructure Engineering team is building the services and platforms
behind the world’s largest AI mega-cluster. These systems support every phase of
next-generation data center lifecycle management — including planning, design,
deployment, provisioning, operations, repair, and expansion. The platform
enables OCI to scale existing regions, rapidly launch new ones, and deliver the
infrastructure powering the next wave of AI innovation.

We are looking for experienced engineers who thrive in highly technical
environments and are passionate about building scalable, reliable, and highly
available distributed systems. You will work on foundational infrastructure
services that directly influence the growth and reliability of OCI’s AI cloud
platform. If you enjoy solving complex engineering problems, operating at
massive scale, and building systems that power cutting-edge AI infrastructure,
we’d like to hear from you.

Role is to based in Nashville, TN only. Austin, TX is no longer a possible
location for this role.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will lead the design and development of key
components within Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. You should be a strong software
engineer with deep distributed systems expertise, capable of working across all
layers of the stack — from low-level systems and performance optimization to
large-scale service architecture and distributed workflows.

You will:

* Design, develop, and operate highly scalable, resilient cloud services
* Drive architecture and technical direction for critical infrastructure
systems
* Build and optimize distributed systems for performance, reliability, and
scale
* Collaborate across engineering teams in a fast-paced, agile environment
* Troubleshoot complex production issues across services and infrastructure
layers
* Contribute to engineering best practices, operational excellence, and
automation
* Mentor engineers and help raise the technical bar across the organization
* We value engineers who prioritize simplicity, scalability, ownership, and
continuous learning.

Candidate Profile

* 4+ years of experience designing, developing, and operating large-scale,
highly available distributed systems
* Familiarity with AI-first software development practices and modern
engineering tooling
* AI-first software development
* Strong programming skills in Java, C, or C++, with experience in scripting
languages such as Python
* Solid understanding of distributed systems, operating systems, data
structures, and algorithms
* Experience building cloud-native services and infrastructure platforms
* Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and performance tuning skills
* Experience with databases, NoSQL systems, storage platforms, and distributed
persistence
* technologies
* Self-starter mindset with the ability to work independently and drive
ambiguous technical problems to resolution
 

Top Skill Sets / Technologies

* AI-first software developmentLarge-scale distributed systems engineering
* Cloud infrastructure and cloud-native services
* Java, C++, or C development
* Python and automation tooling
* Distributed storage and persistence technologies
* Performance optimization and troubleshooting
* Strong ownership mentality and self-driven execution

QUALIFICATIONS

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: $89,200 to $209,500 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.

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