Principal Software Engineer

Job Description As a Principal Software Engineer on the Dataplane team, you will design and develop major core components of Oracle's Virtual Cloud Network. You will be responsible for delivering high-speed packet processing architectures and other distributed systems that provide networking features such as TCP/UDP packet processing, access controls, metrics and monitoring dashboards.Work is non-routine and very complex, involving the application of advanced technical/business skills in area of specialization. BS or MS degree or equivalent experience relevant to functional area. 10+ years of software engineering or related experience. Are you interested in building large-scale distributed infrastructure for the cloud Oracle's Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) team is building new Infrastructure-as-a-Service technologies that operate at large scale in a broadly distributed multi-tenant cloud environment. Our customers run their businesses on our cloud, and our mission is to provide them with best in class, foundational cloud infrastructure services. The Virtual Networking Team builds the highly customizable Virtual Cloud Networks (VCN) and connectivity services offering predictable and consistent performance, isolation, and availability. We are a team that builds and maintains the OCI Software Defined Network (SDN) stack. Currently, we are looking for hands-on engineers with expertise and passion in solving difficult problems in high-availability, virtualized networks, and network packet processing. These are exciting times, and our team is undergoing rapid growth while working on many new ambitious initiatives. Join our team and help us build a state-of-the-art SDN network. Why join VCN Dataplane The Virtual Cloud Network (VCN) team has a culture of collaboration which welcomes new people to their ranks. We not only focus on an excellent customer experience we also spend the time to make sure that your onboarding and ramp-up experience is a great one. We work together and help each other out, and do not skimp on technical debt, which facilitates reasonable on-call and a good work/life balance. Career Level - IC4 As a Principal Software Engineer on the Dataplane team, you will design and develop major core components of Oracle's Virtual Cloud Network. You will be responsible for delivering high-speed packet processing architectures and other distributed systems that provide networking features such as TCP/UDP packet processing, access controls, metrics and monitoring dashboards. Qualifications You are an expert C coder with networking experience. You value simplicity and scale, work comfortably in a collaborative, agile environment, and are excited to learn. Basic Qualifications: . 10+ years of experience with systems/application development . Proficient at programming in C/C++ . Proficient with Linux . Prior development experience with network protocol implementation or network packet process . Experience in working on performance/scale testing. . Bachelors in computer science and Engineering or related engineering fields Preferred Qualifications: . Experience in CICD environments . Experience in working on simulating production environment & testing. . Experience in working on test automation using python. . Experience with Agile Development . Prior cloud experience . Masters / PhD degree in Computer Science or related engineering fields As a member of the software engineering division, you will take an active role in the definition and evolution of standard practices and procedures. You will be responsible for defining and developing software for tasks associated with the developing, designing and debugging of software applications or operating systems. - Work is non-routine and very complex, involving the application of advanced technical/business skills in area of specialization. Leading contributor individually and as a team member, providing direction and mentoring to others. BS or MS degree or equivalent experience relevant to functional area. 5-9 years of software engineering or related experience. Duties and tasks are varied and complex needing independent judgment. Fully competent in own area of expertise. May have project lead role and or supervise lower level personnel. BS or MS degree or equivalent experience relevant to functional area. 10+ years of software engineering or related experience. Career Level - IC4