Principal software developer

Job Description

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is building the intelligence layer that powers the next generation of autonomous operations.

We are seeking a Principal Software Developer (IC4) with deep expertise in AI/ML system design, large-scale data engineering, and applied intelligence to help drive reliability, performance, and automation across Oracle's global cloud network and compute platforms.

In this role, you will design and deliver AI-powered systems for predictive incident detection, automated remediation, and root-cause analysis - operating at OCI's hyperscale.

Responsibilities

• Design and build distributed AI/ML services that enable anomaly detection, event correlation, RCA prediction, and operational insights across OCI infrastructure.

• Develop, train, and deploy models for classification, clustering, forecasting, and LLM-based reasoning. Own the full lifecycle - from feature engineering and training to evaluation, deployment, and continuous improvement.

• Build data ingestion and processing pipelines leveraging Kafka, Spark, Flink, or OCI Data Flow to handle petabyte-scale telemetry and operational data.

• Embed model outputs into observability, automation, and workflow systems to enable closed-loop, self-healing operations.

• Apply LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and knowledge graph techniques to enhance incident triage, RCA automation, and intelligent alert summarization.

• Ensure AI services are fault-tolerant, performant, and secure. Implement model-monitoring and feedback loops for drift detection and accuracy improvement.

• Partner with Data Science, NRE, GNOC, and Platform teams to translate operational challenges into scalable AI solutions.Mentor engineers and drive best practices in applied AI, MLOps, and distributed system design.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of software development experience, with 3+ years focused on applied AI/ML systems.

• Proficiency in Python, Go, or Java, and deep understanding of ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or Scikit-Learn.

• Strong knowledge of data engineering tools and architectures (Kafka, Spark, Flink, Airflow, or similar).

• Proven experience deploying and operating ML models in production using MLflow, Kubeflow, or OCI Data Science.

• Understanding of MLOps principles - versioning, retraining pipelines, drift detection, and model observability.

• Background in distributed systems or cloud infrastructure (compute, networking, storage, or observability).

• Hands-on experience with containerized and microservice architectures (Kubernetes, Docker).

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.

Preferred Skills

• Experience applying LLMs or generative AI for operational intelligence (incident summarization, recommendation systems, or RCA reasoning).

• Familiarity with AI-Ops / Observability tools and telemetry pipelines in large-scale environments.

• Knowledge of hyperscale networking, HPC, or GPU infrastructure.

• Expertise in designing data feedback systems that improve AI model performance through continuous learning.

• Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction across teams and lead complex cross-functional projects.

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:

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

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

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