Principal SW Engineer – Python Developer

Overview

JOB DESCRIPTION

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is growing at a significant rate – doubling in capacity every year which is driving Oracle’s revenue growth. In 2025, OCI was named as a Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Strategic Cloud Platform Services.

The Hardware Provisioning organization within OCI is re-architecting the provisioning layer so we can continue to scale our service to meet the demands of our exponential growth.

We are seeking a strong Principal Software Engineer who can contribute to the design, development and support of a robust, reliable and secure System Software stack for the modern Cloud environment and support fleet operations. Expertise in C/C++, Python, and Linux is highly desired.

Join the Team

The Hardware Provisioning organization delivers the System Software stack that manages and provisions the Server Infrastructure in OCI.

When a customer relinquishes a server in Oracle Cloud, that server must be securely re-provisioned with trusted firmware in all hardware components – Network, Storage, GPUs, and BMC. Further, our tools are also used by our factories when manufacturing servers to ensure they are provisioned with trusted firmware.

Join our dynamic team as a Principal Software Engineer and work on exciting, enterprise-grade Cloud Management products. Our unique team works on everything from user level applications and interfaces to low-level hardware interfaces and everything in between. We control the full software life cycle from architecture to release. Help shape the Cloud Management offerings for Oracle's Cloud Servers while working with some of the most talented and experienced software developers in the industry.

Specifically, you will contribute your talents and skills towards the design & development of a secure Cloud Management software using industry standard System, Network and Storage Management protocols that are the foundation of Oracle's Cloud offering. You will also contribute to Cloud Infrastructure software release service that is essential for Software/Firmware Bundles delivery into OCI SW Repository.

Our product development environment includes C/C++, Python, Oracle Autonomous Database, Containerized Services and Linux.

The successful candidate must possess strong English communication skills and will be expected to use these skills to communicate with a geographically diverse team across many technology consumers.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement new Hardware Provisioning products and features that are the foundation for OCI core services.
• Design and implement automated solutions and services for deployment of hardware management and monitoring products into OCI.
• Analyze the architecture, design and implementation of existing products with a focus on improving scalability, performance, extensibility and security.
• Interface with Oracle's customers to understand their needs and design and deliver novel solutions to address these needs.
• Debug and fix issues that are found in the OCI fleet.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher degree in Computer Science or similar major related to IT industry.
• 8+ years of professional experience designing, implementing, testing, releasing, and maintaining software applications and systems in C/C++ and Python.
• Experience with Unix/Linux operating systems.
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
• Experience with Network protocols/programming, and/or Storage Management protocols, knowledge of Database, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), and Web development is a plus.
• Other desired skills: GPU, System Security, Scripts, XML, JSON, and REST.

We Offer

• Very friendly and informal company culture, no dress code.
• Extended home office possibilities.
• Time flexibility – no core hours when you have to be in the office.
• Oracle provides the benefits you would expect to get from an international company – a competitive salary, pension insurance, extra holidays, paid sick leave, meal vouchers, flexi passes, language lessons within working hours and others.

Qualifications

Career Level - IC4

About Us

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