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Principal Core Infrastructure Engineer

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Austin, TXFull-time$100–235K/yrPosted 3 days agoStill listed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$100–235K/yr
Location
Austin, TX
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is seeking a Principal Core Infrastructure Engineer to design and develop major components of its cloud infrastructure. The engineer will build and operate resilient, highly distributed services, including services handling data across long distances under compliance requirements. The team is developing a new service to protect customer cloud environments and expand customer options. The role involves software design and development, production delivery, and evolving engineering practices.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Java (Programming Language), nice to haveGo (Programming Language), nice to haveC# (Programming Language), nice to haveDistributed Computing, nice to haveSoftware Development, nice to haveInternetworking, nice to haveInfrastructure as Code (IaC), nice to haveCloud Computing, nice to haveProblem Solving, nice to haveDistributed Systems, requiredSoftware Design, requiredObject-Oriented Programming, requiredProduct Delivery, requiredSoftware Development Lifecycle, requiredLarge-Scale Services, requiredOperational Environments, requiredMission-Critical Services, requiredCommunication, requiredOwnership, requiredArchitecture Design, requiredHigh Availability, requiredScalability, requiredNetworking, nice to haveData Plane Development, nice to havePublic Cloud Platforms, nice to haveTerraform, nice to haveNetwork Security, nice to haveDDoS/WAF, nice to have

Qualifications

BS or MS in Computer Science or Relevant Technical Field or Equivalent Practical Experience, required6+ Years Software Development Experience, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

At Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), we build the future of the cloud for Enterprises as a diverse team of fellow creators and inventors. We act with the speed and attitude of a start-up, with the scale and customer-focus of the leading enterprise software company in the world. Values are OCI’s foundation and how we deliver excellence. We strive for equity, inclusion, and respect for all. We are committed to the greater good in our products and our actions. We are constantly learning and taking opportunities to grow our careers and ourselves. We challenge each other to stretch beyond our past to build our future. You are the builder here. You will be part of a team of smart, motivated, and diverse people and given the autonomy and support to do your best work. It is a dynamic and flexible workplace where you’ll belong and be encouraged.

Who are we looking for? We are looking for engineers with distributed systems experience. You should have experience with the design of major features and launching them into production. You’ve operated high-scale services and understand how to make them more resilient. You work on most projects and tasks independently. You have experience working with services that require data to travel long distances but must abide by compliance and regulations. The ideal candidate will own the software design and development for major components of Oracle’s Cloud Infrastructure. You should be both a rock-solid coder and a distributed systems generalist, able to dive deep into any part of the stack and low-level systems, as well as design broad distributed system interactions. You should value simplicity and scale, work comfortably in a collaborative, agile environment, and be excited to learn.

What are the biggest challenges for the team? The team is building a brand-new service. The dynamic and fast growth of the business is driving us to build brand new innovative technologies. We understand that software is living and needs investment. The challenge is making the right tradeoffs, communicating those decisions effectively, and crisp execution. We need engineers who can build services that can reliably protect our customer cloud environment. We need engineers who can figure out how we can keep up our solution in a fast pace to securely protect our customers. We need engineers who can build services that enable us to offer even more options to customers and contribute to the overall growth of Oracle Cloud. JoinOCI-SDE Only Oracle brings together the data, infrastructure, applications, and expertise to power everything from industry innovations to life-saving care. And with AI embedded across our products and services, we help customers turn that promise into a better future for all. Discover your potential at a company leading the way in AI and cloud solutions that impact billions of lives. True innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. That’s why we’re committed to growing a workforce that promotes opportunities for all with competitive benefits that support our people with flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options. We also encourage employees to give back to their communities through our volunteer programs. We’re committed to including people with disabilities at all stages of the employment process. If you require accessibility assistance or accommodation for a disability at any point, let us know by emailing [email protected] or by calling 1-888-404-2494 in the United States. Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Oracle will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law. Design, develop, troubleshoot and debug software programs for databases, applications, tools, networks etc. 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: $99,600 to $234,600 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

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.Career Level - IC4

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. Required Qualifications

  • BS or MS degree in Computer Science or relevant technical field involving coding or equivalent practical experience
  • 6-8 years of total experience in software development
  • Demonstrated ability to write great code using Java, GoLang, C#, or similar OO languages
  • Proven ability to deliver products and experience with the full software development lifecycle
  • Experience working on large-scale, highly distributed services infrastructure
  • Experience working in an operational environment with mission-critical tier-one livesite servicing
  • Systematic problem-solving approach, strong communication skills, a sense of ownership, and drive
  • Experience designing architectures that demonstrate deep technical depth in one area, or span many products, to enable high availability, scalability, market-leading features and flexibility to meet future business demands

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with networking and data plane development.
  • Hands-on experience developing and maintaining services on a public cloud platform (e.g., AWS, Azure, Oracle)
  • Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IAC) languages, preferably Terraform
  • Experience with DDOS/WAF or other network security products

How this job compares

Set against the 5,097 open Infrastructure Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$100–235K/yr
  • Texas median$120–210K/yr176 salary ranges
  • US median$124–235K/yr4,261 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $167K, is close to the Texas median midpoint ($168K) — in the middle half of Infrastructure Engineer salary ranges in Texas.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 266 open Infrastructure Engineer jobs in Texas and 5,097 across the US. 10% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience; Infrastructure Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years at the median (3,967 postings).
Education
741 of the 5,097 open Infrastructure Engineer jobs (15%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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