Senior Member of Technical Staff

As a Senior Member of Technical Staff on the OCI Virtual Networking team, you will design and build highly scalable, secure, and reliable cloud networking services that power Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. You will work on distributed systems and next-generation networking capabilities that serve millions of customer requests while maintaining industry-leading availability and performance.
Are you interested in building large-scale distributed infrastructure for the cloud? Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is developing next-generation cloud technologies that operate at massive scale in a distributed, multi-tenant environment. Join the OCI Networking team to build highly scalable, secure, and reliable services that deliver critical networking capabilities to customers worldwide.
Learn more about OCI Networking:
Our team develops and operates distributed services that power OCI Networking. We are looking for engineers who enjoy solving complex problems at scale and building reliable cloud services that serve customers worldwide.
Responsibilities
As a Senior Member of Technical Staff on the Virtual Networking team, you will design and develop microservices and infrastructure that power Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Virtual Networking services. You will help deliver secure, scalable, and reliable networking services that support customers worldwide.
Our team develops and operates distributed services that power OCI Networking. We are looking for engineers who enjoy solving complex problems at scale and building reliable cloud services that serve customers worldwide.
In this role, you will:
Design and develop core components of OCI Virtual Networking services with a focus on scalability, performance, and reliability.
Build and optimize distributed networking and gateway systems that provide high availability and low-latency access at cloud scale.
Analyze and improve system performance, scalability, resilience, and operational efficiency.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, build, and deliver high-quality features.
Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve complex production issues across distributed systems.
Drive operational excellence through automation, monitoring, and continuous improvement.
Participate in design reviews, mentor team members, and promote engineering best practices.
The ideal candidate has experience building and operating distributed systems and understands how to design resilient cloud services. You are technically strong, execution-focused, and able to balance speed, quality, and long-term maintainability.
Qualifications
You are an experienced software engineer with strong Java development skills, expertise in REST-based services, and a solid understanding of distributed systems. You value simplicity, scalability, and operational excellence, and thrive in a collaborative engineering environment.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
4+ years of professional software development experience, including experience building distributed systems.
Strong proficiency in Java and object-oriented design principles.
Experience designing and developing REST-based services and microservices.
Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and distributed systems fundamentals.
Strong problem-solving, debugging, and performance-tuning skills.
Experience with build systems, CI/CD pipelines, and modern software development practices.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Terraform or infrastructure-as-code tools.
Experience developing services on public cloud platforms.
Experience with Agile software development methodologies.
Experience automating the management and operation of networking infrastructure.
Familiarity with observability, monitoring, and operational tooling for distributed systems.
Career Level - IC3
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