Principal SDE: Hyperscale Network & AI Infra Platform

Archer; Abilene (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer partners with Oracle to connect top engineers with critical roles in OCI Network Region Build (NRB). The Principal Software Development Engineer will design and maintain production software for network deployment, build scalable platforms, and own end-to-end lifecycle management across distributed systems.

Expect collaboration across networking, infrastructure, and software teams and mentoring of engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong software engineering experience in Python, Java, Go, or Rust.
• Experience designing scalable APIs, distributed systems, and service-oriented architectures.
• Design software architectures that emphasize modularity, extensibility, maintainability, and long-term operational sustainability.
• Experience building and operating production engineering platforms.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and modern software development practices.
• Experience supporting Linux-based production environments.
• Experience designing highly available, resilient, and observable systems.
• Experience using AI-assisted engineering tools such as Oracle AI, GitHub Copilot, Codex, ChatGPT Enterprise, or similar technologies to improve software development, automation, documentation, and engineering productivity.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain production software supporting OCI network deployment and lifecycle management.
• Build and evolve engineering platforms, APIs, automation services, and operational systems that enable OCI’s global network infrastructure.
• Own software solutions throughout their lifecycle, from architecture and implementation to deployment, operations, and continuous improvement.
• Develop scalable automation using modern programming languages and software engineering practices.
• Lead technical design discussions and contribute to the long-term architecture of NRB engineering platforms.
• Develop technical documentation, engineering standards, runbooks, and operational best practices.
• Mentor engineers through technical leadership, code reviews, and engineering best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to simplify operations through software and automation.

Skills

Python

Java

Go

Rust

APIs & distributed systems design

Linux production environments

CI/CD practices

AI-assisted engineering tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git

OpenConfig/NETCONF/gNMI

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Archer partners with Oracle to connect top engineers with critical roles in OCI Network Region Build (NRB). The Principal Software Development Engineer will design and maintain production software for network deployment, build scalable platforms, and own end-to-end lifecycle management across distributed systems.

Expect collaboration across networking, infrastructure, and software teams and mentoring of engineers.