Senior Principal SWE, Core Infra - DPU Platform Architect

Oracle; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) seeks a Senior Principal Software Engineer to build a new DPU platform spanning networking and storage. You will own a major subsystem, define architectural boundaries, and align owners across teams, with a focus on high-performance storage and networking data paths.

You will shape foundational data-path decisions, manage budgets, and drive production readiness while mentoring engineers and guiding cross-domain collaboration to deliver robust, scalable

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience in systems or infrastructure software.
• Ownership of a major subsystem spanning multiple components and teams.
• Deep expertise in storage data path or networking data path.

Responsibilities

• Own subsystem architecture and delivery plan across teams.
• Shape data path decisions across host, DPU software, firmware, and hardware.
• Lead delivery across component owners and guide engineers.
• Set end-to-end performance budgets and targets for throughput and tail latency.
• Ensure integration, observability, and production readiness for the subsystem.

Skills

C/C++

Linux

Performance analysis

Multicore architectures

Systems engineering

Storage/data path

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Job description

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) seeks a Senior Principal Software Engineer to build a new DPU platform spanning networking and storage. You will own a major subsystem, define architectural boundaries, and align owners across teams, with a focus on high-performance storage and networking data paths.

You will shape foundational data-path decisions, manage budgets, and drive production readiness while mentoring engineers and guiding cross-domain collaboration to deliver robust, scalable