Software Developer 2/Core Infrastructure Engineer

Socket.dev; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 79,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Oracle’s RoT firmware and supporting software for OCI servers enables secure provisioning, update, attestation, and secure wipe workflows. As a Software Engineer IC2, you will develop secure firmware and higher-level OCI interaction layers in Java and Python, collaborating across firmware, hardware, and cloud service teams to bring prototypes to production.

This role also involves building Java tooling and REST APIs for provisioning, automation, and control-plane workflows in a fast-paced cloud

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent practical experience in a related field.
• Experience in embedded systems, firmware, or hardware-adjacent software development.
• Proficient in C/C++ and strong in Java and/or Python.
• Familiarity with Linux environments, scripting, debugging, and version control.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain RoT firmware and companion software for RoT hardware.
• Develop Java and/or Python tooling and integration layers for provisioning, firmware update, validation, and automation.
• Contribute to control-plan workflows, REST API interactions, service integration, and client-side validation.
• Analyze existing code and tests to improve reliability, maintainability, and security.
• Collaborate with firmware, hardware, security reviewers, service owners, and lab teams.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Java programming

Python programming

Embedded systems

Linux development

Debugging

Education

Master's degree in Computer Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Computer Science

Bachelor's degree with 2+ years experience

Equivalent practical experience

Tools

JTAG

Logic analyzers

Serial consoles

CI/CD

Source control

Job description

At the heart of OCI are Oracle hardware systems and the cloud software stack that provisions, manages, updates, and secures them at fleet scale.

Would you like to:

• Make an impact at the leading edge of cloud infrastructure.
• Contribute to foundational security for OCI servers.
• Work across embedded firmware, Python-based tooling, and OCI service integration layers.
  

If yes, join us as a Software Engineer working on Root of Trust (RoT) firmware and supporting software for OCI servers.

About the Team

OCI's cloud offering gives customers access to bare-metal hardware and lower-level software stacks for maximum control and performance, which also creates heightened security needs. The Root of Trust team secures this environment by designing, implementing, and validating firmware and companion software that underpin the chain of trust for provisioning, update, attestation, and secure wipe workflows.

The team also builds software layers that allow OCI control-plane services and internal tooling to interact safely with RoT devices, including Java and Python tooling and client-library integration paths for hardware provisioning.

About the Position

As a Software Engineer IC2, you will contribute to secure firmware and systems management technologies deployed in OCI. You will work closely with senior engineers, hardware partners, and service teams to develop, debug, test, and improve RoT firmware and the software used to operate it.

This is not a firmware-only role. In addition to low-level embedded firmware work, the candidate will help develop higher-level OCI interaction layers, primarily in Java, for provisioning, update, validation, automation, and control-plane workflows. There are also opportunities to work on Python tooling-based factory provisioning workflows.

You will:

• Develop and enhance secure system-management firmware and software, using industry standards and Oracle-specific extensions.
• Build Java and/or Python tools, libraries, and automation that help OCI services and engineers interact with RoT devices safely and reliably.
• Participate in product development from prototype and bring-up through implementation, validation, release, and operational support.
• Work with mentors and partner teams to build secure, scalable, maintainable code.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

• Implement, test, debug, and maintain firmware features and companion software for RoT hardware.
• Develop Java and/or Python-based tooling and integration layers used for provisioning, firmware update, validation, diagnostics, and automation.
• Contribute to control plan client-adjacent workflows, including REST API interactions, service integration, and client-side validation logic.
• Analyze existing code and tests, identify defects, and improve reliability, maintainability, and security.
• Collaborate with firmware developers, hardware engineers, security reviewers, service owners, manufacturing partners, hardware and lab teams.
• Use source control, CI/CD systems, lab equipment, and test automation to validate changes and communicate findings clearly.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field; or Bachelor's degree with approximately 2+ years of relevant experience; or equivalent practical experience.
• Coursework, internship, research, or professional experience in embedded systems, systems software, firmware, or hardware-adjacent software development.
• Programming experience in C or C++ and strong programming ability in Java and/or Python.
• Familiarity with Linux development environments, scripting, debugging, and source control workflows.
• Ability to learn new codebases, diagnose technical issues, and collaborate across firmware, hardware, and cloud service teams.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Exposure to Java, client libraries, or service SDK development.
• Experience with Python libraries, command-line tools, REST APIs, test automation, or service integration layers.
• Familiarity with embedded firmware design and communication protocols such as I2C, SPI, UART, or PLDM.
• Exposure to secure boot, firmware update, attestation, key management, mTLS, authorization, or platform security concepts.
• Familiarity with lab debug tools such as JTAG, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, serial consoles, or I2C adapters.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, build systems, or DevOps practices.

Qualifications

Disclaimer:
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Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $79,100 to $166,100 per annum. May be eligible for bonus and equity.

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:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
• Short term disability and long term disability
• Life insurance and AD&D
• Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
• 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.
• 11 paid holidays
• 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.
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Financial planning and group legal
• Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

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