Software Developer 4

Oracle; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 99,600 - 234,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match

Flexible vacation policy

Job summary

Oracle in Seattle is looking for a Principal AI Networking Developer to lead AI application design and development. The role involves using AI/ML to optimize and automate networks, ensuring scalable and reliable performance.

The ideal candidate must have strong expertise in Python, ML frameworks, and experience with data engineering and network automation. This position offers a competitive salary range and excellent benefits.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience building software systems.
• Experience with AI applications and training models.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Build and optimize large-scale AI systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for AI solution deployment.
• Design scalable orchestration for AI/ML model training.

Skills

Python

ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow)

Network automation frameworks (Terraform, Ansible)

Data engineering (Spark, Kafka, Flink)

Distributed systems

Education

BSEE, BSCS, BSCE or equivalent

MSEE, MSCS, or MSCE is a plus

Tools

Containerization tools

CI/CD tools

Job description

Job Description

In this role you will lead the design and development team to build advanced AI applications powered by AI models. You will use AI/ML to automate, optimize, and secure networks, focusing on tasks such as self-provisioning, auto-ingesting, auto-qualifying systems, and self-healing networks. This role requires skills in Python, ML frameworks, training AI models, and an understanding of networking protocols, data center designs, infrastructure as a service, network monitoring, and network automation.

Responsibilities

As a Principal AI Networking Developer you will be responsible for building and optimizing large‑scale AI systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance. The candidate should collaborate with cross‑functional teams to drive the development and deployment of AI solutions. Strong problem‑solving skills, attention to detail, and excellent communication skills are essential.

• Design and implement scalable orchestration for serving and training AI/ML models.
• Explore and incorporate contemporary research on AI, agents, and inference systems into the software stack for designing, monitoring, troubleshooting, and deploying networks.
• Evaluate, integrate, and optimize technologies across the stack, for latency, throughput, and resource utilization for training and inference workloads.
• Lead initiatives in AI systems design, including Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG) and LLM fine‑tuning.
• Design and develop scalable services and tools to support GPU‑accelerated AI pipelines, Python/Go, and observability frameworks.

Required / Preferred Experience

• Strong Python and ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow)
• LLMs, embeddings, vector search, RAG pipelines, and fine‑tuning
• Data engineering: Spark, Kafka, Flink, OCI Streaming/Data Flow
• Distributed systems and large‑scale training/inference
• Handling network telemetry (NetFlow, packet captures, streaming telemetry)
• Network automation frameworks (Terraform, Ansible, NAPALM, Batfish is a plus)
• Containerization, model serving, GPU workflows, CI/CD, and MLOps tools
• Writing design docs, scoping features, and owning delivery end‑to‑end

Required Education and Work Experience

BSEE, BSCS, BSCE, or equivalent. MSEE, MSCS, or MSCE is a plus. At least 7+ years of experience building software systems and prior experience building AI applications and training models.

Qualifications

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.

Benefits

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

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $99,600 - $234,600 per year. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

• 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

Career Level

IC4

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.