Software Developer - Seattle

Salary: $135,200 - 306,400 per year Requirements:

• We are looking for experience with systems programming in C, C++, Rust, or similar low-level languages.
• We need a strong grasp of Linux operating system internals.
• We require experience with networking protocols, packet processing, or high-performance network programming.
• We value familiarity with embedded systems, SmartNICs, DPUs, programmable hardware accelerators, or software developed close to hardware.
• You should be able to debug complex issues across operating system, driver, firmware, and hardware boundaries.
• We look for strong collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively in a highly technical engineering environment.
• Preferred: experience building software for SmartNICs, DPUs, NIC drivers, kernel networking, or user-space packet processing frameworks.
• Preferred: knowledge of virtualization, cloud networking, SDN, or distributed systems.
• Preferred: experience with performance tuning, concurrency, memory management, or low-latency systems.
• Preferred: background in hardware-software co-design or close partnership with silicon, platform, or firmware teams.

• We architect and implement high-performance, highly available system software components, including DPDK-based networking stacks, hardware abstraction layers, and custom hardware acceleration stacks.
• We use C/C++ to build network virtualization, high-performance packet processing, and protocol parsers.
• We apply Linux expertise to manage memory, scheduling, I/O virtualization, kernel drivers, and DPU security features.
• We collaborate with senior architects and peers across Compute, Storage, OS, and Security to help drive project execution.
• We work with DPU vendors to create software that uses DPU hardware resources efficiently.

• AI
• Architect
• Cloud
• Embedded
• Firmware
• Hardware
• Support
• Linux
• Machine Learning
• Network
• Oracle
• Rust
• Security
• DevOps

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hackajob is collaborating with Oracle to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is growing rapidly as a major cloud platform, with expanding demand from AI, machine learning, and enterprise workloads. Our Virtual Networking Data Plane team builds highly customizable Virtual Cloud Network data plane services on programmable SmartNICs and DPUs, enabling predictable performance, secure isolation, and high availability at cloud scale. This is a hands-on opportunity for a systems engineering professional who enjoys low-level software close to hardware and wants to help shape the next generation of cloud infrastructure. We offer the chance to solve technically deep, high-impact problems supporting AI, enterprise, and cloud-native workloads. In the US, the hiring range is $135,200 to $306,400 annually, with potential bonus, equity, and compensation deferral, and our benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, disability and life insurance, commuter and parking benefits, 401(k) matching, paid time off, holidays, sick leave, parental leave, adoption assistance, employee stock purchase, financial planning, legal support, and voluntary insurance options. This role generally accepts applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or while it remains open, and the career level is IC5.

last updated 41 week of 2026