Principal Infrastructure Engineer, Next Gen Network

Salary: $114,600 - 234,600 per year Requirements:

• We prefer a Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• We prefer 6+ years of experience developing large-scale distributed systems or network control plane software.
• We look for strong knowledge of networking fundamentals, including L2/L3, routing protocols, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, SDN, and WAN technologies.
• We expect advanced programming experience in at least one systems language such as Go, C++, Rust, or Java.
• We value a deep understanding of algorithms, distributed systems principles, and system reliability.
• We seek experience building resilient, high-performing software in production, cloud, or large enterprise environments.
• We value a proven track record of technical leadership, mentoring, and delivering results on complex initiatives.

• We design, build, and support key parts of OCIs unified network control plane, with a focus on data center and WAN orchestration.
• We apply expertise in networking technologies to create resilient, scalable, and highly available control systems.
• We develop and tune algorithms for network resource allocation, topology discovery, route calculation, and fault recovery.
• We write robust, well-tested code in systems programming languages such as Go, C++, Rust, or Java.
• We take ownership of difficult distributed systems issues in production-scale control planes and real-time network state.
• We lead code and design reviews to uphold high standards and best practices.
• We mentor less experienced engineers and help foster a collaborative technical culture.
• We partner with SRE, hardware, security, and product teams to deliver features and capabilities end to end.

• Cloud
• Hardware
• Support
• Java
• LESS
• MPLS
• Network
• Oracle
• Rust
• Security
• Architect
• DevOps

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hackajob is collaborating with Oracle to connect exceptional professionals with this opportunity. We are hiring for the OCI Networking - Network Controller team, where we drive innovation at the intersection of networking, systems, and cloud to help Oracles customers connect, scale, and succeed worldwide. This role offers a high-impact environment focused on distributed control plane software, advanced networking automation, and hyper-scale reliability. The posting notes a US hiring range of $114,600 to $234,600 per year, with possible bonus, equity, and compensation deferral, along with Oracle US benefits such as medical, dental, and vision coverage, disability and life insurance, flexible spending accounts, commuter benefits, a 401(k) with company match, paid time off, paid holidays, sick leave, parental leave, adoption assistance, employee stock purchase plan, financial planning, group legal, and voluntary insurance options.

last updated 36 week of 2026