Senior Software Engineer (IC4), OCI Networking - Data Center Transports

Job Description

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is seeking a technically advanced and hands-on Senior Software Engineer to drive the design, implementation, and optimization of critical networking solutions for the world's most demanding data center environments. In this role, you will combine expertise in congestion management, transport protocols (TCP, RDMA, and hybrids), real-time telemetry, network security, and reliable systems software to deliver efficient, secure, and resilient infrastructure at hyperscale.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

• Transport and Congestion Control: Design, implement, and optimize protocols and controllers-spanning TCP, RDMA, and hybrid transports-to deliver high throughput, low latency, and fairness across massive data center networks.
• Telemetry: Develop and integrate robust telemetry systems to provide continuous, fine-grained visibility into transport performance, congestion, and overall network health.
• System Implementation: Contribute to the reliability, performance, and operational excellence of congestion management, telemetry, and security components within OCI's stack.
• Protocol Optimization: Advance algorithmic solutions for efficient transport and congestion control at both host and switch levels, ensuring seamless interplay between protocols and infrastructure.
• Performance Troubleshooting: Use advanced diagnostic tools to analyze protocol behavior, buffer utilization, network bottlenecks, and implement corrective actions at scale.
• Production Delivery: Validate and deploy new features and enhancements across OCI's large-scale deployments, collaborating closely with hardware, host networking, telemetry, and SRE teams.
• Collaboration and Best Practices: Share insights, review designs, and drive adoption of best practices for telemetry, security, and transport optimization across the engineering organization.
• Continuous Learning: Stay current with developments in network transport, telemetry, security, and data center networking, rapidly applying new techniques for production benefit.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline, with emphasis on computer networks, distributed systems, or security preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in designing and delivering production-grade transport protocol controllers (TCP, RDMA, RTTCC, DCQCN, TIMELY etc.) at data center scale.
• Strong background in congestion control (loss/delay/hybrid), buffer management, telemetry systems, and large-scale data center networking concepts.
• Demonstrated experience with network or transport-layer features and best practices.
• Proficiency in systems programming languages such as C, C++, Go, or Rust, and experience with modern network monitoring and diagnostic tools.
• Proven ability to analyze, troubleshoot, and optimize network performance at scale.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills; able to work effectively with engineering peers and cross-functional partners.
• Track record of applying theoretical knowledge to solve real-world challenges in reliable and pragmatic ways.

Join our OCI Networking team to engineer next-generation transports.

Qualifications

Disclaimer:

Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.

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

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $96,800 to $223,400 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:
1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
2. Short term disability and long term disability
3. Life insurance and AD&D
4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
8. 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.
9. 11 paid holidays
10. 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.
11. Paid parental leave
12. Adoption assistance
13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
14. Financial planning and group legal
15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.
Career Level - IC4

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