Senior Core Infrastructure Engineer

About the role

Designs, implements, and optimizes components in distributed systems with an emphasis on scalability, resiliency, and operability. Delivers features and load/performance tests; leverages data plane platforms and distributed state tools for high‑volume retrieval, storage, and processing; and reviews peers’ implementations for scalability compliance. Builds fault‑tolerant paths (redundancy, replication, automatic failover), applies recovery‑oriented principles, and implements retries, circuit breakers, and timeouts. Proactively detects and mitigates issues via tests, alarms, dashboards, and telemetry; authors runbooks and participates in incident response and RCAs. Implements standard replication and synchronization, develops automation/IaC for troubleshooting and maintenance, and applies advanced security controls (encryption, access, remediation) while ensuring change, compliance, and documentation standards are met.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and operate highly available, scalable, and fault‑tolerant microservices across control plane, connectivity, distributed‑systems data plane, and Linux daemon technologies.
• Contribute throughout the product lifecycle, from conceptualization and product definition through design, development, launch, and operational maturity.
• Identify opportunities to automate engineering workflows across development, testing, troubleshooting, operations, and documentation, leveraging AI‑assisted and agentic approaches where appropriate.
• Measure and improve reliability, delivery velocity, operational efficiency, customer outcomes, and engineering productivity, while sharing effective practices across the team.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with systems or application development.
• 3+ years of experience with distributed systems or backend development.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related engineering field.
• Proficiency with data structures, algorithms, and operating systems.
• Experience with distributed systems, including familiarity with the CAP theorem, consensus, messaging, and high availability.
• Demonstrated willingness to learn and responsibly apply AI/LLM tools, skills, and automation to improve engineering workflows.

Certain U.S.‑based or U.S. customer‑facing roles may be required to comply with applicable health, immunization, or drug‑testing requirements.

Pay

Hiring range in USD: $79,200 – $209,500 per year. May be eligible for bonus and equity.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
• Short‑term 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
• Flexible vacation (13 days/year for first three years, 18 days thereafter; prorated for part‑time)
• 11 paid holidays
• Paid sick leave: 72 hours at hire, refreshed annually, carry‑over up to 112 hours
• Paid parental leave and adoption assistance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Financial planning and group legal services
• Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner, and pet insurance

About Oracle

Only Oracle brings together the data, infrastructure, applications, and expertise to power everything from industry innovations to life‑saving care. With AI embedded across our products and services, we help customers turn that promise into a better future for all. We are committed to growing a workforce that promotes opportunities for all, offering competitive benefits, flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options, and encouraging community involvement through volunteer programs.