<p>Team Overview: The Virtual Machine Data Plane team is responsible for designing, developing, and optimizing the virtualization stack that supports running customer virtual machines. Our hypervisors run across all CPU architectures and virtualize underlying hardware capabilities like CPU, GPU, NVMe with near-bare metal performance. We are continually pushing the boundaries of virtualization technology to achieve our mission of offering customers highly-performant, always-available, and elastic virtual machines.</p> <p>Role Summary: As a Principal Member of Technical Staff, you will be responsible for leading software development efforts for significant features in Oracle Compute's service offerings. The role requires a blend of hands-on engineering expertise and leadership skills, focusing on building and operating large-scale, highly available cloud services. The ideal candidate will mentor team members, drive high-priority programs, and contribute to the evolution of standard practices within the software engineering division.</p> <p>Basic Qualifications:</p> <ul> <li>5+ years of software development experience in systems or application-level engineering </li><li>3+ years of experience with OS kernel internals (e.g. memory management, device driver architecture) </li><li>3+ years of experience with PC architecture and virtualization (e.g. QEMU/KVM, Hyper-V, ESX) </li><li>Proficiency in at least two of the following programming languages: Go, Rust, Java, Python </li><li>Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and operating systems </li><li>Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written </li><li>Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field </li></ul> <p>Preferred Qualifications:</p> <ul> <li>Master's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field </li><li>Working familiarity of networking protocols (L2/L3/L4) and standard network architecture </li><li>Experience with Linux performance tools </li><li>Experience with Infrastructure-as-a-Service platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) </li><li>Experience with GPU, SmartNIC, SR-IOV/VFIO, vDPA, TPM, SEV, live migration </li></ul> <p>As a world leader in cloud solutions, Oracle uses tomorrow's technology to tackle today's challenges. We've partnered with industry-leaders in almost every sector-and continue to thrive after 40+ years of change by operating with integrity.</p> <p>We know that true innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. That's why we're committed to growing an inclusive workforce that promotes opportunities for all.</p> <p>Oracle careers open the door to global opportunities where work-life balance flourishes. We offer competitive benefits based on parity and consistency and support our people with flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options. We also encourage employees to give back to their communities through our volunteer programs.</p> <p>We're committed to including people with disabilities at all stages of the employment process. If you require accessibility assistance or accommodation for a disability at any point, let us know by emailing accommodation-request_mb@oracle.com or by calling +1 888 404 2494 in the United States.</p> <p>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.</p>