Principal Software Development Engineer (OCI)

Principal Frontend AI Software Development Engineer

At Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), we build the future of the cloud for Enterprises as a diverse team of fellow creators and inventors. We act with the speed and attitude of a start-up, with the scale and customer-focus of the leading enterprise software company in the world. Values are OCI's foundation and how we deliver excellence. We strive for equity, inclusion, and respect for all. We are committed to the greater good in our products and our actions. We are constantly learning and taking opportunities to grow our careers and ourselves. We challenge each other to stretch beyond our past to build our future. You are the builder here. You will be part of a team of really smart, motivated, and diverse people and given the autonomy and support to do your best work. It is a dynamic and flexible workplace where you'll belong and be encouraged.

The Console Team within Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is seeking an experienced Principal Frontend AI Software Development Engineer to help build the next-gen AI first Console experience. In this role you will design and implement agentic systems, evaluate models and bring your experience with MCP, A2A and Prompt engineering. You will also work on the front-end user experience in support of enabling this new offering for our Cloud customers. The ideal candidate can design agentic systems with considerations for observability, security and extensibility. Strong technical skills and innovation are essential along with a strong, proactive ethic.

Key Responsibilities:

• Building and optimizing large-scale AI systems, ensuring scalability, reliability and performance.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams and having a passion for building cutting-edge AI applications.
• Strong problem solving skills, attention to detail and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications:

• BS/MS/PhD in Compute Science or Computer Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 8-10+ years of experience in software development, design, implementation and operation of distributed services.
• Strong product development experience in Python, Java, C# or comparable languages.
• Experience in Microservices development.
• Familiarity with Agentic/MCP frameworks (FastMCP or similar, LangChain, LangGraph or similar).
• Familiarity with MCP (Model Context Protocol), A2A (Agent-to-Agent protocol) and prompt engineering.
• Familiarity with front end UX for AI assistants (chat UIs, dashboards).
• Must have experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI) and cloud-related technologies.
• Ability to design agentic systems with elicitation, observability, safety, guardrails, policy definition and enforcement and extensibility.

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:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
• Short term disability 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
• 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.
• 11 paid holidays
• 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.
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Financial planning and group legal
• 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