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 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.

Console Team

Within Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, the Console Team 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. A passion for user experience, strong technical skills and innovation are essential along with a strong, proactive ethic.

This team is targeting candidates in the U.S. who can work ONSITE in Nashville-TN (priority) or Austin-TX (secondary). Relocation Assistance provided. (This is not a remote position)

Responsibilities

In this role, you will be responsible for building and optimizing large-scale AI systems our customers will interact with daily, ensuring scalability, reliability and performance. You will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and have a passion for building cutting-edge, Frontend AI applications. Strong problem solving skills, attention to detail and excellent communication skills are essential for this role.

Qualifications

+ BS/MS/PhD in Computer 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, Javascript, C# or comparable languages.

+ Web application development experience.

+ 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.