Senior R&D Software Developer Jobs in Tacoma, WA

The Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) team can provide you the opportunity to build and operate a suite of massive scale, integrated cloud services in a broadly distributed, multi-tenant cloud environment.  OCI is committed to providing the best in cloud products that meet the needs of our customers who are tackling some of the world's biggest challenges. 

We offer unique opportunities for smart, hands-on engineers with the expertise and passion to solve difficult problems in distributed highly available services and virtualized infrastructure.  At every level, our engineers have a significant technical and business impact designing and building innovative new systems to power our customer's business critical applications.  
The Customer Cloud Connectivity team is building a high performance, scaled out, and high availability offering that will be the foundation of a modern cloud system. We believe that this team and its mission sits squarely at the center of Oracle's future and that this is an opportunity to rethink the way networking services operate and change the way applications are built.   

In this role you will lead the design and development of VPN service. We value self-initiated systems engineers who have a passion to learn, build and rollout infrastructure services globally. You will have the opportunity to manage challenges at scale, be part of cloud operations with autonomy to structure your journey. The role is mesh of systems engineering, automation engineering and network operations. If you are a curious problem solver who values simplicity, comfortable with ambiguity and are excited to learn, you will be a great fit!

Only Oracle brings together the data, infrastructure, applications, and expertise to power everything from industry innovations to life-saving care. And with AI embedded across our products and services, we help customers turn that promise into a better future for all. Discover your potential at a company leading the way in AI and cloud solutions that impact billions of lives.

True innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. That's why we're committed to growing a workforce that promotes opportunities for all with competitive benefits that 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.

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Disclaimer:
Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.
Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only
US: Hiring Range in USD from: $114,600 to $234,600 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.
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

Qualifications:

• 9+ years of experience with systems/application development
• 5+ years of experience with distributed systems OR network programming
• Proficient at programming in any two out of C/C++, Python, Java, Scala, GO
• Proficient with data structures, algorithms, operating systems.
• Proficient with VPN/IPSec protocols or experience working on security protocols.
• Methodical approach to troubleshoot, large, complex, interconnected systems
• Real-world production architectures, scalability, and system design. Cloud computing design patterns
• Bachelors in computer science and Engineering or related engineering fields
• Change management, continuous integration, and deployment best practices 
• Demonstrable track record of dealing with ambiguity, prioritizing needs, handling escalations
• Familiarity with infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform, Chef or Ansible with Linux knowledge
• Experience in Software development roles running large scale infrastructure, cloud or web services