Senior Manager, Core Infrastructure Engineering

We are seeking a senior engineering manager for OCI Networking with a strong background in distributed systems and cloud infrastructure. You have successfully built and operated highly scalable services, led high-performing engineering teams, and delivered complex systems from architecture through production operations. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is redefining the cloud for the world's largest enterprises. We operate with the agility and innovation of a startup while delivering the scale, security, and reliability expected of one of the world's leading technology companies.

OCI powers mission-critical workloads for customers globally, offering a comprehensive cloud platform built for high performance, distributed systems, and enterprise-grade reliability. We invest deeply in our people and foster an environment where diverse perspectives, collaboration, ownership, and continuous learning drive breakthrough results.

At OCI, you'll work alongside exceptional engineers solving some of the most complex distributed systems challenges at cloud scale.

The OCI Networking team enables customers and internal services to operate reliably and securely at scale. We work closely with service teams across OCI to support rapid cloud growth, operational stability, and enterprise-grade resource governance. The organization operates highly distributed, mission-critical systems that directly impact customer onboarding, expansion, and cloud consumption experiences.

Who We're Looking For

You thrive in environments where reliability, scalability, and operational excellence are critical. You understand how to balance long-term architectural investments with fast-paced execution and iterative delivery. You are passionate about building strong engineering cultures, simplifying complex systems, and enabling teams to move quickly while maintaining high quality. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with strong people leadership and a customer-first mindset.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and grow a high-performing software engineering team responsible for OCI services.
• Own the delivery, availability, scalability, and operational excellence of mission-critical services.
• Drive technical strategy, architectural decisions, and execution for distributed cloud services operating at massive scale.
• Partner across OCI organizations to deliver foundational platform capabilities that support customer growth and cloud expansion.
• Establish engineering best practices for service reliability, automation, observability, and operational readiness.
• Mentor and develop engineers through coaching, performance management, and career development.
• Manage roadmap planning, prioritization, execution, and cross-functional coordination.
• Lead teams operating large-scale, highly available systems with a strong focus on resilience, fault tolerance, and performance optimization.
• Champion Agile development methodologies and foster a culture of continuous improvement and operational ownership.
• Participate in incident management, customer escalations, and operational reviews as needed.

This team operates at the center of OCI's rapid growth and expansion. Key challenges include:

• Designing systems capable of handling rapidly increasing traffic and service growth.
• Improving the scalability, availability, and performance of globally distributed services.
• Building resilient systems that can withstand regional outages and dependency failures.
• Balancing rapid feature delivery with long-term platform sustainability.
• Driving architectural simplification while maintaining operational excellence.
• Enabling OCI service teams and customers to scale seamlessly and securely.
• We are looking for leaders who can help teams navigate complex technical trade-offs, execute decisively, and build services that operate reliably at cloud scale.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years of overall experience.
• 2+ years of engineering management experience leading software development teams.
• 5+ years of experience designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed systems.
• Strong experience with Java, Python, or Go.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, scalability, networking, operating systems, and service-oriented architectures.
• Experience building and operating highly available, cloud-native services.
• Strong knowledge of databases, storage systems, and distributed persistence technologies.
• Experience driving operational excellence, observability, performance tuning, and incident response.
• Proven ability to recruit, develop, and retain high-performing engineering teams.