{"id":2703294,"url":"https://alion.io/job/oracle-gpucpu-systems-engineer","title":"GPU/CPU Systems Engineer","company":{"id":53,"name":"Oracle","domain":"oracle.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/oracle","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Oracle","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":90,"open_postings":197,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.589,"repost_share":0.005,"time_to_fill_p50_days":6,"computed_at":"2026-10-16T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"AI/ML","role_family":"AI/ML","seniority":"staff","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["San Francisco, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":135200,"max":306400,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":306400},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":10,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":true,"technologies":[{"name":"Linux","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-06-18T17:55:12Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-06-18","last_verified_at":"2026-10-16T19:42:40Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":120,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":120},"description":"Oracle hardware platform development engineering is seeking a highly driven GPU/CPU Platform System Engineer at the Principal Engineer level. The GPU System Engineer will work within development engineering with a small team of talented engineers who lead the development and day-to-day engineering efforts for Oracle’s rapidly growing and successful Cloud AI platforms. You will participate in platform definition, platform development oversight as well as in house development, design reviews, system integration, performance testing and characterization. You will interact closely with third party GPU IC suppliers & partners as well as internal hardware and software development teams to help drive Oracle’s AI Cloud platform solution space. You will be a critical part of the team developing Oracle’s growing Cloud AI solutions. The team you will be joining has delivered the first and second generation of Oracle Cloud dedicated compute, AI platforms, and is working to build out the next generation of Cloud and Enterprise systems, with record breaking-performance, security, and world class quality, using the latest and greatest merchant silicon and technologies.\nOracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is looking for a visionary Systems Engineer to lead innovation in AI hardware and datacenter infrastructure. In this high-impact role, you'll guide the development of emerging technologies in compute accelerators, virtualization, networking, energy systems, and AI infrastructure. Your work will directly influence OCI’s long-term architectural direction and help shape the future of cloud infrastructure.\n Our Design Engineering organization is looking for a highly driven, capable, and dedicated Principal Engineer to join the team developing the next generation AI platform for Cloud. Our products feed solutions into the growing and successful Oracle Cloud for compute, AI, Storage and Compute. In the role you will help drive definition, development, integration, debug, characterization, and tuning of existing and new Cloud AI platforms. You will participate in evaluating AI platform architectures and assist with scaling & optimizations. You will help support solution operational health visibility development by other Oracle Engineering teams and guide these teams on the AI platforms. You will apply your solid expertise in hardware and system engineering, firmware familiarity, GPU and AI platform & tools knowledge, towards filling a system engineering role guiding engineering developers. Your role will include evaluation of merchant silicon for our next generation AI platforms and support tools for running these platforms effectively. You will grow to advise & guide Oracle hardware and software engineering teams, Oracle remote hardware support, and Oracle cloud teams on the use, debug, and in-service monitoring of our next generation AI platforms\nResponsibilities\nYou will be responsible for, and not limited to:\nReview and assessment of third-party merchant silicon used for AI Accelerator Modules.\nEvaluation of system architecture and proposed implementation path analysis. \nYou will participate in platform definition and analysis.\nProvide platform development oversight for partners.\nWork with in-house engineering functional experts on design and reviews.\nSupport and guide system integration, performance testing and characterization.\nSupport development program managers on technical assessments & planning. \nYou will interact closely with third party GPU IC suppliers & partners as well as internal hardware, software development, quality assurance, cloud orchestration, hardware and software security experts, and Oracle manufacturing teams.\nYou will document and specify design intent and design details where appropriate in collaboration with the appropriate engineering teams. \nParticipate in hardware platform security evaluations. \nGuide partner internal Oracle teams on support needed to scale, monitor, and successfully deploy our products to the Cloud.\nYou will assist Oracle Cloud and Support teams in the root-cause of potential hardware or software bugs through firsthand lab replication debug, remote debug, and calls with the appropriate teams supporting our deployed products. \nWork with Oracle manufacturing teams to ensure that Oracle hardware is secure, robustly evaluated, performing at peak capabilities and well qualified for deployment to our Cloud customers. \nThe AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower OCI customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. \nWhat This Role Looks Like\nWork directly with hardware design and development teams on architecture, implementation, development, deployment, and troubleshooting of AI hardware platforms. Collaboration is also expected with the wider Oracle engineering and operations functional groups as well as our external partners. \nDevelop, implement, own, and run the day-to-day execution of AI platform development, both internally and in partnership with third-party design teams. Including reviews of design plans, schematics, board layout, test feature definition / guidance for subsystem test, as well as System validation plans. Oversee system integration, system test and qualification, define software diagnostics features and utilize third party as well as approved open-source AI platform qualification and test tools. Add to a roster of system characterization and performance testing capabilities and support definition of in-service system monitoring and error reporting needs. \n Work closely and collaborate with hardware developers, System architects, System engineers, platform firmware developers, partners and AI chip / GPU suppliers, storage, networking and compute experts, on the product development and then with Manufacturing and external suppliers assisting across the new product introduction process out to production. You will also serve as the last level of engineering technical support when trained cloud and support teams require guidance and help in resolving complex deployed product issues. \nRequired Qualifications\nTechnical hands-on experience with market leading GPU (or alternate AI platforms) from the hardware and platform development, test, and characterization perspectives. \nBalance hardware performance priorities against power, cost, and cross-functional considerations. Be responsible for meeting hardware product performance and regulatory specifications, if applicable.\nSolid knowledge of AI / GPU or/and AI/CPU platform architecture and their capabilities. \nA strong understanding and experience running firmware and system diagnostics tools using BMC firmware, UEFI/ BIOS and Linux tools. Skilled in scripting to customize tests.\nSolid working experience with GPU supplier test code as well as open-source AI test / characterization tools.\nExperience with the architecture, design, and implementation of modern server platforms consisting of multiple architectures and vendors, including x86 and ARM server architectures.\nExperience with hardware development at the system, board, and FPGA level.\nRequired experience with board level tools and ability to reviews hierarchical schematics, multilayer advance board layout, cross board interconnect and end-to-end connectivity analysis. \nStrong communications skills and ability to clearly communicate complex technical issue across engineering disciplines as well as clearly and succinctly articulate issues for executives. \nDemonstrated experience debugging and root-causing complex issues that may have a mix of hardware and software causes.\nExperience with early stage bring-up and power-on, platform firmware debugging, prototype GPU & CPU complex and memory complex debugging. \nAn ability to isolate a problem to the source and the required creativity & expertise to devise timely and robust solutions.\nExperience and understanding of the latest high-speed busses and interconnect used in modern Compute and AI platforms. Familiarity with their startup connectivity and operational robustness.\nPreferred Qualifications\n10 years of experience with hardware, design and bring-up. Comfortable with the use of hardware debuggers.\nExperience in PCIe, DDR, Ethernet, USB, SPI, etc.\nExperience with platform level security technologies present an advantage in the role. \nExperience with power circuit design and signal integrity.\nDisclaimer: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.\nRange and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only\nUS: Hiring Range in USD from: $135,200 to $306,400 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.\nOracle 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.\nCandidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.\nOracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:\n1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion\n2. Short term disability and long term disability\n3. Life insurance and AD&D\n4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)\n5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts\n6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits\n7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match\n8. 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.\n9. 11 paid holidays\n10. 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.\n11. Paid parental leave\n12. Adoption assistance\n13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan\n14. Financial planning and group legal\n15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance\nThe role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.\nCareer Level - IC5","description_format":"text","description_chars":10796,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":10,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Equity","Life insurance","Parental leave","Vision insurance"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["CRM Software","Cloud Platforms (IaaS & PaaS)","ERP & Business Management Software","HR & Payroll Software"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-16T11:50:52Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 1,038 · green card filings: 729","filings_12m":1038,"filings_prev_12m":1197,"green_card_filings_12m":729,"median_offered_wage_usd":143374,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-15T11:24:14+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)","US Department of Labor: PERM disclosure data (green cards)"],"filings_for_role_12m":721}],"liveness":{"score":10,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.372,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":120,"expected_fill_days":6,"reasons":["conf:2","win:tail","crowd:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-16T22:09:55Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":306400,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/oracle-gpucpu-systems-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/oracle-gpucpu-systems-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-16T22:09:55Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":3587,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-17T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":53},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=53"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Foracle-gpucpu-systems-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Foracle-gpucpu-systems-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Foracle-gpucpu-systems-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/oracle-gpucpu-systems-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Foracle-gpucpu-systems-engineer"}]}