Principal Network Developer
Oracle · Providence, RI
$102,300–$209,500from the description
Jul 14, 2026
Providence, RI
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior network engineering role focused on building and operating large-scale cloud infrastructure, including data center fabrics, edge and backbone networks, and multi-cloud connectivity. Day-to-day work spans deploying new network regions, leading change execution, writing automation scripts, mentoring junior engineers, and driving vendor bug resolution. Best suited to engineers with deep routing protocol knowledge, scripting ability, and prior experience in a cloud or ISP environment.
Senior level · Remote · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $101,310 (middle half $79,725–$129,425). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The role sits at the boundary between network engineering (building/operating large-scale cloud network infrastructure) and software development (automation scripting, tool development, YANG/OpenConfig/NETCONF programming). SOC 15-1244 was chosen because the primary day-to-day work is deploying, operating, and managing network infrastructure; 15-1252 is a credible runner-up given the heavy automation and scripting emphasis.
No specific location is listed in the posting beyond 'US'; the compensation range is stated as US-wide. No CBSA or state could be determined.
The posting carries Oracle's internal career level 'IC4', which typically corresponds to a Senior individual contributor; this aligns with the scope described (technical lead, mentoring junior engineers, architecture participation, SME on automation projects).
Python is listed as 'preferred' but the JD immediately adds 'must demonstrate knowledge in a scripting or compiled language' — the scripting/automation capability itself is a hard gate; Python is the named preferred tool within that gate and is marked required accordingly.
Broadcom/Mellanox commodity Ethernet hardware experience appears in the requirements body but is framed as 'exposure to' — marked as preferred to reflect that softer framing.
Internet peering and inter-domain networking experience is listed in the requirements body without softening language and is marked as required.
No minimum total years of experience is explicitly stated at the role level.
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