Principal Software Development Engineer (IC4) - Network Region Build (NRB) at Oracle
Olympia, WA
$114,600–$234,600from the description
Jul 9, 2026
Olympia, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A principal-level software engineering role focused on building and owning the platforms, APIs, and automation systems that underpin Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's global network deployment and lifecycle management. The work spans distributed systems design, CI/CD pipelines, network automation, and operational tooling, sitting at the intersection of software and infrastructure engineering. Strong networking knowledge alongside hands-on platform engineering experience is expected.
Senior level · Remote · Full-time
Advertised as Principal, but the requirements read as Senior.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). 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 (11)
The job title is 'Principal Software Development Engineer' (Oracle career level IC4), but the requirements — while substantial — describe a strong senior individual contributor without explicit org-wide technical authority or cross-org scope that would distinguish a true Principal band; seniority is assessed as Senior accordingly.
The degree requirement lists a Bachelor's in CS or a related field 'or equivalent practical experience,' so no hard degree gate is set.
No specific total years of experience are stated at the role level.
Networking protocol knowledge (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, MPLS, etc.) is listed under a clearly labeled 'Required Qualifications' section, so all protocols are treated as hard gates despite being unusual for a software engineering role.
Python, Java, Go, and Rust are presented as alternatives ('strong experience in Python, Java, Go, or Rust'); Python is used as the primary name with the others in alternatives.
YANG, OpenConfig, NETCONF, and gNMI are presented as alternatives ('such as YANG, OpenConfig, NETCONF, gNMI, or similar'); YANG is used as the primary name.
AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, Oracle AI, Codex, ChatGPT Enterprise) are listed under Required Qualifications with 'or similar' phrasing; treated as a hard gate on the capability with named tools as alternatives.
The 'Preferred Experience' section items (IaC/Terraform, workflow orchestration, GPU/AI data center work) are marked as preferred.
No specific work location city is mentioned in the posting; the compensation range is stated as US-wide. CBSA is left blank.
The alternative occupation code 15-1244 is noted as a runner-up given the heavy networking fundamentals requirement, but the primary day-to-day work is clearly software development for infrastructure platforms.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): workflow orchestration, GPU/AI data center.
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