Software Development Snr Director

At Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), we are reimagining the cloud. Our mission is to scale to hundreds of thousands of regions to meet evolving customer needs. We are building a platform to enable an autonomous cloud vision and services, transforming everything from runtime environments to the software development lifecycle and operations. Our team operates with start-up agility while leveraging the scale of one of the world's leading cloud companies. This greenfield, industry-first project will drive a fundamental shift in how the cloud is perceived and utilized. As a Sr Director of engineering in the Autonomous OCI (AOCI) division, you will shape the vision and lead the development of OCI's next-generation cloud service platform. 

Who are we looking for? 
You've led high-scale cloud infrastructure services, balancing business impact and deep technical excellence. You know how to grow and guide globally distributed teams while owning the design, delivery, and operation of mission-critical systems. You are technically strong, with experience building services that are highly available, scalable, and resilient — and you pair that with the judgment to balance new feature delivery with incremental improvements. You have worked on 0→1 greenfield initiatives taking visions to delivery. 

This role blends technical depth with organizational leadership. You'll mentor and scale managers and principal engineers, while also rolling up your sleeves when needed to dive into architecture, design, or execution. If you're energized by the chance to shape a 0→1 greenfield initiative and define the future of cloud infrastructure, this role offers both the scope and impact to do it. 

Responsibilities: 

• Define and drive the technical, product, and organizational strategy for one or more charters within Autonomous OCI (Developer experience, Operator experience…). 
• Lead a diverse, globally distributed team to design and deliver 0→1 services
• Hire and develop top engineering talent (both managers and ICs) to build a high-performing team. 
• Foster a culture of accountability, integrity, and high professional standards. 
• Communicate effectively across the organization — from engineers to architects to executives. 
• Mentor teams through architecture and security reviews. 
• Establish practices that drive continuous improvement in engineering execution, leadership, and technical excellence. 

Qualifications: 

• Minimum of 6 years at a senior management level, with experience of managing managers and staff engineers. 
• 7+ years of relevant distributed systems or cloud services experience. 
• BS, MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Engineering, or similar degree. 
• Experienced in high scale cloud operations.
• Strong business and communication skills. 
• Exceptional leadership and people management skills. 
• Solid understanding of core cloud infrastructure, such as compute, virtual networking and storage. 
• Strong distributed systems architecture and design skills.