[Remote] DDOS Software Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Oracle is a world leader in cloud solutions, and they are seeking a DDoS Software Engineer to join their OCI’s Edge Security team. The role involves building and operating cloud-scale DDoS protection, contributing to high-performance detection and mitigation services, and collaborating with various teams to ensure secure, reliable capabilities at a global scale. Responsibilities Implement and enhance low-latency backend services that support DDoS detection, classification, and mitigation across OCI’s edge Contribute to scalable data and control planes (policy, signaling, telemetry, orchestration) with a focus on resiliency and fault isolation Help develop and integrate traffic engineering features (e.g., BGP signaling, routing policy) with OCI networking, DNS, and edge services under guidance from senior engineers Participate in operational readiness: support SLO/SLA tracking, on-call rotations with mentorship, incident response, runbooks, and post-incident improvements Build and maintain automation-first workflows: CI/CD pipelines, test suites, safe deployments (canary/blue-green), and infrastructure-as-code Instrument services for observability (metrics, logs, traces) and contribute to capacity/scale testing for high-availability systems Collaborate with product, SRE, and network engineering to deliver features from design to GA with security-by-design practices Participate in threat modeling, design reviews, and audit/compliance readiness activities for critical services Skills 1–2 years of experience (or strong internships/co-ops) building production backend systems or services Proficiency in at least one of: Java, Python, Go, C++, or Rust; willingness to work primarily in Java for control-plane/services Understanding of core systems concepts: concurrency, performance, API design, and distributed systems fundamentals (coursework or practical projects) Hands-on experience with DevOps fundamentals: CI/CD, automated testing, rollout/rollback, and configuration management Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform) and cloud fundamentals Basic networking knowledge: TCP/IP, IPv4/IPv6, and DNS; eagerness to learn BGP concepts Experience instrumenting services with metrics/alerts and a strong operational mindset Strong problem-solving skills, curiosity, and willingness to learn from code reviews and design discussions Exposure to DDoS or network security concepts and common attack/defense patterns Familiarity with anycast routing, traffic steering, or multi-region service patterns Experience with containers and orchestration, plus secure service-to-service communication (e.g., mTLS, policy) Exposure to SDN, programmable data planes, or high-rate telemetry/stream processing Interest in resilience engineering, chaos testing, and capacity planning Understanding of zero trust principles and modern security architectures Benefits Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion Short term disability and long term disability Life insurance and AD&D Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child) Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match 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. 11 paid holidays 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. Paid parental leave Adoption assistance Employee Stock Purchase Plan Financial planning and group legal Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance Company Overview Oracle is an integrated cloud application and platform services that sells a range of enterprise information technology solutions. It was founded in 1977, and is headquartered in Austin, Texas, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship Oracle has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1271 in 2025, 846 in 2024, 995 in 2023, 1192 in 2022, 985 in 2021, 755 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.