**Job Description**
Oracle's AI Data Platform is accelerating enterprise AI and redefining how AI applications are built. The AI Data Platform team is seeking an experienced **Software Engineering Director** to lead key initiatives that accelerate adoption of modern AI technologies across our AI Data Platform.
In this highly strategic role, you will drive the design, development, and integration of state-of-the-art AI solutions. You will collaborate with stakeholders across product, engineering, and science to shape the AI Data Platform's AI roadmap and deliver differentiated value to enterprise customers and partners.
**Key Responsibilities**
+ Build and lead a high-impact engineering team dedicated to developing and operationalizing modern AI capabilities-including Agents, GenAI models, and RAG workflows-within the Oracle AI Data Platform.
+ Define and execute the vision for next-generation AI services and tools that enable advanced automation, insights, and productivity for enterprise applications.
+ Evaluate, architect, and integrate emerging AI technologies-assessing their relevance, maturity, and impact on the AI Data Platform.
+ Establish best practices for scalable, secure, and robust deployment of GenAI and RAG-powered services, ensuring seamless integration with Oracle's cloud and application ecosystem.
+ Shape technical strategy and influence the platform roadmap by translating market and customer requirements into actionable engineering plans.
+ Foster cross-functional collaboration with product, engineering, science, and enterprise customers to prototype and validate innovative AI-powered workflows.
+ Drive pilots and joint initiatives with strategic customers and partners to accelerate adoption of Oracle's AI Data Platform offerings.
**Qualifications**
+ Proven experience leading technical innovation teams in AI/ML, cloud data platforms, or large-scale infrastructure environments.
+ Deep technical expertise in machine learning systems, GenAI/LLM model architectures, and development/deployment of AI agents or RAG pipelines at enterprise scale.
+ Demonstrated track record of delivering complex, high-impact features or platforms from concept to customer adoption and operational stability.
+ Strong business acumen with the ability to balance strategic vision with operational execution and customer needs.
+ Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels including with enterprise customers.
+ Experience driving end-to-end engineering solutions in partnership with cross-functional teams, including science, engineering, and customer-facing roles.
+ 10+ years of engineering or technical leadership experience, with significant recent leadership in AI, ML platforms, and/or data infrastructure.
Disclaimer:
**Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.**
**Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only**
US: Hiring Range in USD from: $122,500 to $291,800 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.
Oracle 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.
Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.
Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:
1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
2. Short term disability and long term disability
3. Life insurance and AD&D
4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
8. 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.
9. 11 paid holidays
10. 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.
11. Paid parental leave
12. Adoption assistance
13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
14. Financial planning and group legal
15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance
The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.
Career Level - M4
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