Design, develop, troubleshoot and debug software programs for databases, applications, tools, networks etc.
As a member of the software engineering division, you will take an active role in the definition and evolution of standard practices and procedures.
You will be responsible for defining and developing software for tasks associated with the developing, designing and debugging of software applications or operating systems.
Work is non-routine and very complex, involving the application of advanced technical/business skills in area of specialization.
Leading contributor individually and as a team member, providing direction and mentoring to others.
BS or MS degree or equivalent experience relevant to functional area.
10 years of software engineering or related experience.
Skills & Requirements
Experience and/or interest in database internals, distributed systems, replication technologies, load balancing algorithms, and design trade-offs among consistency, availability and performance in distributed systems is required, as are the following skills:
Highly proficient in C
Proficiency in SQL, PL/SQL a plus
Background in relational database and operating system concepts
Good understanding of concurrent programming concepts
Strong software engineering and debugging skills
Ability to work under tight deadlines and yet deliver a quality product
Ability to work with a group that is geographically dispersed
The Globally Distributed Database team is part of the Database Systems group, which is responsible for scalability, high availability, replication and system technologies.
The team is working on a globally-distributed, elastic, cloud-native relational database.
This database combines the best of NoSQL and NewSQL technologies with the enterprise capabilities of Oracle RDBMS.
Our projects go across all layers of the database kernel and external components, such as client-side drivers, intelligent query routers and load balancers.
We are also responsible for integration of the sharded database with new technologies, such as microservices and Spark.
We are looking for motivated and talented individuals who want to make significant contributions to a highly visible and strategic project by solving complex problems in distributed computing, high availability and extreme scalability.