Senior Principal Data Systems Software Engineer - Exadata Database

Oracle•Redwood City, CA
•$126,200 - $264,100•Hybrid

About The Position

Join Oracle’s Exadata Database Team to develop software for Exadata, Oracle’s engineered database system and the foundation of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure database services and Oracle’s multi-cloud partnerships. Exadata also supports Oracle Cloud@Customer and high-performance on-premises systems. The platform combines Oracle database and storage software with advanced hardware to serve mission-critical OLTP, analytics, and cloud workloads, including large-scale, multi-tenant environments. As a member of the Exadata software engineering team, you will build core software for Oracle Database and Exadata, with a focus on scalability, performance, and reliability. You will design scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems for large on-premises and cloud environments and collaborate with cloud teams to deliver stable, high-performance systems. The position is based in Redwood City, California, and requires working from the office at least three days per week. Relocation assistance is available.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • Strong background in distributed systems, operating systems, networking, and storage systems.
  • Strong C/C++ programming skills.
  • Experience developing on the Linux platform.
  • At least 7 years of software development experience.
  • Solid understanding of computer architecture, memory hierarchy, I/O, and concurrency.
  • Must be able and willing to work in the Redwood City, California office at least three days per week.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience with databases.
  • Experience with the Rust programming language.

Responsibilities

  • Develop core software for Oracle Database and Exadata, focusing on scalability, performance, and reliability.
  • Design scalable, fault-tolerant distributed systems for large on-premises and cloud environments.
  • Collaborate with cloud teams to deliver stable, high-performance systems.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion.
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
  • Life insurance and AD&D.
  • Supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses, and children.
  • 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, including flexible vacation for eligible salaried employees or accrued vacation for other eligible employees.
  • 11 paid holidays.
  • Paid sick leave.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Adoption assistance.
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
  • Financial planning and group legal benefits.
  • Voluntary auto, homeowner, and pet insurance.
  • Potential eligibility for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.
  • Relocation assistance.
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