Senior software engineer

Job Description

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Engineer to join Oracle Base Database Service team. The Engineer will be responsible for designing, deploying, maintaining, and optimizing enterprise-grade database services in a cloud or hybrid environment. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in database technologies and cloud infrastructure, combined with experience in automation and service delivery.

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in Java Technology: Proficiency in Java, including developing automation tools, integrations, or application connectivity with databases.

• Cloud Architecture Expertise : In-depth understanding of cloud concepts (IaaS, PaaS), microservices, and large-scale distributed systems architecture.

• API Design & Documentation: Experience designing RESTful APIs using industry-standard practices, focusing on usability, scalability, and maintainability.

• Event-Driven Systems: Understanding of messaging frameworks (like Kafka, RabbitMQ, Oracle Streaming Service) and event-based orchestration models.

• Security & Compliance: Knowledge of best practices in API and control plane security, including authentication, authorization, encryption, logging, and auditability.

• Reliability Engineering: Skills in monitoring, alerting, incident response, and root cause analysis for highly-available, control plane components.

• DevOps Practices: Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and continuous deployment methodologies for control plane software.

• Experience with cloud platforms-preferably Oracle Cloud Infrastructure-and cloud database services.

• Familiarity with frameworks like Terraform

• Knowledge of database architecture, high availability features, and scalability best practices.

• Hands-on experience with database scripting (SQL, PL/SQL) and automation using shell scripting, Python, or similar tools.

• Understanding of database backup/recovery strategies and disaster recovery planning.

• Knowledge of database security concepts, including data encryption, user access control, and auditing.

Professional Experience:

• Demonstrated experience delivering Java-based applications.

• Participation in designing or implementing cloud Database Service solutions (preferably with Oracle technologies).

• Experience collaborating in cross-functional teams-engineering, security, infrastructure, and dev teams.

• Experience providing operational support, troubleshooting, and performance optimization for production databases.

• Effective communication skills-able to deliver technical information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Strong documentation practices for operational procedures and knowledge sharing.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage Database as a Service solutions to support business applications and users.

• Automate database provisioning, monitoring, and maintenance processes to ensure scalability, reliability, and security.

• Collaborate with development, DevOps, Product Marketing, Support, SRE and security teams to understand project requirements and ensure best practices in database operations.

• Monitor database performance, identify issues, and proactively implement improvements and tuning.

• Ensure robust backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies for all managed database instances.

• Maintain documentation for design, configuration, and operational procedures.

• Implement security measures to protect data, including encryption, access controls, and compliance adherence.

• Evaluate and integrate new database technologies and tools as required.

• Support migration initiatives from on-premises to cloud databases or between cloud providers.

• Provide on-call support and troubleshoot critical database incidents as needed.

NOTE: We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role at this time. No candidates requiring visa sponsorship will be considered. ALSO THIS ROLE REQUIRES WORKING IN THE OFFICE

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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: $79,200 to $178,100 per annum. May be eligible for bonus and equity.

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:

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

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 - IC3

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