Principal Member of Technical Staff - Redwood City, CA office (hybrid)

Oracle

Hybrid

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Redwood City, CA
Salary: $99,600–$223,400 / yr
Posted: 30 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

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TL;DR · Principal Member of Technical Staff - Redwood City, CA office (hybrid)

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As a Principal Member of Technical Staff at Oracle's Autonomous Database Team in Redwood City, you will join a dynamic team responsible for developing the cloud service framework that powers Oracle's Autonomous Data Warehouse and Transaction Processing services. Your role involves designing, building, and maintaining highly scalable, secure, and autonomous database systems using technologies such as Java, Scala, Python, C/C++, and REST APIs. You will work on automating tenant database lifecycle management, enhancing core database kernel architecture, and integrating with other Oracle cloud services. This position requires hands-on experience in cloud infrastructure automation tools like Terraform and Ansible, as well as a strong understanding of cloud security, networking, and monitoring. With 6 to 10+ years of software engineering experience, you will contribute to the full stack of Oracle technology, from database kernel to customer-facing portals, ensuring high availability and performance in cloud environments.

Skills

Oracle Java Scala Python C++ AWS Azure Google Cloud Terraform Chef Ansible Puppet Packer REST Docker Kubernetes PostgreSQL CI/CD

What you'll do

Design and develop software programs for autonomous database cloud services.
Troubleshoot and debug complex issues in database, application, and network systems.
Enhance core database kernel architecture to improve performance and reliability.
Automate tenant database lifecycle management processes within the cloud framework.
Develop REST APIs for handling all lifecycle operations of databases autonomously.

What we're looking for

6+ years of software engineering or related experience
Strong object-oriented design and coding skills in Java, Scala, Python, C/C++
Experience building scalable, highly available, secure distributed multi-tiered systems
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google, Oracle)
Expertise in relational databases and REST API development
Knowledge of infrastructure automation tools like Terraform, Chef, Ansible
Ability to work independently and achieve goals in a fast-paced environment

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