Principal Software Developer- C/C++ , Java, Distributed System (Redwood City, CA)

We are looking for smart systems software engineers with BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science to join the Exadata Team @ Oracle Server Technologies (http://www.oracle.com/database/exadata.html).
Oracle Exadata technology is the newest innovation in Oracle's history as the provider of the industry's number one database technology.  Exadata group (Server Technologies Division) is responsible for the development of all aspects of the Exadata Storage Server and Exadata Database Machine which is named as Oracle’s most successful new product.

Team and Product Description:  

Oracle Exadata technology is the newest innovation in Oracle's history as the provider of the industry's number one database technology.  Exadata group (Server Technologies Division) is responsible for the development of all aspects of the Exadata Storage Server and Exadata Database Machine which is named as Oracle’s most successful new product.

Exadata Database Machine is the only database appliance in the industry that is capable of providing extreme performance for data warehousing, OLTP and consolidated workloads. Built using database and storage software from Oracle and industry standard hardware from Sun/Intel, Exadata Database Machine provides a fully optimized engineered system for best performance, scalability and high availability.

At the heart of every Oracle Exadata Database Machine are the Oracle Exadata Storage Servers. These are smart ‘data aware’ storage servers which provide Smart Scans, Smart Flash Cache, Smart Flash Log and Hybrid Columnar Compression technologies. Exadata group is responsible for the development of these innovative technologies that power the entire Exadata family of systems that include various configurations of Exadata X11, and Exadata Expansion Rack. Exadata group also keeps looking into leading edge technology like AI vector Database.

As a member of the software engineering division of Exadata, you will:

- Design and implement the database and Storage IO data path in Oracle Exadata Database Machine.
- Design and implement Exadata Storage Server offload features such as Smart Scan, Smart Backup, Smart File Creation, etc. that are responsible for extreme performance of the Storage Server.
- Implement software designed to be fault tolerant in the presence of unanticipated software failures
- Develop algorithms and distributed systems software that runs on a large Database and Storage cluster
- Work on multiple projects at once in a fast-paced, exciting and rapidly growing environment

Preferred Qualifications:

Degree level (BS/MS/PhD): Bachelors/Masters/PhD
- Major(s): Computer Science/Electrical Engineering
- Programming languages: C/C++ expertise, Java
- Tools, software, etc.: Development experience on Linux
- Preferred coursework: Computer System, Algorithm, Parallel Programming
- Other qualifications: Ability to debug complex systems problems; strong motivation or background to work on parallel and distributed algorithms to scale systems
 

Career Level - IC4