Senior Software Engineer - DBaaS

Oracle Base Database Engineer

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 platformspreferably Oracle Cloud Infrastructureand 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

Responsibilities

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

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 :

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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