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Senior Software Engineer - Exadata Smart Storage (Redwood City, CA - In-person)

Design and implement database and storage IO data paths for the Exadata Database Machine. Develop high-performance storage server features such as Smart Scan and Storage Index to optimize large-scale database workloads.

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What will you do at Oracle?

Job Location: Redwood City, CA (in-person) We are looking for smart systems software engineers with BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related fields to join the Exadata Team @ Oracle Server Technologies (https://www.oracle.com/engineered-systems/exadata/ [https://www.oracle.com/engineered-systems/exadata/]). 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 is an enterprise database platform that runs Oracle AI Database workloads of any scale and criticality with high performance, availability, and security. Exadata’s scale-out design employs unique optimizations that let transaction processing, analytics, agentic AI, and mixed workloads run faster and more efficiently.

Consolidating diverse Oracle AI Database workloads on Exadata platforms in enterprise data centers, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), and multicloud environments helps organizations increase operational efficiency, reduce IT administration, and lower costs. 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 one of Oracle’s most successful new products. 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, Storage Index, and Hybrid Columnar Compression technologies.

The Exadata group is responsible for the development of these innovative technologies that power the entire Exadata family of systems and significant boosts the performance in all perspectives.

Description

of the Role: * 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, Storage Index, Columnar Cache, 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 parallel algorithms and distributed systems software that runs on a large-scale database and storage cluster * Work on multiple projects at once in a fast-paced, exciting and rapidly growing environment Only Oracle brings together the data, infrastructure, applications, and expertise to power everything from industry innovations to life-saving care.

And with AI embedded across our products and services, we help customers turn that promise into a better future for all. Discover your potential at a company leading the way in AI and cloud solutions that impact billions of lives. True innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute.

That’s why we’re committed to growing a workforce that promotes opportunities for all with competitive benefits that support our people with flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options. We also encourage employees to give back to their communities through our volunteer programs. We’re committed to including people with disabilities at all stages of the employment process.

If you require accessibility assistance or accommodation for a disability at any point, let us know by emailing [email protected] [[email protected]] or by calling 1-888-404-2494 in the United States. Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Oracle will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.

Which skills does this role require?

Systems software engineeringDatabase architectureStorage IOExadataSmart scanDistributed systemsParallel algorithmsFault toleranceData warehousingOLTPPerformance optimizationCloud infrastructureAI database workloadsC++LinuxScalabilityOracleSystems SoftwareDatabase MachineStorage ServerSmart ScanSmart Flash CacheHybrid Columnar CompressionDistributed SystemsParallel AlgorithmsData WarehousingCloud InfrastructureAIHigh AvailabilityPerformance EngineeringSoftware EngineeringData PathStorage IndexColumnar CacheFault ToleranceServer TechnologiesEngineered SystemsMulticloudAccessibility

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