Job Details
Group Name: Exadata Smart Storage
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Job Title: Senior Software Developer
Work Location: Redwood City, CA
Title : Principal Software Developer - C/C++ / Parallel Programming / Distributed Systems
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 ( 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: Overview of your team and what you do
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 that include various configurations of Exadata X9-2, and Exadata Expansion Rack. Exadata group also keeps looking into innovative technologies like Persistent Memory which is equipped on Exadata X8M and significant boosts the performance in all perspectives.
Description of the Role: Actual job responsibilities/tasks
- 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
Preferred Qualifications: What skills/abilities/background would your ideal candidate possess? **THIS IS REQUIRED**
Degree level (BS/MS/PhD): Bachelors/Masters/PhD
Major(s): Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related
Programming languages: C/C++ expertise, Java
Tools, software, etc.: Development experience on Linux
Preferred coursework: Distributed Systems, Algorithms Design, Parallel Programming, Databases
Other qualifications: Enthusiasm or strong background to work on large-scale distributed systems. Ability to tackle and debug complex systems problems.