Job Information
Oracle Software Developer 3 in Indianapolis, Indiana
Job Description
We are looking for a key team member responsible for developing features to improve integration of the Oracle database with Apache Iceberg. The work done will include new functionality, performance optimizations and integration with all Oracle Cloud database products. This role requires strong C programming skills along with experience in SQL and PL/SQL or some similar procedural language.
Ideal candidates will have hands-on experience with databases, parallel and distributed systems and performance optimizations. Experience with Apache Iceberg or similar products would be desirable. Experience in product development, troubleshooting, defect diagnosis, and the ability to present technical details to various audiences is essential. Additionally, this role involves contributing to best practice documentation and product functionality guidelines.
Career Level - IC3
Responsibilities
Customers are increasingly storing significant quantities of data in the Cloud. This data comprises of a large number of file formats and table layouts stored on various Cloud platforms. It is increasingly important for Oracle to be able to query this data and do so in highly performant manner. This is a highly technical role that focuses on developing code to work with these disparate systems and ensure that the time taken to execute these queries is competitive with Oracle’s rivals. A platform of particular interest is Apache Iceberg which is swiftly becoming very important in the industry.
The developer in this role will work on (but not limited to): Reading Iceberg data generated by various Oracle and non-Oracle tools, working with cloud data catalogs that support Iceberg tables including but not limited to Oracle’s Central Catalog, Amazon Glue and various implementations of the Iceberg REST catalog interface, optimizing query performance on various data formats including but limited to Apache Iceberg and integrating with various cloud platform and identity management systems.
Another focus of this group is in optimizing performance when accessing data stored in the Cloud. This work is not just limited to Apache Iceberg - it includes data stored in various file formats and table layouts. A key part of this work involves creating indexes and caches that can be used by various databases in a distributed cloud environment and populating these indexes by crawling the data. The developer will explore these and other ways of improving query performance by finding ways to reduce the amount of data read from the cloud and transmitted across the network.
The candidate will collaborate with various teams within Oracle including the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure team, the Database Actions Team, the SQL Performance team, the Parallel Query Development Group, the Query Service Team and the Stress Testing Group.
This role involves contributing to major initiatives such as Autonomous Database Cloud, Multi-Cloud, Data Lake Architectures and performance benchmarking. The work will directly impact Oracle’s ability to deliver class-leading Cloud Integration and will be a key component in the development of the capabilities of the Oracle database.
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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: $79,000 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:
Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
Short term disability and long term disability
Life insurance and AD&D
Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
11 paid holidays
Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
Paid parental leave
Adoption assistance
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Financial planning and group legal
Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance
The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.
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