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Oracle · 4 hours ago

Senior Software Engineer - DBaaS

Santa Clara, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$79K/yr - $178K/yr

Oracle is a world leader in cloud solutions, and they are seeking a skilled Engineer to join their Base Database Service team. The role involves designing, deploying, maintaining, and optimizing enterprise-grade database services in a cloud or hybrid environment, with a focus on automation and service delivery.

Data GovernanceData ManagementEnterprise SoftwareInformation TechnologySaaSSoftware

No H1B

Hiring Manager

Joan Gallagher-Cunningham

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and manage Database as a Service solutions to support business applications and users

Automate database provisioning, monitoring, and maintenance processes to ensure scalability, reliability, and security

Collaborate with development, DevOps, Product Marketing, Support, SRE and security teams to understand project requirements and ensure best practices in database operations

Monitor database performance, identify issues, and proactively implement improvements and tuning

Ensure robust backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies for all managed database instances

Maintain documentation for design, configuration, and operational procedures

Implement security measures to protect data, including encryption, access controls, and compliance adherence

Evaluate and integrate new database technologies and tools as required

Support migration initiatives from on-premises to cloud databases or between cloud providers

Provide on-call support and troubleshoot critical database incidents as needed

Qualification

Java TechnologyCloud ArchitectureAPI DesignDevOps PracticesEvent-Driven SystemsReliability EngineeringDatabase ScriptingDatabase SecurityEffective CommunicationDocumentation Practices

Required

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 platforms—preferably Oracle Cloud Infrastructure—and 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

Demonstrated experience delivering Java-based applications

Participation in designing or implementing cloud Database Service solutions (preferably with Oracle technologies)

Experience collaborating in cross-functional teams—engineering, security, infrastructure, and dev teams

Experience providing operational support, troubleshooting, and performance optimization for production databases

Effective communication skills—able to deliver technical information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Strong documentation practices for operational procedures and knowledge sharing

Benefits

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