Principal Data Systems Software Engineer
Oracle · Bengaluru · 8+ yrs experience · Posted 2026-07-23
Tech stack: Java, Python
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About the role
Would you like to contribute ideas on developing and scaling Database-as-a-Service offerings for public and private clouds? Oracle’s Database cloud services development group designs and develops the Database-as-a-Service platform that drives Oracle’s Database, Engineered Systems, Oracle Public Cloud, Oracle PaaS, and SaaS offerings. This team provides public cloud database and infrastructure management software, helping companies manage platform resources to deliver services, quality, and availability, as well as workloads in private and hybrid cloud environments. The Database Cloud Platform team is responsible for designing, developing, and delivering the Oracle Database product on Public Cloud Platforms. These range from initial provisioning of the customer’s database and compute environment to complete life-cycle management of the customer’s database instance on the Oracle Public Cloud. The Database on Public Cloud products are growing rapidly, and the product features are designed to manage customer environments at a massive scale. This is a global development team spread across three regions. We are currently looking for a highly motivated technical lead with systems knowledge and expertise in agentic AI development to work in the Database Cloud Platform Development team. This role would involve in architecture, design, prototyping, and development of the various aspects of Database on Cloud releases and AI initiatives in the team. You will take an active role in the definition and evolution of standard practices and procedures. Work is non-routine and very complex, involving the application of advanced technical/business skills in an area of specialization. Leading contributor individually and as a team member, providing direction and mentoring to others. A minimum of 8+ years of experience(B.Tech/MS Degree from Top institutes) with at least 2 years in Cloud technologies. Ability to design large, scalable distributed systems for enterprise customers. Ability to design large, scalable distributed systems for enterprise customers. Agentic AI development and expertise in using various agentic AI frameworks. Agentic AI development and expertise in using various agentic AI frameworks. Strong competency in programming with Java and Python. Strong competency in programming with Java and Python. Concepts of multi-tenancy: DB-as-a-Service (DBaaS) or similar (PaaS, IaaS), cloud security, virtualization, and Service Level Availability a strong plus. Concepts of multi-tenancy: DB-as-a-Service (DBaaS) or similar (PaaS, IaaS), cloud security, virtualization, and Service Level Availability a strong plus. Strong understanding of Networking and storage systems. Strong understanding of Networking and storage systems. Expertise in writing well-modularized, maintainable software. Expertise in writing well-modularized, maintainable software. Excellent interpersonal skills in both technical and non-technical contexts. Excellent interpersonal skills in both technical and non-technical contexts. Experience building cloud-based platforms that enable application design, development, testing, and distribution. Experience building cloud-based platforms that enable application design, development, testing, and distribution. Strong troubleshooting and performance-tuning skills. Strong troubleshooting and performance-tuning skills.
Qualifications
- Minimum Job Qualifications Education and/or Experience: 11 years of experience in software development
- Bachelor's of Technology (B.Tech) Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 7 years of experience in software development
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 7 years of experience in software development
- Master's of Technology (M.Tech) Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 5 years of experience in software development
- Master's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 5 years of experience in software development
- Doctorate in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Mathematics, Physics, or related field AND 3 year of experience in software development.
- Job Skills: Same skills as prior level plus; Data Analysis
- Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret data to produce actionable business insights.
- Agile Methodologies Demonstrated ability to use agile methodologies to drive continuous improvement and product delivery.
- Automation Demonstrated ability in or knowledge of automation, including designing, implementing, and managing automated tools, processes, or systems to streamline operations.
- Compliance Demonstrated knowledge of and adherence to regulatory, legal, and organizational compliance requirements.
- Quality Assurance Demonstrated ability in or knowledge of quality assurance, including ensuring adherence to standards and implementing quality control measures.
- Scripting Languages Demonstrated ability in or knowledge of scripting languages, including writing and maintaining scripts to improve system efficiency.
- Software Test Plans
- Demonstrated ability to develop and execute effective software test plans to validate product quality.
- User Experience Development
- Demonstrated ability in or knowledge of user experience development, including designing intuitive and effective user interfaces and content.
- Code Review Demonstrated ability to conduct in-depth code reviews for software quality assurance.
- Embedded Systems Demonstrated ability to develop embedded sys
Responsibilities
- As a member of the software engineering division, you will assist in defining and developing software for tasks associated with the development, debugging, or designing of software applications or operating systems.
- Provide technical leadership to other software developers.
- Specify, design, and implement modest changes to existing software architecture to meet changing needs.
- Design, and Development of new features, enhancements, and next-generation Exadata cloud service.
- AI enablement/development for SRE/Ops and Developer productivity.
- Work closely with senior developers, Product Management, IT, and Operations teams for the complete SDLC of the database cloud product.
- Participate in transformational projects to deliver scalable, extensible, and differentiated Platform-as-a-Service on the Cloud.
- Interact with various Oracle Product teams to understand how those can be integrated into the DB-as-a-Service offering.
- Provide level 3 support and root cause analysis of systems-related issues on the Exadata Cloud services.
- Leading contributor individually and as a team member, providing direction and mentoring to others.