Senior Software Engineer And Cmts - ExadataLocation: In-office position in Redwood City, CAWe 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 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.This role sits at the intersection of distributed systems, storage, and networking.
Exadata uses RDMA over Converged Ethernet as part of its internal fabric to provide low-latency communication, message prioritization, intelligent flow control, and Ethernet-based RDMA performance and reliability. That makes this role especially relevant for engineers with strong systems depth across networking stacks, low-latency communication, and large-scale clustered infrastructure. As Exadata continues to evolve, high performance networking plays a critical role in enabling low-latency, high-throughput communication across database and storage infrastructure.Description of the Role:Design and implement high performance networking features for Oracle Exadata systems, with a focus on low-latency, high-throughput data pathsDevelop and optimize software for distributed communication across database and storage nodes using technologies such as RDMA/RoCE and related high speed interconnects.Work across networking, storage, and compute boundaries to improve end-to-end system performanceDevelop parallel algorithms and distributed systems software that runs on a large-scale database and storage clusterAnalyze, debug, and resolve complex performance bottlenecks and systems issues across the software and hardware stackContribute to multiple projects in a fast-paced, collaborative, and rapidly evolving engineering environmentPreferred Qualifications:Degree level (BS/MS/PhD): Bachelors/Masters/PhDMajor(s): Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related10 + years of experienceProgramming languages: Strong expertise in Rust, proficiency in C/C++Strong background in network architecture and systems software developmentFamiliarity with cloud networking architectures, Ethernet and switching technologiesDevelopment experience on LinuxBackground in Distributed Systems, Algorithms Design, Parallel Programming, DatabasesWhat we're looking for:Expertise in systems programming, with Rust strongly preferred; C/C++ experience is also welcome.Strong fundamentals across CPU architecture, networking, and storage systems.Strong understanding of networking, cloud networking, and switch behavior in high-performance distributed environments.Engineers who can reason across the stack, from software architecture and protocol behavior to network performance and failure handling.Critical thinkers who do not wait to be told what to do next and who proactively identify issues, opportunities, and technical risks.Engineers who take ownership and drive problems through to resolution.Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills for complex systems problems in distributed and performance-sensitive environments.Enthusiasm for or strong experience building large-scale distributed systems and fault-tolerant infrastructure.Career Level - IC4About Us: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.
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