Principal Engineer - Big Data Service

Role Overview: You will be part of the Big Data Service team, focusing on offering a managed, cloud-native Big Data Service dedicated to large-scale data processing and analytics on unstructured data stored in data lakes, as well as managing the data in data lakes. Your responsibilities will include ensuring good integration with OCI's native infrastructure, deep integration with other relevant cloud-native services in OCI, undertaking cloud-native ways of service level patching & upgrades, maintaining high availability of the service, developing systems for monitoring, getting telemetry into the services runtime characteristics, and taking actions based on the telemetry data. Key Responsibilities: - Work on distributed data-intensive systems, often as part of open-source communities - Take ownership of critical parts of the cloud service, including shaping its direction - Code, integrate, and operationalize open and closed source data ecosystem components for Oracle cloud service offerings - Become an active member of the Apache open-source community when working on open-source components - Optionally present work at conferences, meetups, or via articles - Work with and support customers/users of the cloud service Qualifications Required: - Deep understanding of how distributed resilient software is built and deployed - Prior experience in building or contributing to distributed data-intensive systems - Experience delivering and operating large-scale, highly available distributed systems - Experience with larger projects (large codebases) - Experience with open-source software in the Big Data ecosystem - Experience at an organization with a strong operational/dev-ops culture - Expertise in coding in Java, Scala with emphasis on tuning/optimization - Good software engineering skills: know how to write clean, testable, and maintainable code, write documentation, understanding of simple and robust designs including designing APIs - Bonus: Deep understanding of Java and JVM mechanics, interested in speaking about their work internally and externally or writing articles - BS in Computer Science or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience - Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, and software design with strong analytical and debugging skills - Passion for learning and always improving yourself and the team around you Additional Details of the Company: As a world leader in cloud solutions, Oracle uses tomorrow's technology to tackle today's challenges. They have partnered with industry leaders in almost every sector and continue to thrive after 40+ years of change by operating with integrity. Oracle is committed to growing an inclusive workforce that promotes opportunities for all and offers competitive benefits based on parity and consistency. They support employees with flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options and encourage giving back to communities through volunteer programs. Oracle is committed to including people with disabilities at all stages of the employment process and provides accessibility assistance or accommodation for a disability upon request.,