Principal Data Systems Software Engineer

BENGALURU, India · IndiaFull-timePosted Jul 22, 2026

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
Agentic AI development and expertise in using various agentic AI frameworks.
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
Strong understanding of Networking and storage systems.
Expertise in writing well-modularized, maintainable software.
Excellent interpersonal skills in both technical and non-technical contexts
Experience building cloud-based platforms that enable application design, development, testing, and distribution.
Strong troubleshooting and performance-tuning skills

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.

Work on features for Exadata Database Cloud Services- Public Cloud Platforms, which include but may not be limited to the following:

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

Minimum Job Qualifications
Education and/or Experience:
11 years of experience in software development

OR

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

OR

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

OR

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

OR

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

OR

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 systems, balancing hardware and software for optimal performance.
Software Estimation Demonstrated ability to provide accurate software effort and complexity estimates for project planning and scheduling.

Coding Experience:
6 years of experience with programming and/or scripting languages (e.g., SQL, C/C++, JavaScript).

Preferred 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 years of experience in software development.
Budget Experience:
1 year of experience working with operating budgets and/or project financials.
Cloud Platforms Experience:
3 years of experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google, Oracle Cloud).