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Principal Application Software Engineer

Oracle

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  1. Why do you want to join Oracle?
  2. What is your experience with PostgreSQL? Tell me one thing you learned the hard way.
  3. Tell me about a hard bug you tracked down. How did you find the cause?
  4. How do you decide what to test, and what does good code review look like to you?
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We are seeking a hands-on engineer with strong systems programming and distributed systems experience to own significant features in the OCI PostgreSQL Data Plane. You will work on complex engineering problems involving database execution, concurrency, persistence, recovery, and failure handling. You will contribute to technical designs, implement production-quality software, and collaborate with control plane, storage, networking, and infrastructure teams. This role requires independent ownership of substantial work, sound engineering judgment, and a commitment to operating reliable services. Career Level: IC4 Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only IN: Hiring Range in INR from: 2,548,000 to 4,368,000 per annum. Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business. Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity. Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only IN: Hiring Range in INR from: 2,548,000 to 4,368,000 per annum. Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business. Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity. As part of Oracle’s onboarding process and consistent with applicable law, India-based employees are required to complete identity verification, which involves the collection and processing of their biometric information. Accommodations to this requirement may be granted following an individualized assessment.

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