Principal Member of Technical Staff-Bay Area

Principal Member of Technical Staff-Bay Area

Redwood City, CA, United States
CA, United States

• Job Identification 330485
• Job Category Product Development
• Posting Date 07/16/2026, 06:40 PM
• Job Type Regular Employee
• Does this position require a security clearance? No
• Years 6 to 10+ years
• Additional Info Visa / work permit sponsorship is not available for this position
• Applicants are required to read, write, and speak the following languages English

Design, develop, troubleshoot and debug software programs for databases and cloud services with emphasis on new extensions to SQL. Implement data structures and algorithms to accelerate query performance. Work on Machine Learning algorithms that improve automation of query processing like automated result cache, automated partitioning, automated clustering and zonemaps.

As a member of the software engineering division, you will take an active role in the definition, design, implementation, and evangelization of new database execution features. You will also be analyzing the performance and scalability of the features and improve them. Work is complex and research-centric, involving application of advanced technical and problem-solving skills in area efficient execution of sql queries.

As a leading individual contributor, you will be providing direction and mentorship as well.

Many of our algorithms have been patented and our work has been published in major conferences. We are responsible for providing scalability of sql operators for parallel queries and for memory usage. A most recent area of interest is vectorized and columnar processing. We extended the SQL language to identify data that is closest match to query vector. We generate optimal query plans for retrieve data fast.

We take advantage of new on-disk and in-memory storage formats and hardware caching characteristics to improve jo

• BS, MS or PhD degree in Computer Science, or related field
• Data Structure, Algorithms, Systems Programming, Computer Architecture and SQL
• C programming and debugging skills
• Knowledge of parallel processing, thread programming, concurrency control and scalability
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral
• Strong personal initiative (go-getter and proactive) and critical reasoning
• Background in database internals
• Additional skills we would like see in the candidate:
• Knowledge of database systems & SQL query execution: joins, aggregation, transactions, re-partitioning and fragmentation
• Knowledge of database systems theory including SQL query optimization (join ordering, query transformations)
• Knowledge of internal components of a database system like buffer cache, heap manager, B-Tree indexes, Columnar storage, latches & locks
• Knowledge of operating systems: concurrency control, multi-threading, inter-process communication
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Disclaimer:

Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only.

US:
Hiring Range in USD from: $114,600 to $234,600 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

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.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:

• 1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
• 2. Short term disability and long term disability
• 3. Life insurance and AD&D
• 4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• 5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
• 6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
• 7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
• 8. Paid time off:
  Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime…