Developer Advocate in the Oracle Database Cloud Team

Overview

Do you have experience building data-driven software applications on the Cloud? Do you love working with data infrastructure? Can you work equally well with developers and architects, in high-growth product teams that are technically broad and deep? Do you want to set the standard for developing best-in-class data-driven applications for Fortune 100 customers? Do you have the knack for simplifying complex concepts to make them easier to understand and implement, and blog about them?

At Oracle Database Cloud, we're hiring a Developer Advocate to simplify building of data-driven applications, and to modernize existing applications as microservices for hybrid clouds.

This role is a mix of being an architect, a developer, an advocate, by engaging with customers to understand their business drivers, assess application portfolios, current data architectures, and help them to innovate and deploy microservices at scale. This is shown by developing LiveLabs, an example of which is at http://bit.ly/simplifymicroservices

You will create hands-on-labs, develop sample applications, write technical blogs, presenting at industry forums, and actively engage with the developer community. Closely partnering with Product Managers, this role influences architects, DBAs, CTO, CDO, and CIO. If you have the passion for coding, engaging developers, understanding deployment requirements, and are energized in a rapid prototyping environment, this challenge may be right for you.

Basic Requirements

• Can-do attitude and results-orientation, working independently to overcome obstacles
• Love for building sample code and publishing on GitHub/Stackoverflow for others to use
• Proven ability to write blogs and articles, with developer engagement and readership
• 15+ years as a developer in multiple languages – Java and SQL (must) – Javascript, Python (desired) with Databases or big data platforms
• Experience in building and deploying a Cloud service
• Use of full stack development tools: Infrastructure architecture - CI/CD, Terraform, Maven, GitHub, Microservice frameworks at least one (Spring, Helidon, Quarkus, Micronaut), Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, JMS messaging, React.js or other UI framework
• Excellent writing and presentation skills
• Be able to independently go through the hands-on-labs at http://bit.ly/simplifymicroservices

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
• Strong presentation and written communication skills
• High degree of comfort with technical and executive audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• App development using JDBC with Oracle Database
• Functional knowledge of Oracle Advanced Queuing, Kafka, or any JMS queuing software
• App development with Machine learning in applications

Design, develop, troubleshoot and debug software programs for databases, applications, tools, networks etc.

As a member of the software engineering division, you will take an active role in the definition and evolution of standard practices and procedures. Define specifications for significant new projects and specify, design and develop software according to those specifications. You will perform professional software development tasks associated with the developing, designing and debugging of software applications or operating systems.

Provide leadership and expertise in the development of new products/services/processes, frequently operating at the leading edge of technology. Recommends and justifies major changes to existing products/services/processes. BS or MS degree or equivalent experience relevant to functional area. 8 or more years of software engineering or related experience.

As part of Oracle's employment process candidates will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment screening process. This will involve identity and employment verification, professional references, education verification and professional qualifications and memberships (if applicable).