Linux Toolchain Engineer

This is a US remote based role working with a global team of Oracle Linux Engineers.   

You can work full time remotely or go into an Oracle office if there is one close by.  

Our engineering team is part of the Oracle Corporate Architecture team that develops and supports the Linux OS and Linux Cloud products for Oracle.

We own Linux Toolchain, Tracing and some Oracle Cloud components.

We have an opening on our team for a Linux Toolchain Engineer (glibc, gcc, gdb, binutils, go, etc) who will also work with Oracle Cloud Developer Image.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual contributor who feels

passionate about coding and delivering the best product possible.

As part of daily activities, the position involves improving the performance and

stability of the GNU toolchain on Linux. This entails working in part with the GNU tools open source communities, such as gcc, gdb, binutils, glibc, go, etc.

Peer review (internal and external) of patches will be standard practice.

Additionally\: maintain the Oracle Cloud Developer Image. This is a Linux OS image collecting tools and packages for cloud development. Tasks involve producing the image by running scripts, which are maintained in the team, testing the image and troubleshooting it.

Our team is very geographically distributed, therefore the position involves a majority of long distance and electronic communication (phone, IRC, email).

The candidate needs to have a proven ability to work as a team player who can both participate in complex projects with a group of peers and team members.

The position will also require participation in the testing process through test

review, analysis, and development. In addition the engineer will be required to

interact with documentation, QA and support teams.

Needs to have good written and verbal English communication skills including occasionally presenting and demonstrating to technical audiences.

Needs to be a self-starter, able to deliver projects on time and to high standards with minimal supervision and coaching.

5 years in Linux/Unix environment.

Strong experience with the GNU toolchain.

Good working knowledge of Linux operating system concepts required.

Development of GNU tools (gcc, gdb, glibc, binutils, etc).

Good knowledge of debugging formats (dwarf), file formats (ELF).

Must have C and some Scripting Languages including Python.

Unix and Linux development environment experience strictly required.

Experience with the Open Source communities and processes.

Good working knowledge of assembly languages and processor architectures (X86,arm).

Familiarity with source code control systems (Subversion and GIT).

Any experience with Java or node.js is a strong plus. 

Ability to maintain and update your workstation/laptop.

Ability to work in virtualized environments.

!|!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. You will be responsible for defining and developing software for tasks associated with the developing, designing and debugging of software applications or operating systems.

Work is non-routine and very complex, involving the application of advanced technical/business skills in area of specialization. Leading contributor individually and as a team member, providing direction and mentoring to others. BS or MS degree or equivalent experience relevant to functional area. 7 years of software engineering or related experience.

Oracle is an Affirmative Action-Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veterans status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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