Senior Linux Userspace Developer

 

We're looking for a highly motivated, experienced, and smart engineer to work on the development infrastructure for Oracle Linux core components. This person will be responsible for the development and support of Linux userland and boot packages.

In exchange, we can offer a chance to take part in the development of world-leading products, skills improving job, diverse and distributed team of motivated, experienced and smart colleagues, high level of impact on the product, recognition of the achievements, competitive salary and benefits.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

- Maintain and develop open source-based products

- Work with internal Oracle teams and open source communities on improvements and optimizations of Linux userspace components

- Engage different internal teams to work in collaboration to deliver and develop new opensource-based products

- Debug complex issues and provide solutions to address them

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Strong technical background
- in-depth understanding of Linux OS internals and boot
- 3+ years of DevOps, Software Development or Q/A
- Advanced C/C++ programming experience
- Or advanced Python programming experience
- proven shell scripting knowledge
- excellent troubleshooting skills
- excellent written and verbal communication skills
- experience with Linux software package management systems is a plus
- good knowledge of cloud and container technologies is a big plus
- Open Source development experience is a big plus

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

As a member of the software engineering division, you will assist in defining and developing software for tasks associated with the developing, 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.

Duties and tasks are varied and complex needing independent judgment. Fully competent in own area of expertise. May have project lead role and or supervise lower level personnel. BS or MS degree or equivalent experience relevant to functional area. 4 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).