The ideal candidate does not wait for tasks. You see a gap, propose a solution, build consensus, and drive it to production. You bring strong computer-science fundamentals — data structures, algorithms, systems thinking — and you are comfortable operating across layers, from database engine internals to developer-facing API surfaces. Critically, you are not just an ideas person: you think in concepts and architectures, but you also write excellent code and ship it yourself. You also enjoy working directly with customers: we are actively migrating large workloads from MongoDB to Oracle, and this role involves understanding real-world usage, guiding adoption, and feeding customer insights back into the product.
What You Will Own
- **Next-gen document APIs — **Design and ship new AI-enabled document interfaces that extend Oracle’s multi-model story beyond today’s SQL/JSON and MongoDB-compatible surface.
- **SQL/JSON engine features — **Architect and implement capabilities in query processing, indexing, optimization, and execution for JSON workloads at scale. Performance is a first-class concern: you will profile, benchmark, and tune at every layer.
- **Oracle API for MongoDB — **Drive compatibility and feature parity so customers can migrate production workloads from MongoDB to Oracle with confidence. Work hands-on with migration teams and customers to identify gaps and prioritize fixes.
- **Customer engagement — **Partner directly with customers migrating to Oracle, understand their workloads, advise on best practices, and channel field insights into product improvements. Support escalations alongside Developer Operations.
- **Cross-cutting systems work — **Contribute to full-text search, compiler/language-design components, and interoperability across relational and document data models.
- **Technical leadership — **Mentor engineers, raise the quality bar through design reviews, and help translate ambiguous requirements into shippable plans.
Why This Team
**Greenfield opportunity — **Most of the roadmap is new. You will shape products, not just patch them.
**AI-first trajectory — **Oracle’s AI roadmap and OCI’s strength as a cloud for AI workloads give this team outsized impact on how developers build intelligent applications.
**Company momentum — **Oracle is making generational investments in AI infrastructure. This team is where that investment meets the data layer — a compelling place to build a career for the next decade.
**Unique technical niche — **The Oracle API for MongoDB is one-of-a-kind: full MongoDB wire-protocol compatibility backed by a converged, enterprise-grade engine. Few teams anywhere work on this kind of problem.
**Scale and reach — **Features you build ship to one of the largest installed bases in enterprise software.
**Experienced peers — **You will collaborate with engineers who have decades of database-systems expertise.
**Modern, AI-powered toolchain — **We work with a fully AI-enabled developer ecosystem: Codex, AI-assisted code review, and intelligent testing. You will build with the same AI technologies you are building for.
Strong foundations in database internals: storage, query processing, indexing, transactions, or distributed consensus.
Deep concern for performance — you instinctively profile, measure, and optimize, and you have experience tuning systems for latency, throughput, or resource efficiency.
Excellent programming skills with strong command of data structures, algorithms, and systems-level thinking. Experience in Java is expected; C, C++, Rust, or other systems languages are a plus.
Experience with compilers, language design, or query-language implementation.
Solid understanding of SQL and at least one document/NoSQL query model.
Hands-on experience with one or more of: Oracle Database, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch, or Lucene.
Experience with full-text search engines or information retrieval (e.g., Lucene, Elasticsearch, OpenSearch) is a strong plus.
Comfort with ambiguity — you can take a vague customer need and turn it into a concrete technical proposal.
Self-directed; you lead projects, not just execute tickets.
Effective communicator — able to present ideas to peers, leadership, and customers. Comfortable engaging with enterprise customers on migration planning and technical adoption.
**Education: **
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
(Master’s or PhD preferred).
Equivalent professional experience is equally valued.
Disclaimer:
Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.
Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only
US: Hiring Range in USD from: $96,800 to $251,600 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:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
- Short term disability and long term disability
- Life insurance and AD&D
- Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
- Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
- 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
- Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
- 11 paid holidays
- Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
- Paid parental leave
- Adoption assistance
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Financial planning and group legal
- Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance
The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.
Career Level - IC5