Software Engineer Intern, Database Technologies
Oracle
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Job Description
The Program
Our future success depends on hiring world-class, early in career talent who are looking to power next-generation services and solutions. We are hiring students with a diverse set of skills and experiences to work in and across teams. Our program is intended to enhance your overall learning experience, help build your network, and accelerate your opportunity to make an impact.
The Team
The Oracle Database Technologies organizations creates data management technologies that power the modern economy. This includes the Oracle Database, the most widely used mission-critical database in all major industries around the world. We use this foundation to develop Database Services in Public and Private Clouds, and the Oracle Autonomous Database, the world’s first self-driving, self-securing, self-repairing mission-critical cloud database service. The organization also engineers hardware systems specialized for database that are used by over 75% of the largest businesses in the world. In this team, the code that you write will power highly critical systems used by billions of people including travel reservations, telecommunications, hospitals, payroll, insurance, banking, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, e-commerce, utilities, and government services. The goal of our products is to increase the possibilities and productivity of businesses and people worldwide. Over 30% of the largest businesses in the world are already using our database cloud technologies.
The Company
Oracle is the world’s leading provider of business software. With a presence in over 175 countries, we are one of the biggest technology companies on the planet. We're using innovative emerging technologies to tackle real-world problems today. From advancing energy efficiency to reimagining online commerce, the work we do is not only transforming the world of business—it's helping advance governments, power nonprofits, and giving billions of people the tools they need to outpace change. For more information about Oracle (NYSE:ORCL), visit us at oracle.com.
What You’ll Bring (Objective Minimum Qualifications)
To be considered for a Software Engineer Intern position in the Database Technologies organization, you must possess the Objective Minimum Qualifications (OMQs) below. Please ensure that your application clearly indicates that you meet these OMQs, by listing relevant academic/professional/personal projects on your resume.
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree program in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent science/engineering field AND returning to the program after completion of the internship.
- Have completed at least your junior year toward your undergraduate degree, or higher, by summer 2026.
- Are strongly proficient (i.e., able to complete coding projects with no assistance) in the following programming languages: C, C++ and Java.
- Have the ability to implement sophisticated algorithms and data structures in very complex systems with the highest quality.
- Have completed academic/professional/personal projects and or research in two or more of the following Systems Programming related areas:
- Computer Architecture / Software Architecture
- Distributed Systems
- Database Systems / Database Internals (Storage Engine)
- Multithreaded/Multicore programming/Concurrent programming
- Parallel Programming
- Operating Systems Concepts
- Reside in the United States and/or attend a university in the US.
About You (Preferred Qualifications)
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
Responsibilities
The Database Engineering Team is responsible for full stack development of a family of databases including Oracle NoSQL Database, Oracle Times-Ten In-Memory Database, and the industry-leading Oracle Database itself. This is a systems-focused group that works on areas such as distributed databases, substantial scalability, high availability, security, analytics, data warehousing, automatic parallelization, networking, replication, distributed caching, transaction engines, data engines, SQL execution, query optimization, and language design. The team develops in-database machine-learning and AI algorithms both to help our customers improve their business, and to make our own products autonomous. In addition, this group is also responsible for working on Oracle Engineered Systems which provide utmost performance and availability using technologies such as Persistent Memory and RDMA.
Qualifications
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
Key skills/competency
- Database Systems
- C++ Programming
- Java Programming
- Distributed Systems
- Data Structures
- Algorithms
- Operating Systems
- Cloud Technologies
- Machine Learning
- Scalability
How to Get Hired at Oracle
- Research Oracle's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Tailor your resume: Highlight C, C++, Java proficiency and projects in systems programming, databases, or distributed systems for this Oracle role.
- Master technical fundamentals: Practice data structures, algorithms, and systems design concepts crucial for Oracle's database technologies team.
- Showcase your passion: Be prepared to discuss your contributions to academic or personal projects related to database internals or cloud solutions.
- Understand Oracle's impact: Articulate how Oracle's technologies power major industries and how you can contribute to their innovation.
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