Oracle Database Research Intern (m/f/d)

About the Role

In this role, you will explore advanced runtime technologies and their interaction with Oracle Database, contributing to proof-of-concepts, performance studies, and developer tooling innovations.

As part of the research program, you will have the opportunity to work on one or more of the following areas:

• GraalVM: A high-performance runtime that enables developers to build fast, efficient, and secure polyglot applications with ahead-of-time compilation and native image support.

• GraalOS Database Integrations: A suite of optimized integrations that connect GraalVM-based applications to Oracle DB, delivering fast startup times, low memory usage, and reliable data access.

• Micronaut and Graal Development Kit (GDK) for Micronaut: A development toolkit that streamlines building cloud-native Micronaut applications on GraalVM, enabling rapid startup, low memory consumption, and easy native image creation.

Your Skills

If you have experience in three or more of these areas, go ahead and apply to work with us!

• Relational data design and database queries

• Modern object-oriented programming languages

• Computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms and complexity analysis)

• Parallel and distributed computing

• REST APIs and RESTful architecture concepts

• Modern development tools (IDEs, version control, build management, Linux)

• Machine learning technologies and toolkits

• Good communication and presentation skills in English (required)

What We Offer

This internship offers exceptional opportunities to accelerate your career in technology research:

• Hands-on experience in a Database Research program

• Exposure to cutting-edge Oracle Database runtime technologies

• Practical research experience with real-world applications

• Mentorship from senior engineers and researchers

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