is Principal Software Engineer Virtual Desktop Team to be based in Ireland Job in Dublin D1, Dublin Ireland

Oracle is well positioned in the growing desktop virtualization market with its world class products Sun Ray, Oracle VM VirtualBox, Oracle Secure Global Desktop, and Oracle Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). These products are very successful in medium to large scale deployments for delivering remote desktops such as Microsoft Windows, Linux or Solaris to a thin-client enabled
workplace.

 

The candidate will be part of an international engineering team responsible for the development and enrichment of existing and new client and server components for Oracle VDI. The role will be attractive to senior software developers who enjoy working in an environment where they have the opportunity to learn and continually acquire new skills, delivering to revenue generating products and working with the latest network, server and virtualization technologies. The work environment is very flexible including work from home capabilities, focused on facilitating the best possible work conditions for a distributed, international operating team of highly skilled software developers.

 

Based in Dublin, the candidate will work within a team of technical engineers located in Ireland, Germany, France and the USA. He/she will undertake a role in the design and development of various complex components targeting the administration of virtual desktop delivery services. He/she will also be responsible for improvement and maintenance of existing server and networking components. The candidate will work closely together with peers in Ireland, Germany, France and the USA. Additionally he/she will need to establish a close working relationship with quality assurance to ensure delivery of highly reliable, performant and scalable server and administration components.

Desired Skills Experience

The candidate should have the following experience and qualifications:

ñBachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science or related

ñGood technical skills with proven experience in development of a complex commercial product

ñGood analytical skills and detailed understanding of OO design and implementation

ñStrong skills developing in Java or other object oriented programming languages

ñDevelopment experience in a UNIX/Linux environment

ñGood English communication skills, both written and verbal

The following would be an advantage:

ñ5 - 6 years of working experience

ñKnowledge in Web 2.0 development platforms and solutions (J2EE, Java servlets, javascript, XML)

ñExperience with build management tools (ant, make) and source version control systems (cvs, subversion)

ñScripting skills in a common language such as Shell, Perl, Python

As part of Oracle’s employment process candidates will be required to complete a pre-employment screening process, prior to an offer being made. This will involve identity and employment verification, salary verification, professional references, education verification and professional qualifications and memberships (if applicable).

Company Description

With more than 380,000 customers—including 100 of the Fortune 100—and with deployments across a wide variety of industries in more than 145 countries around the globe, Oracle offers an optimized and fully integrated stack of business hardware and software systems. Oracle engineers hardware and software to work together in the cloud and in your data center–from servers and storage, to database and middleware, through applications. Oracle systems: - Provide better performance, reliability, security, and flexibility - Lower the cost and complexity of IT implementation and management - Deliver greater productivity, agility, and better business intelligence For customers needing modular solutions, Oracle's open architecture and multiple operating-system options also give customers unmatched benefits from best-of-breed products in every layer of the stack, allowing them to build the best infrastructure for their enterprise. Learn more about Oracle http://oracle.com/us/corporate