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Within this organization, Project Babylon is defining the next generation of Java metaprogramming by extending the platform with powerful code reflection and transformation capabilities.\nProject Babylon enables Java libraries and frameworks to analyze, transform, and execute Java code across a wide range of programming models, including GPUs, AI/ML accelerators, SQL engines, and other heterogeneous computing environments. The team works at the intersection of the Java language, compiler technology, runtime systems, and libraries, designing APIs and platform capabilities that expand what developers can express in Java while maintaining the platform's core principles of performance, safety, and portability.\nJob Description\nSoftware Engineer, Project Babylon Team.\nWe are looking for an experienced software engineer to join our team developing Project Babylon, one of the most ambitious initiatives underway in OpenJDK. Babylon is extending the Java platform with new code reflection and program transformation capabilities that enable Java code to be analyzed, optimized, and adapted for modern programming models, including AI/ML, GPU computing, SQL processing, and other domain-specific execution environments.\nAs a member of the team, you will work alongside some of the industry's leading Java architects and OpenJDK contributors to design and implement foundational platform technologies that will shape the future of Java. Responsibilities include designing new platform APIs, implementing compiler and runtime functionality, developing high-quality tests, evaluating performance, and collaborating across OpenJDK projects to deliver robust, production-quality features. Additional responsibilities include working with the OpenJDK community, customers, and technology partners to investigate defects, evaluate enhancement requests, and help drive the evolution of future Java releases.\nRequirements\nB.S. or above in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent degree.\n\n5+ years of software engineering experience developing complex systems software.\n\nStrong proficiency in Java and object-oriented software design.\n\nStrong understanding of programming language implementation, compiler technologies, or runtime systems.\n\nExperience designing and implementing public APIs and software frameworks.\n\nStrong background in algorithms, data structures, concurrency, and performance optimization.\n\nExperience debugging complex software across multiple platforms (Linux, macOS, Windows, or similar).\n\nStrong commitment to software quality, including unit testing, integration testing, and automated validation.\n\nExperience working on large-scale, collaborative software projects.\n\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills.\n\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience with OpenJDK or other open-source language runtimes.\n\nExperience with compiler infrastructure, intermediate representations (IRs), static analysis, or code generation.\n\nFamiliarity with JVM internals, bytecode, class loading, or reflection.\n\nExperience with GPU programming, heterogeneous computing, AI/ML frameworks, or accelerator programming models.\n\nFamiliarity with language design, metaprogramming, or program transformation techniques.\n\nExperience contributing to technical standards or open-source communities.\n\nAs a member of the software engineering division, you will assist in defining and developing software for tasks associated with developing, debugging, and designing software applications and platform technologies. You will provide technical leadership to other software developers and contribute to the design and implementation of significant enhancements to the Java platform. You will specify, design, and implement changes to existing software architecture while helping define new capabilities for future Java releases.\nDuties and tasks are varied and complex, requiring independent judgment and technical leadership. You will be fully competent in your area of expertise and may lead projects or mentor other engineers. BS or MS degree or equivalent experience relevant to the functional area.\nKey Responsibilities\nPlatform Software Development:\nLead cross-team evolution of middleware patterns or runtimes to standardize interoperability at scale.\n\nDefine and enforce versioning, deprecation, and rollout strategies that minimize downstream breaks.\n\nDrive shared observability baselines (SLOs, error budgets) and resilience patterns across several services.\n\nSoftware Development and Coding - Design, Testing, and Optimization:\nDesigns software solutions and analyzes and identifies requirements to achieve business and operational goals, sharing results with manager upon completion.\n\nAdheres to and improves execution of all phases of the software development lifecycle; provides guidance and coaching to engineers to drive improvements.\n\nUtilizes advanced knowledge to develop and guide new software features and enhancements leading design specifications, ensuring accessibility, and develops documents to clarify software design and code.\n\nLeads code reviews in multiple areas to help drive improvements.\n\nConducts debugging and troubleshooting to identify and fix complex software issues.\n\nDevelops fixes for identified issues.\n\nImplements comprehensive software testing (e.g., functional and non-functional testing), quality assurance processes, software error logging, monitoring, and observability for effective debugging, sharing work with manager and/or lead upon completion.\n\nConducts performance profiling and optimization of coding, building scalable solutions, and anticipating and resolving potential outcomes.\n\nTroubleshoots and resolves complex issues related to application programming interface (API) functionality and integration.\n\nImplements complex API versioning, lifecycle, and interoperability strategies.\n\nSoftware Architecture - Software System Structural Design:\nImplements and contributes to developing software, systems, and services, ensuring review by manager and/or senior technical leaders upon completion. Recommends project or design scope.\n\nProvides technical guidance and coaching to less experienced developers in existing software architecture.\n\nContributes to periodic reviews and ensures adherence to architectural standards.\n\nCollaborates with stakeholders and networks externally to ensure work aligns with software architecture.\n\nImplements complex performance optimization and scalability strategies in software design.\n\nOccasionally conducts technology research and evaluation for potential architectural changes that may have an impact on results for the team.\n\nIssue/Defect Collaboration - Software Products Support:\nCollaborates with stakeholders to understand customer issues and align solutions.\n\nMay provide advanced technical guidance and support to customers regarding customer-reported issues.\n\nAdvocates for customers' interests and suggests product enhancements based on feedback.\n\nProvides input to ensure customer satisfaction through timely resolution of issues and effective communication.\n\nIdentifies and implements customer issue and/or defect handling and training processes.\n\nInvestigates and troubleshoots complex and broad-reaching/scoped maintenance issues to ensure customer agreement on short- and long-term solutions (e.g., future enhancements).\n\nPractices and Standards Compliance - Security and Compliance:\nCollaborates with the team and externally to follow development practices and coding standards, providing coaching to less experienced team members.\n\nParticipates in peer review processes, provides technical leadership, and ensures code quality and adherence to broad acceptance criteria during development, independently.\n\nDemonstrates and shares advanced knowledge of industry best practices and applies them to software development processes.\n\nImplements complex secure coding practices to prevent security vulnerabilities.\n\nDevelopment Operations - System Maintenance:\nPerforms periodic maintenance and testing operations for systems that require upgrading or patching (e.g., for critical vulnerabilities), sharing results with manager upon completion.\n\nDrives improvements, ensures automation, testing, and debugging of systems to ensure service/product availability, health, support, and reliability.\n\nCore Responsibilities\nPlanning & Execution:\nManages and coordinates moderately complex tasks, monitoring timelines and deliverables to ensure timely completion and adherence to requirements for a moderately sized project or initiative. Efficiently delegates, monitors, and prioritizes work across multiple projects, providing technical oversight and adjusting plans to address shifts in resources or timelines.\n\nCollaboration & Partnership:\nCollaborates across the organization to align on expectations and achieve shared objectives. Leverages understanding of business leaders, stakeholders, and/or customers to ensure proposed solutions meet their needs. Supports inclusivity by actively seeking and listening to diverse perspectives, ensuring others feel heard and respected.\n\nProblem Solving:\nIdentifies and addresses moderately complex issues by analyzing a wide range of data and/or information to identify solutions in accordance with standard practices. Proactively escalates unresolved or critical issues with a thorough assessment and suggests potential solutions. Reviews, contributes to, and documents problem solving strategies.\n\nContinuous Learning:\nPursues learning opportunities to expand knowledge and skills and/or tools in new areas and stays abreast of the latest industry trends and best practices. Proactively seeks and leverages ongoing feedback and training to improve skills. Coaches and mentors junior team members, fostering continuous learning and knowledge sharing within and across teams.\n\nContinuous Improvement:\nDevelops ideas, recommends updates, and/or collaborates on the implementation of process improvements to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of processes, protocols, and workflows across teams, and evaluates the impact on key stakeholders. Solicits feedback from others on ideas for alternative approaches and methods for continued improvement.\n\nPerformance and Development:\nContributes to the talent development pipeline by participating in candidate interviews, assessing candidates, and providing hiring recommendations.\n\nDisclaimer:Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.\nRange and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only\nUS: Hiring Range in USD from: $104,500 to $234,600 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.\nOracle 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.\nCandidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.\nOracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:\n1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion\n2. Short term disability and long term disability\n3. Life insurance and AD&D\n4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)\n5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts\n6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits\n7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match\n8. Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. 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