What are the responsibilities and job description for the Research Assistant position at Oracle?
Intern with the Oracle Labs App Dev and Research teams which run the Oracle App Platform project and a number of other interesting projects at Oracle Labs.
Oracle App Platform
Cloud-native application platforms simplify deployment and operation of applications in the cloud. For developers, these platforms offer out-of-the-box integration with cloud services such as network management, logging and monitoring, and identity management. For operations, they offer built-in support for platform monitoring as well as support for automated scaling and failover.
The App Platform project aims to develop an application platform built around Oracle's opinionated view of how cloud-native applications should be architected as well as the technology components used to build them. Besides providing seamless integration with various technologies and services, the App Platform will offer automated testing, scaling, tuning, and failure detection and recovery to help improve application security, reliability, and performance.
Possible Research Areas:
- Automated Tuning and Upgrades
- Patching security vulnerabilities in application dependencies
- Automated Testing
- Embedded runtimes for virtual network functions
- Embedded runtimes for embedding customer applications within trusted services
- Identity and policy management
What You’ll Bring (Objective Minimum Qualifications):
To be considered for a Research Assistant position in the Oracle Labs organization, you must possess the Objective Minimum Qualifications (OMQs) below. Please ensure that your application clearly indicates that you meet these OMQs, either on your resume and/or by uploading additional documents such as a transcript.
- Enrolled in a Master’s or PhD degree program in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent science/engineering field during the 2024-2025 and/or 2025-2026 school year.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills in English
- Experience collaborating in a team environment on research projects
- Able to obtain work authorization in Canada
- Position is located in Vancouver, BC, Canada
Experience and can demonstrate proficiency in at least three of these following areas:
- Modern object-oriented programming languages
- Computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms and complexity analysis)
- Parallel and distributed computing
- REST APIs and the concepts of RESTful architecture
- Modern IDEs, version control (git), build management and Linux
- File systems development and optimization
- Software implementations of networking stacks
- Application and operating system security management and configuration
Other Preferred Qualifications:
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
What We'll Give You:
High-impact projects: You’ll get the opportunity to directly influence our cutting-edge products. Got a question or idea? Voice it. Your curiosity could help advance our next-generation cloud applications and help us find new ways to apply emerging technologies like AI, machine learning, and blockchain.
Mentors that care: Work with industry-leading professionals and award-winning engineers. On top of your project supervisor, you’ll be assigned a peer mentor—a recent hire who can help you navigate the internship experience. You’ll also be paired with intern buddies to ensure 360-degree support and engagement.
World-class training: Grow from once-in-a-lifetime learning opportunities and exposure to the latest technologies. You’ll benefit from comprehensive on-boarding and job-specific training that will help you get the most out of your time with us. Leadership training will help you build your eye for business.
Career Level - IC0
Qualifications:
Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only
CA: Hiring Range in CAD from: $20,500 to $102,000 per annum.
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.
This job requires proficiency in the English language. Oracle is a global company with operations in dozens of countries around the world and our teams, including the team this position is part of, are comprised of individuals located in various jurisdictions. As is required of employees in all jobs at Oracle in North America, candidates for this position are required to understand, and communicate, in English so that in the course of performing their work, they can interact with teammates in other locations who are not fluent in the French language.
Salary : $20,500 - $102,000
