I chose to work at Oracle because it has exemplary professional and personal growth opportunities for people in various stages of their career. One of the reasons for this is because Oracle has a wide customer base in various verticals (B2B and B2C). This allows the opportunities for Oracle employees to serve a diverse group of people with a diverse set of needs, allowing an employee to find their interest in this vast sea of employment opportunities. The diversity in business and technical problems expands my skill set as a data scientist, specifically since we work with customers of various shapes and sizes, which is unique to companies that have such a wide net as Oracle.

The opportunities to speak with other Oracle employees is also an enriching experience. From experienced professionals to fresh graduate hires, you get to experience various perspectives in technology. I also appreciate the opportunities these employees provide for Oracle, such as initiatives to volunteer for local high schools, environmental volunteering opportunities, and other ways to give back. Having this opportunity allows me to pursue my passion for volunteering, enriching my work-life balance.

As a data scientist, the community of data science enthusiasts at Oracle is rich and growing. Email groups, talks, and support hosted by the Machine Learning Research Group help Oracle employees around the world share their data science problems and speak with each other to form solutions. My specific team is also fairly new, so I enjoy being able to see the team develop from the ground up and contribute to the establishment and growth of the product we are working on.

Kalyn joined us as a summer intern while she was studying at the California Institute of Technology. After she graduated, she joined us full-time as a software engineer. She feels her time as an intern set her up for the coding work she’s doing now. ”During my internship, I helped develop a tool for our sales team to size customer requirements, and wrote a product requirements document for an internal tool after gathering feedback from users and competitive analysis,” she says.

She credits our strong learning culture with her continued growth. “We do technical trainings as a team and take turns presenting cool technologies and concepts. My team is also sponsoring me to take an online UX design course. I picked the topic and my manager approved it!”

Kalyn also appreciates the fun her team has outside the office. “We have barbeques in the park across the street from our office, go to happy hours, do team building events like escape rooms—and have kept up the virtual fun during our remote working!”

Being a new hire right out of college, I love the fact that my team is very supportive and willing to help out and answer questions. I found people at Oracle being very helpful and willing to offer guidance. There is a good work-life balance and nice ways to build connections. It’s great to see regular activities and get-togethers for recent college grads to get a jump start on getting advice from people who were in the same position we are in. I love the career development Slack channel and ARIA groups.

As a software engineer in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, the most excited thing for me is I have the chance to build our stack from scratch, tackle real problems in the fleet, and also own the feature or even lead the project. Every morning is a brand new start. Watching the number of customers growing every day gives me a strong sense of accomplishment and the eagerness to contribute more.