Career Advice from Oracle

For almost 30 years, Oracle has been into database, middleware, applications

and industry solutions. Vijay Anand, the Vice President for Server Technologies

of Oracle Corporation leads the Oracle Fusion Middleware developer organization

in India that delivers cutting edge innovations including the JDeveloper/ADF

developer tool, SOA Suite, Identity Management, Business

Intelligence, WebCenter, Content Management and related technologies. He is also

the operational head for the Server Technologies division in India . We talk to

him about career options for developers.

What is Oracle's developer base in India like?



India is the largest developer base for Oracle. Read about our developer

community and online community. tp://www.oracle.com/global/in/ pressroom/OTNCommunitySurpasses

What are the skill-sets and qualifications you look for in a developer (

fresher & experienced)?



Oracle in India is large and diverse and the requirements for developers

vary across the various product groups. Within the technologies R&D

organization, we look for developers with a strong academic background

(typically, a bachelor or masters degree in computer science from a top

institute) with deep expertise in building complex software products and strong

programming skills in Java.

Vijay Anand, Vice President Server Technologies, Oracle Corporation

Oracle does induct a large number of freshers/ from the top Institutes in

India each year.

What sort of training do you provide to a fresher as well as to an

experienced person?



Oracle offers a unique opportunity for incoming graduates -- they get to

pick the project of their choice to work on, based on their career aspirations

and strengths. We analyzin the needs and capabilities of each hire and match

them based on their choice to a specific project. New graduates hired in the

last 4 years have fast tracked to senior development positions within the



organization. Training for such candidates includes an in-depth 6-week
induction/orientation course that builds a strong skills base on all relevant

Oracle technologies, tools and standards. For experienced hires, we have a

comprehensive induction and training program. The program gives the new hire an

overview of Oracle technologies as well as specific in-depth training on the

tools and the environment. In addition, there is intense on-job training in the

first month on all the key technologies. To further grow, the new hire is put on

a curriculum path to build advanced level skills on products and technologies.

What are the different domains that a developer can work in at Oracle? On

what grounds is a domain given to a developer.

Oracle is the largest enterprise software provider in the world. A developer

therefore has a chance to work on the entire gamut of enterprise software,

ranging from technologies to enterprise applications. A developer with a strong

background in software technologies is typically routed to the technologies

organization while one with applications background is routed to the

applications group.

Which are the latest technologies that a developer can look upto and try

shaping a career in?



The landscape of technologies is huge and is developing rapidly. We look for

developers who focus on specific technologies and build deep expertise rather

than superficial knowledge on a range of so called 'hot' technologies.

Specifically, we encourage developers to build skills on enterprise Java, XML

based technologies, Web Services as well as in software design, coding and

testing.