We are the Database Performance team focused on optimizing transaction processing performance, including concurrency control, workload tuning, and low-latency execution on high-performance platforms such as Oracle Exadata and Exascale. As an integral part of the development organization, this group works to ensure that the Oracle Database delivers the fastest and most reliable performance in both industry benchmarks and customer production environments. 

Our performance team plays a critical role in the R&D phase of new features and technologies. We engage throughout the full product lifecycle - from early feasibility studies and investigations through performance testing of prototypes, to performance QA during active development, and continuous regression testing on released versions.

We focus on performance across all layers of the Oracle stack, from hardware interaction and kernel-level database operations to connection management and application-tier transaction patterns. While typical developers may have deep knowledge of specific code areas, our team maintains a cross-functional view of the entire system to identify bottlenecks and implement end-to-end performance improvements. This breadth of exposure across technology layers and use cases keeps the role challenging and engaging.