Senior Application Engineer - Senior Applications Engineer Oracle Employee Review

2.0
Mar 9, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1. I joined with Good salary above market standards while joining the company. 2. Good environment to learn coding. 3. Brand name (But it is no way equal to Oracle standards)

Cons

1. Hectic targets and have to complete releases within very short period. 2. Very poor Top management and appraisal process is fully based on your relationship with manager. 3. Very long working hours and weekend office. 4. Lots of people have left the company during last year so it is very tough to laterals to understand the business and complete the work. 5. Don't join as a lateral now to avoid mental pressure. 6. Most of the guys who joined with me have left the company within 6 months period but I managed to survive to save my profile and to avoid short jump to another company. 7. I am personally affected a lot because of mental stress and definitely will change the company at the last moment I can hold.

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5.0
Jun 4, 2026
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Pros

Plenty of opportunity to earn well over $100,000.00 with Standby pay and OT. Plus, mileage reimbursement of $.70 a mile.

Cons

Sometimes tedious work below what I would consider for an experienced FE such as hard drive destruction bin audits and checking in equipment.

4.0
Oct 21, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Every group/division can be different in how they treat their employees, but I'd say overall there is very good atmosphere of trust and fairness. There is a strong focus on education, and they reimburse for outside classes taken (Up to 5k/year I think). Benefits are good, and I'd say quite competitive in the market. Good 401K matching (they'll contribute a max of 3% of your 6% or greater). Free drinks in the breakroom. Flexibility to work from home at times. (If you live 50+ miles away from an office you can work full-time from home...policy).

Cons

They don't try to make the workplace anything special (maybe a pool table and arcade game are cliche or gimmicky?). In the 10 years I've worked there, they've given 2 measly %1 cost of living raises (this is the same with most everyone I've spoken to, some don't get any raises). You will not get a substantial raise ever, unless you leave then get rehired on (they will not match offers, better to leave). New employees that you train will make 10 - 20K more than you several years after you hire on (not just me, they do this to all tenured employees). They will give these untrained, less experienced people higher titles (again this is done to everyone not just me). You learn pretty quickly that you're dispensable. The company has billions in cash and they don't re-invest in their employees, just in acquiring new companies and hiring new people that know nothing that you get to train.

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