Is Oracle a good company to work for as a Principal Engineer?

Principal Engineer professionals working at Oracle have rated their employer with 3.3 out of 5 stars in 112 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Oracle employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Principal Engineer Jobs at Oracle now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Principal Engineer interview questions at Oracle .

Does Oracle pay Principal Engineer employees well?

Principal Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Oracle with 3.2 out of 5 stars based on 112 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Principal Engineer salaries at Oracle.

How happy are Principal Engineer professionals working at Oracle?

47% of Principal Engineer employees at Oracle would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 67% in the past 12 months. Principal Engineer professionals have also rated Oracle with a 3.4 rating for work-life-balance, 3.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.2 rating for culture and values and 2.9 rating for career opportunities.

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What are the pros of working at Oracle according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance given so that you become lazy and settle down for less and compromise" ((in 8527 reviews)); "The benefits are good; it is nice to have access to the Oracle University classes." ((in 3521 reviews)); "Enjoyed working with the marketing team and the people there are great and easy to get along with." ((in 2437 reviews)); "its good and fine with calm culture" ((in 2210 reviews)); "work culture is good and your work is seen by all the people in the hierarchy" ((in 1848 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Oracle according to real employee reviews?

"Salaries are low for industry consequently have high turnover rate (3 mgrs in 2 years)." ((in 2357 reviews)); "No promotions and no bonuses (for promotions you need to go out of the company and come back)" ((in 1151 reviews)); "Managers seem to be caught up in politics and corruption quite frequently and are frequently bad at managing and very good at micromanagement." ((in 1050 reviews)); "Advancement and avoiding frequent layoffs depends solely on politics and relationships with those above you." ((in 658 reviews)); "poor leadership; managed by a spreadsheet and billable utilization with no other considerations; just a number" ((in 476 reviews))

Oracle Principal Engineer reviews

3.3

47% would recommend to a friend

(112 total reviews)

Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia

79% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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Principal Engineer employees have rated Oracle with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 112 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Oracle is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Principal Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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112 reviews

4.0

Sep 13, 2024

Good execs, questionable management

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Been working on a high profile project in OCI. Executive direction and fellow employees are generally very good.

Cons

Significant issues with immediate management. Poor planning.

5.0

Aug 24, 2024

Opportunity to contribute on open source, Developing multiple cloud platforms from scratch.

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to contribute on open source, Developing multiple cloud platforms from scratch.

Cons

Long working hours. Most of the projects needs coordination with SF office

2.0

Jun 28, 2024

Avoid

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Package, primary and secondary benefits are good

Cons

Toxic culture, really bad management, poor product quality, poor engineering practices, the work is organised around management and empire building, Product and service quality suffer, engineering moral suffers, toxic managers benefit. Non pay rise for year. No career developemnt,

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