Is Oracle a good company to work for as a Principal Software Developer?

Principal Software Developer professionals working at Oracle have rated their employer with 3.4 out of 5 stars in 760 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 Software Developer Jobs at Oracle now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Principal Software Developer interview questions at Oracle .

Does Oracle pay Principal Software Developer employees well?

Principal Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Oracle with 3.2 out of 5 stars based on 760 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Principal Software Developer salaries at Oracle.

How happy are Principal Software Developer professionals working at Oracle?

50% of Principal Software Developer employees at Oracle would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 37% in the past 12 months. Principal Software Developer professionals have also rated Oracle with a 3.8 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.4 rating for culture and values and 3.2 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 8455 reviews)); "The benefits are good; it is nice to have access to the Oracle University classes." ((in 3539 reviews)); "Enjoyed working with the marketing team and the people there are great and easy to get along with." ((in 2443 reviews)); "work culture is good and your work is seen by all the people in the hierarchy" ((in 1876 reviews)); "Good and flexible work from home" ((in 1572 reviews))

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

"I was hired on a low salary and made my way up to being a very useful asset." ((in 2370 reviews)); "There is no bonus until you are salary employee and even full time employee.." ((in 1142 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 1052 reviews)); "Advancement and avoiding frequent layoffs depends solely on politics and relationships with those above you." ((in 665 reviews)); "poor leadership; managed by a spreadsheet and billable utilization with no other considerations; just a number" ((in 462 reviews))

Oracle Principal Software Developer reviews

3.4

50% would recommend to a friend

(760 total reviews)

Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia

31% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

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Principal Software Developer employees have rated Oracle with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 760 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Oracle is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Principal Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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760 reviews

5.0

May 28, 2017

Principal Software Engineer

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best Company to work. No Hidden component in salary. You get very good in hand salary. plus best in industry shift allowance. Very good work life balance unlick other companie where hey will make u work 12 hours. no one calls u after 8.5 hours after your work.

Cons

dont see much. Hike will be in 2 years.

3.0

May 18, 2017

Interesting and challenging job but a lot of reorg changes

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Depending on the project and department the job can be very interesting and allowing to learn a lot of new technologies

Cons

Not very good work/life balance, frequent changes in the structure without clear goal

4.0

May 9, 2017

OK Place to Work if All You Want is a Salary.

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible work conditions opportunitis for working at home

Cons

ever present threat of lyoffs very cheap company where greedy execs give themselves enormous salaries and stock options tiny severance packages hardly any R&D -- they prefer to buy small companies due to its size, its virtually impossible to have any real influence in product direction

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