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 8470 reviews)); "The benefits are good; it is nice to have access to the Oracle University classes." ((in 3558 reviews)); "Enjoyed working with the marketing team and the people there are great and easy to get along with." ((in 2425 reviews)); "its good and fine with calm culture" ((in 2151 reviews)); "work culture is good and your work is seen by all the people in the hierarchy" ((in 1852 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 2324 reviews)); "There is no bonus until you are salary employee and even full time employee.." ((in 1148 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 670 reviews)); "poor leadership; managed by a spreadsheet and billable utilization with no other considerations; just a number" ((in 468 reviews))

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3.4

50% would recommend to a friend

(760 total reviews)

Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia

31% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Culture & values

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

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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3.0

Sep 30, 2015

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Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good healthcare. Flexible working arrangements (sometimes TOO flexible for team work)

Cons

1. Pay - 1 tiny pay raise in 5 years. Plus my salary is 20% below the Oracle average. Thereby effectively taking a pay cut with inflation etc. 2 Vacation does not accrue after 18 days PLUS this year we are having mandatory time off at Xmas. 3. Constant chipping away at little things (like above forced vacation PLUS taking away expenses for home internet connection) to save a small amount of money just alienates huge swathes of staff. 4. Management has no clue on how to motivate the folks below and only care about their OWN stock options and bonuses. We have seen way too many good technical people promoted to manager only to be a disaster in that role.

2.0

Aug 16, 2015

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Principal software engineer

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3.0

Aug 15, 2015

Working for an enormous company

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, specially healthcare. Take seek days as needed. Some managers allow mix remote working : Some days from home other days attending office. Good working environment. Tuition reimbursement.

Cons

Average salaries. You are one individual within hundred of thousands: aka a number. Work slackers can easily hide in the multitude so other have to pick up their work.

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