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 8474 reviews)); "The benefits are good; it is nice to have access to the Oracle University classes." ((in 3518 reviews)); "Enjoyed working with the marketing team and the people there are great and easy to get along with." ((in 2429 reviews)); "its good and fine with calm culture" ((in 2152 reviews)); "work culture is good and your work is seen by all the people in the hierarchy" ((in 1853 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 2358 reviews)); "No salary increases or bonuses for last 5 years (I have been rated top performer every one of those years)." ((in 1145 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 1048 reviews)); "Advancement and avoiding frequent layoffs depends solely on politics and relationships with those above you." ((in 685 reviews)); "poor leadership; managed by a spreadsheet and billable utilization with no other considerations; just a number" ((in 466 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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760 reviews

3.0

Aug 8, 2014

principle software engineer

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

stable , with good medical insurance

Cons

low salary, and no salary increase for years even you have good performance

3.0

Aug 2, 2014

good for tech, bad for growth

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work on the technology edge. Meet smart engineers. Excellent work/life balance.

Cons

No bonuses, no salary review. Several years in overachievement and all you have is thank you.

2.0

Jul 7, 2014

Lack of direction; lack of identity; lack of vision;

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are just a few good engineers at Oracle. Occasionally you'd see a pocket of 1-2 good engineers in a team of 20+.

Cons

As it is made up of many companies, there is big disintegration. No culture per se. Cronyism and incompetency are rampant at Oracle. Disillusionment. The smart people seem to quit as soon as Oracle acquires a company. Smart people seem to be deliberately not hired. Friends and inexperienced people are welcome at Oracle. Pro-activity, natural leadership, experience doesn't seem to be encouraged or rewarded. Mediocrity is protected at all costs. The internal tools they use are so old and obsolete that is not even funny. For instance: How can a database company not normalize the bug-status of their bug-tracking tool? Why would you leave it as a cross-product of two statuses, that cannot describe uniformly a bug status? Why would you have disparate set of 99 bug statuses? How can you provide better software when your own internal tools are obsolete? This is just one example. Plenty more.

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