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

Principal Software Engineer professionals working at Oracle have rated their employer with 3.4 out of 5 stars in 746 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 Engineer Jobs at Oracle now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Principal Software Engineer interview questions at Oracle .

Does Oracle pay Principal Software Engineer employees well?

Principal Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Oracle with 3.2 out of 5 stars based on 746 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Principal Software Engineer salaries at Oracle.

How happy are Principal Software Engineer professionals working at Oracle?

51% of Principal Software Engineer employees at Oracle would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 36% in the past 12 months. Principal Software Engineer 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 8485 reviews)); "The benefits are good; it is nice to have access to the Oracle University classes." ((in 3533 reviews)); "Enjoyed working with the marketing team and the people there are great and easy to get along with." ((in 2447 reviews)); "work culture is good and your work is seen by all the people in the hierarchy" ((in 1867 reviews)); "Work life good and work from home options" ((in 1578 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 2367 reviews)); "No increment and Bonus." ((in 1131 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 669 reviews)); "poor leadership; managed by a spreadsheet and billable utilization with no other considerations; just a number" ((in 465 reviews))

Oracle Principal Software Engineer reviews

3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(746 total reviews)

Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia

36% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

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Principal Software Engineer employees have rated Oracle with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 746 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Oracle is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Principal Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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746 reviews

4.0

Oct 14, 2015

Nice place to work

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance, facilities

Cons

Mostly very legacy stuff maintenance, which rarely has any documentation

4.0

Oct 9, 2015

Relaxed work atmosphere

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work culture is relaxed and food in cafeteria is nice

Cons

Getting ideas through management takes a lot of time

3.0

Sep 30, 2015

Pros and cons

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

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.

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