Oracle Principal Software Engineer reviews

3.4

50% would recommend to a friend

(746 total reviews)

Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia

31% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

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
2.0
Dec 30, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Highly profitable and stable Good salary -- average for Silicon Valley Good benefits -- probably below average for Silicon Valley

Cons

Extremely bureaucratic -- all decisions are made at top levels of the company Can't get hardware -- many developers have resorted to buying their own hardware to replace 4 year old laptops/desktops New ideas and approaches are actively discouraged Engineering is not valued -- developers are purely an expense and drag on profitability

2.0
Dec 6, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1. One of the biggest software company

Cons

1. Very poor work recognition culture - Doest'nt worth hardwork here 2. Managers are very secretive about anything relates to money 3. No salary rises at all (I have'nt seen one in last 3 years). 4. No bonuses (Only for manager preferred people) 5. Stock options (Only for manager preferred people) 6. No promotions (Only for manager preferred people)

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