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

Senior Software Engineer professionals working at Oracle have rated their employer with 3.4 out of 5 stars in 1,463 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 Senior Software Engineer Jobs at Oracle now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Engineer interview questions at Oracle .

Does Oracle pay Senior Software Engineer employees well?

Senior Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Oracle with 3.2 out of 5 stars based on 1,463 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Engineer salaries at Oracle.

How happy are Senior Software Engineer professionals working at Oracle?

51% of Senior Software Engineer employees at Oracle would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 36% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Engineer professionals have also rated Oracle with a 3.7 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.4 rating for culture and values and 3.3 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Oracle?

Software Engineer (1949) , Senior Software Engineer (1362) , Associate Consultant (1078) , Senior Consultant (1048) , Account Executive (1033) , Account Manager (992) , Principal Consultant (793) , Principal Software Engineer (763) , Sales Representative (742) , Member Of Technical Staff (729) , Business Development Consultant (720) , Software Developer (718) , Consultant (699) , Applications Developer (695) , Senior Member of Technical Staff (643)

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 8462 reviews)); "The benefits are good; it is nice to have access to the Oracle University classes." ((in 3534 reviews)); "Enjoyed working with the marketing team and the people there are great and easy to get along with." ((in 2426 reviews)); "work culture is good and your work is seen by all the people in the hierarchy" ((in 1850 reviews)); "Good and flexible work from home" ((in 1591 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 2373 reviews)); "No promotions and no bonuses (for promotions you need to go out of the company and come back)" ((in 1159 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 1051 reviews)); "Advancement and avoiding frequent layoffs depends solely on politics and relationships with those above you." ((in 681 reviews)); "poor leadership; managed by a spreadsheet and billable utilization with no other considerations; just a number" ((in 477 reviews))

Oracle Senior Software Engineer reviews

3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(1,463 total reviews)

Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia

27% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

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Software Engineer Senior employees have rated Oracle with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,463 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer Senior professionals have a good working experience there. Oracle is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer Senior professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0

Aug 6, 2025

Interesting position with occasional challenges

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Continuously introducting technical developments and opportunity for learning Good cooperation between colleagues Excellent training and career development resources

Cons

Frequent reorganisation in some business units Separation between functional / technical specialists Workload can be inconsistent and unpredictable (bottlenecks / slack times)

4.0

Aug 3, 2025

OCI

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

amazing work life balance and colleague

Cons

slow career growth process and low pay

5.0

Aug 1, 2025

Great company to work with

Senior software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary, work cluture opportinuty to learn

Cons

micromanagment, very high expectations and very poor training

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