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 761 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 761 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?

52% of Principal Software Developer employees at Oracle would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 35% 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 8548 reviews)); "The benefits are good; it is nice to have access to the Oracle University classes." ((in 3538 reviews)); "Enjoyed working with the marketing team and the people there are great and easy to get along with." ((in 2433 reviews)); "work culture is good and your work is seen by all the people in the hierarchy" ((in 1840 reviews)); "flexible working hours and can work from home" ((in 1576 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 2377 reviews)); "No promotions and no bonuses (for promotions you need to go out of the company and come back)" ((in 1122 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 1049 reviews)); "Advancement and avoiding frequent layoffs depends solely on politics and relationships with those above you." ((in 700 reviews)); "poor leadership; managed by a spreadsheet and billable utilization with no other considerations; just a number" ((in 463 reviews))

Oracle Principal Software Developer reviews

3.4

52% would recommend to a friend

(761 total reviews)

Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia

36% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

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Principal Software Developer employees have rated Oracle with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 761 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 Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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761 reviews

4.0

May 9, 2017

OK Place to Work if All You Want is a Salary.

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible work conditions opportunitis for working at home

Cons

ever present threat of lyoffs very cheap company where greedy execs give themselves enormous salaries and stock options tiny severance packages hardly any R&D -- they prefer to buy small companies due to its size, its virtually impossible to have any real influence in product direction

5.0

May 1, 2017

Principal Developer

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company, relaxed environment, great benefits

Cons

Boring, lots of management BS

3.0

Apr 30, 2017

Principal Software Engineer

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

you can take many work from home days.stable growth and job secure environment.plenty of food options in the cafeteria

Cons

too much hierarchy in processes and procedures. too many(unknown) teams involved for a single product. not sufficient knowledge transfer happens.

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