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

Principal Software Development Engineer professionals working at Oracle have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 1,623 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Oracle employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Principal Software Development Engineer Jobs at Oracle now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Principal Software Development Engineer interview questions at Oracle .

Does Oracle pay Principal Software Development Engineer employees well?

Principal Software Development Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Oracle with 3.2 out of 5 stars based on 1,623 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Principal Software Development Engineer salaries at Oracle.

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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 8455 reviews)); "The benefits are good; it is nice to have access to the Oracle University classes." ((in 3539 reviews)); "Enjoyed working with the marketing team and the people there are great and easy to get along with." ((in 2443 reviews)); "work culture is good and your work is seen by all the people in the hierarchy" ((in 1876 reviews)); "Good and flexible work from home" ((in 1572 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 2370 reviews)); "There is no bonus until you are salary employee and even full time employee.." ((in 1142 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 1052 reviews)); "Advancement and avoiding frequent layoffs depends solely on politics and relationships with those above you." ((in 665 reviews)); "poor leadership; managed by a spreadsheet and billable utilization with no other considerations; just a number" ((in 462 reviews))

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3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(1,623 total reviews)

Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia

43% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Senior management

Principal Software Development Engineer employees have rated Oracle with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,623 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Software Development Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Oracle is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Principal Software Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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2K reviews

4.0

Jun 5, 2012

oracle review

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good company, stable, good work/life balance , teamworks

Cons

compensation not very competitive, slow promtion

4.0

May 9, 2012

Churning out products, searching for those bright spots

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Oracle has been consistently profitable which translates into a stable work environment. The pay and benefits are pretty good and my co-workers are a very smart group of engineers.

Cons

Unfortunately, stability often feels like you are a just a cog in a machine with limited ability to work on interesting projects. Some parts of the company are poorly managed, with a disregard for accurate schedules, planning, or accountability.

5.0

May 7, 2012

Great place as a software company

Principal consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good working environment Team work everywhere Senior management value employees Training are provided to employees Java Technology is cutting edge technology HR values employees. It provides help to employees. Job security Great peoples and smart people to work with

Cons

Sometimes the team was managed by inexperienced project managers, who will use micro management. Sometimes micro management is good if manager has ability to evaluate how much time a work can be done. But many times she may not have this skill since she has an art major only.

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