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      Oracle Principal Software Development Engineer reviews

      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

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      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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      3.0
      Oct 31, 2008

      Good place to get your career started and gain experience. But look elsewhere for better opportunities later.

      Principal engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It's a big company so there are a lot for resources available to tap. A lot of people seem to have been around for awhile and people don't seem to be too worried about getting laid off. Great telecommuting policy (if it's ok with your manager).

      Cons

      It's a big company so sometimes it's hard to be noticed. Pay is just average or maybe slightly below average. Because many people have been around for awhile, there's resistance to change and many are stuck in their old ways. Doesn't seem to be a lot of innovation going on.

      3.0
      Oct 21, 2008

      Flexible but compensation is lacking

      Principal software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexibility allows telecommuting, relatively low stress working environment, hour of working are flexible, project timelines are generous, product release cycle has been extended.

      Cons

      compensation is not up to standard, extremely bad ESPP progam where we only get 5% discount off stock but they keep our money for 6 months, poor bonuses, no stock options given to employees, hiring freeze has our department extremely lean, company is becoming so large with the acquisitions of different companies.

      3.0
      Oct 10, 2008

      Oracle is good for stability and flexibility, poor for compensation

      Principal software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Stability of Company - it's doing pretty well when others are being bought up Flexible work hours, at least for some teams, it depends on your manager. Knowledgeable people to work with, alot of smart people here Training Opportunities are good to increase your skills with classes and some money for education

      Cons

      Pay and bonuses are low, and you usually don't get regular salary increases, and if you do, it isn't much. Can be hard to move very far up and take on more challenges since it's such a huge company, so you have a lot of competition up the ranks. The Executives are paid way more than their peers at other companies, while the workers are underpaid, so it can make you feel very unappreciated.

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