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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.

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      2.0
      Jun 27, 2008

      Environment does not promote teamwork, more like everybody is out for himself.

      Principal software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Nice gym with free aerobics classes. Flexible work hours, though you usu end up putting in a lot more than 40 hours because of ambitious deadlines. Can telecommute (Oracle picks up the tab for ISP).

      Cons

      Not easy to find out who is responsible for what. Documents are not easy to locate and search. Not easy to get hardware upgrade. (My desktop at work is more than 5 years old, with only 80 Gb disk space, DVD-Rom - not RW - drive, clunky CRT monitor). No free lunch.

      4.0
      Jun 27, 2008

      Oracle is a good large IT company if that's your cup of tea

      Principal consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Large, stable company. Good benefits and culture. Leadership communicates well and often. Even in a downer economy, Oracle is still producing good numbers for the Street. The flexible culture allows good hours and work from home or telecommuting. There's good lateral movement opportunities, and given how many companies Oracle buys, you have a decent chance to switch compentencies or area of expertise if you choose to go after it as such. Co-workers vary with the group you are in but are generally effective and smart. The area of growth now is Asia, and there are plenty of good opportunities there.

      Cons

      Can get lost in the size and employee pool. The management structure setup is highly complex and often I find groups of employees working on similar or relevant areas unaware. The knowledge share competency could be improved.

      4.0
      Jun 19, 2008

      Oracle, a decent place to work

      Principal consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      If a consultant wants or needs to 'come off the road' Oracle provides many opportunities to accomplish this. other consulting firms its the road or the highway

      Cons

      In many ways Oracle doesn't know how to deal with consultants. They were and are a great database company and probably should have stayed in that business. Once PeopleSoft was purchased they should have dropped the line of Oracle HR software and embraced PeopleSoft software.

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