Is Oracle a good company to work for as a Principal Developer?

Principal Developer professionals working at Oracle have rated their employer with 3.4 out of 5 stars in 761 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Oracle employees being 3.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Principal Developer Jobs at Oracle now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Principal Developer interview questions at Oracle .

Does Oracle pay Principal Developer employees well?

Principal 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 Developer salaries at Oracle.

How happy are Principal Developer professionals working at Oracle?

52% of Principal Developer employees at Oracle would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 35% in the past 12 months. Principal 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 8479 reviews)); "The benefits are good; it is nice to have access to the Oracle University classes." ((in 3528 reviews)); "Enjoyed working with the marketing team and the people there are great and easy to get along with." ((in 2419 reviews)); "work culture is good and your work is seen by all the people in the hierarchy" ((in 1839 reviews)); "work from home and flexible timings" ((in 1587 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 2372 reviews)); "No or trivial increases and bonuses for anyone I know for the past 5 years." ((in 1171 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 1050 reviews)); "Advancement and avoiding frequent layoffs depends solely on politics and relationships with those above you." ((in 679 reviews)); "poor leadership; managed by a spreadsheet and billable utilization with no other considerations; just a number" ((in 462 reviews))

Oracle Principal 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 Developer employees have rated Oracle with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 761 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Oracle is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Principal Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

761 reviews

5.0

Feb 7, 2026

Strong engineering problems, heavy processes

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exposure to large-scale, mission-critical systems. Opportunities to work on complex infrastructure and storage problems. Smart engineers and deep institutional knowledge.

Cons

Strategic priorities continue to shift as the industry adapts to the AI investment era, creating some uncertainty in long-term direction.

3.0

Feb 4, 2026

An OK company

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary, Benefits, Remote work, Colleagues

Cons

Tech stack, workload, processes, appraisals, oncalls

3.0

Feb 3, 2026

Ups and downs like many large companies

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Large company with many different areas to work in. Lots of opportunities to learn, take courses. Lots of highly experienced engineers to learn from

Cons

Very variable from team to team what kind of experience you will have in your role.

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