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 762 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Oracle employees being 3.4 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 762 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 8517 reviews)); "The benefits are good; it is nice to have access to the Oracle University classes." ((in 3569 reviews)); "Enjoyed working with the marketing team and the people there are great and easy to get along with." ((in 2425 reviews)); "its good and fine with calm culture" ((in 2164 reviews)); "work culture is good and your work is seen by all the people in the hierarchy" ((in 1849 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 2405 reviews)); "No promotions and no bonuses (for promotions you need to go out of the company and come back)" ((in 1158 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 1059 reviews)); "Advancement and avoiding frequent layoffs depends solely on politics and relationships with those above you." ((in 690 reviews)); "poor leadership; managed by a spreadsheet and billable utilization with no other considerations; just a number" ((in 461 reviews))

Oracle Principal Software Developer reviews

3.4

52% would recommend to a friend

(762 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 762 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).

Reviews by job title

762 reviews

4.0

Jan 29, 2018

Good and challenging work

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Depends on the product you are working. Oracle E-Commerce domain is good with enough challenging work. Latest technologies implemented and team is really good.

Cons

Nothing to mention about work. Hike percentages can be improved.

3.0

Jan 1, 2018

Mixed bag. Some good, some bad.

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

As a big company, they can afford good benefits and small perks. Some of what we are doing is pretty cool - not directly because it's O, but just the nature of my position (distributed systems development)

Cons

Compensation (salary and bonus') are low-ish. Lots of bureaucracy that comes with a big company. So many levels of middle management that provide no value. Many of the "policies" only add overhead and paperwork.

4.0

Nov 17, 2017

Building a software toolset for system simulation

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The team that I worked in had great people and management. I can say work environment was one of the best of my industry experiences.

Cons

Learning experience is rather limited. Beside the company's core business (DB and Cloud...), there are not many learning opportunities. I had to study by myself for new skills.

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