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

Principal Software Engineer professionals working at Oracle have rated their employer with 3.4 out of 5 stars in 746 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Oracle employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Principal Software Engineer Jobs at Oracle now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Principal Software Engineer interview questions at Oracle .

Does Oracle pay Principal Software Engineer employees well?

Principal Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Oracle with 3.2 out of 5 stars based on 746 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Principal Software Engineer salaries at Oracle.

How happy are Principal Software Engineer professionals working at Oracle?

50% of Principal Software Engineer employees at Oracle would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 38% in the past 12 months. Principal Software Engineer professionals have also rated Oracle with a 3.9 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 8470 reviews)); "The benefits are good; it is nice to have access to the Oracle University classes." ((in 3558 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 2151 reviews)); "work culture is good and your work is seen by all the people in the hierarchy" ((in 1852 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 2324 reviews)); "There is no bonus until you are salary employee and even full time employee.." ((in 1148 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 670 reviews)); "poor leadership; managed by a spreadsheet and billable utilization with no other considerations; just a number" ((in 468 reviews))

Oracle Principal Software Engineer reviews

3.4

50% would recommend to a friend

(746 total reviews)

Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia

31% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

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Principal Software Engineer employees have rated Oracle with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 746 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Oracle is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Principal Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the IT (Information Technology) industry (3.9 stars).

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746 reviews

4.0

Mar 6, 2026

Princ Engr

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good products to work with

Cons

Politics are everywhere in projects

5.0

Mar 2, 2026

Oracle before, after, and during

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company Good pay Great people Good projects Good technologies Good morals / legality

Cons

Some policies harm growth and movement: -Can't become a manager from IC when moving departments -Pay raises are almost non-existent once hired -RSUs are hard to come by as refreshers, but possible. However, they tend to be pretty low even for good performers -Leaving company and going back in results in massive pay increase and far better RSUs, even for 2 IC level drops

3.0

Feb 27, 2026

Solid company for financials, not for engineering growth

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong overall compensation good PTO fully remote is an option

Cons

projects move at a crawl and may get scrapped before they see the light of day middle management spends too much time politicking, not enough generating actual value for customers

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