Pretty good place to work - Principal Software Engineer Oracle Employee Review

4.0
Aug 16, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

I was part of the Sun Microsystems acquisition, and since the acquisition, the part of Oracle that came from Sun—the "Systems" org—has been largely independent, retaining its culture and able to manage its own direction. The work has been very enjoyable, with good projects to work on and good people to work with. The company is stable, and has a large portfolio if you want to work on different things. There has generally been enough money to go around for good equipment.

Cons

The Santa Clara campus is not particularly close to public transit, making getting here a pain unless you live close enough to avoid traffic, and the shuttle connections to the trains are few and far between. The compensation is below industry standard. This works well enough, even in the Bay Area, but is frustrating. The work has generally been good enough to compensate, but not always.

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Pros

Great team and people that you work with

Cons

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4.0
Oct 21, 2014
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Pros

Every group/division can be different in how they treat their employees, but I'd say overall there is very good atmosphere of trust and fairness. There is a strong focus on education, and they reimburse for outside classes taken (Up to 5k/year I think). Benefits are good, and I'd say quite competitive in the market. Good 401K matching (they'll contribute a max of 3% of your 6% or greater). Free drinks in the breakroom. Flexibility to work from home at times. (If you live 50+ miles away from an office you can work full-time from home...policy).

Cons

They don't try to make the workplace anything special (maybe a pool table and arcade game are cliche or gimmicky?). In the 10 years I've worked there, they've given 2 measly %1 cost of living raises (this is the same with most everyone I've spoken to, some don't get any raises). You will not get a substantial raise ever, unless you leave then get rehired on (they will not match offers, better to leave). New employees that you train will make 10 - 20K more than you several years after you hire on (not just me, they do this to all tenured employees). They will give these untrained, less experienced people higher titles (again this is done to everyone not just me). You learn pretty quickly that you're dispensable. The company has billions in cash and they don't re-invest in their employees, just in acquiring new companies and hiring new people that know nothing that you get to train.

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