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 760 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 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 760 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?

50% of Principal Developer employees at Oracle would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 37% 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.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Oracle?

Software Engineer (1942) , Senior Software Engineer (1361) , Associate Consultant (1078) , Senior Consultant (1047) , Account Executive (1029) , Account Manager (991) , Principal Consultant (792) , Principal Software Engineer (763) , Sales Representative (742) , Member Of Technical Staff (727) , Business Development Consultant (720) , Software Developer (716) , Consultant (699) , Applications Developer (695) , Senior Member of Technical Staff (639)

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 8527 reviews)); "The benefits are good; it is nice to have access to the Oracle University classes." ((in 3552 reviews)); "Enjoyed working with the marketing team and the people there are great and easy to get along with." ((in 2440 reviews)); "work culture is good and your work is seen by all the people in the hierarchy" ((in 1832 reviews)); "Good and flexible work from home" ((in 1565 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Oracle according to real employee reviews?

"I was hired on a low salary and made my way up to being a very useful asset." ((in 2360 reviews)); "No or trivial increases and bonuses for anyone I know for the past 5 years." ((in 1156 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 1051 reviews)); "Advancement and avoiding frequent layoffs depends solely on politics and relationships with those above you." ((in 675 reviews)); "poor leadership; managed by a spreadsheet and billable utilization with no other considerations; just a number" ((in 469 reviews))

Oracle Principal Developer reviews

3.4

50% would recommend to a friend

(760 total reviews)

Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia

31% 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 760 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 Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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760 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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