Software Engineer Interview Experience - Redwood City, California
Process
Interviewed for OCI.
For the first round, I was given a LeetCode Medium question on BST.
For the next four rounds, I was asked OCI-specific technical questions, a system design round, and LeetCode Medium and Hard questions on BFS and Heap.
I had one bar raise round (behavioral and resume-based).
Questions
Design a URL shortener.
The manager asked to draw and explain each service and component.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 30 interview experiences for the Oracle Software Engineer role in Redwood City, California.
Success Rate
Oracle's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Redwood City, California is on the easier side as most engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Oracle's Software Engineer interview process in Redwood City, California.
Oracle Work Experiences
- 5.0Stock Up, Jobs GoneSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeRedwood City, California, United StatesNovember 22, 2025Pros: Stock options have increased in value.Cons: Layoffs have become the norm.
- 2.0Remote But Micromanaged DailySoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeRedwood City, California, United StatesOctober 2, 2025Pros: Fully remote for some teams.Cons: Next-level micromanagement. We literally had to track every single hour, like we were billing by the minute. Nothing says ‘trust’ like a daily timesheet that looks like a surveillance report.
- 4.0Not much to say.Software Engineer • Current EmployeeRedwood City, California, United StatesAugust 28, 2025Pros: Job security is good in this economy.Cons: Outdated code and not many innovations.
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