Software Engineer Interview Experience - Santa Clara, California
Process
I received an email from the recruiter after submitting my resume during the career fair. HR provided a list of groups, and I could select any number depending on my interest.
I interviewed with four groups, each lasting 1 hour and 30 minutes, back-to-back. I received an offer from one of the managers on that day.
This turned out to be the best possible scenario, as I wanted to work with that group from the moment I selected it as a potential interest.
The interview questions involved:
- Identifying bugs in code
- Deep OS questions
- Whiteboard coding
It was rigorous but delightful.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 11 interview experiences for the Oracle Software Engineer role in Santa Clara, California.
Success Rate
Oracle's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Santa Clara, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
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Oracle Work Experiences
- 4.0Nice work experience, friendly coworkers and managersSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSanta Clara, California, United StatesDecember 5, 2013Pros: Don't need to work overtime. Learned a lot.Cons: Coding all the time seemed a little monotone.
- 2.0Good Colleagues, Bad PoliticsSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSanta Clara, California, United StatesOctober 31, 2017Pros: Good work-life balance. Nice colleagues. Need 20 words here. I really, really cannot think of more pros, sorry.Cons: Heavy politics Old technology Minimal pay raise Poor, narcissistic management Lack of vision as well as execution Worse benefits year over year
- 2.0Management needs to change!Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSanta Clara, California, United StatesFebruary 1, 2017Pros: Earlier (before 2016), Oracle was a pretty good company to work in. * Less work tension * Less work * Lawyers are good (immigration-related)Cons: 1. Not interesting work. 2. Bonus and promotions are hard to come by. 3. Offices are old; no food, just coffee and beverages in cafes. 4. Massive layoffs in recent months and more to come. 5. Some very arrogant upper management employees (especially the current Java Architect!)
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