Oracle Principal Software Engineer interview questions
Updated Apr 24, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 23%RecruiterRecruiter
- 15%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 5%In PersonIn Person
- 5%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 3%OtherOther
- 2%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
Interview search
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Oracle interviews FAQs
- Principal Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Oracle with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 55% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Principal Software Engineer roles take an average of 32 days to get hired, when considering 42 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Oracle overall takes an average of 33 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Oracle as a Principal Software Engineer according to 42 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 23%
One on one interview: 20%
Skills test: 14%
Background check: 9%
Presentation: 9%
Group panel interview: 9%
Personality test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Drug test: 3%
Other: 2%
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