Oracle·Software Engineer

Oracle Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Negative

Austin, TXPosted Dec 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My Oracle interview left me with a frustrating impression.

The biggest issue was language and tooling: I clearly said I was comfortable using Python for LeetCode assessments, but I was pushed to write in Java, and that showed up across a large portion of the process.

The process had multiple rounds—five total—and in three of them I had to code in Java instead of the language I expected to use. Beyond the mismatch, the overall experience felt like the people I interacted with weren’t genuinely invested in moving the conversation forward, which made it feel unpleasant for everyone involved.

I didn’t end up getting an offer. Even when I was able to

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