Oracle·Software Engineer

Oracle Software Engineer interview experience

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SeniorPosted Mar 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a very Java-and-SQL-heavy path that started virtual and ended with an on-site round.

In the first round, I worked on Java HashMap implementation and a Two Sum style coding problem, then followed it with an SQL question focused on joins and ordering.

The on-site round repeated the same general pattern but raised the range slightly: I implemented Java stacks and queues and tackled the Two Sum style work again, while also handling another SQL task. The SQL query that stood out asked for the Kth highest employee salary while dealing with duplicates, using the right way to compute the ranking.

Even though I felt like I understood the core concepts, the process culminated in a

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