Software Engineer Review
at Oracle
Placement (10 Months+)
Computer Science
Cambridge
Review Submitted: May 2022
Overall Rating
4.9 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.8/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
My role is a software engineer in Oracle Contextual Intelligence meaning that most of my work involves developing tooling to aid the classification of text and video content. Working in a small agile team means there is the opportunity to participate in agile practices such as pair programming. There are also daily standup meetings along with bi-weekly planning, retro and review sessions that aid in my development.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
From the very first week of joining Oracle, I was given the opportunity to take full ownership of any tasks I worked on. I was given the privilege of working on production systems and creating software that is used in day to day operations of the company and used by customers.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I have learned so many new skills whilst at Oracle in my placement year, including both technical and soft skills. Some examples of technical skills are new programming languages and frameworks e.g. Golang, and React; DevOps tools such as GitLab CI; containers (Docker, Kubernetes); and much more. Soft skills I have improved include my presentation skills through presenting in sprint reviews, communication skills through taking part in team meetings.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
At Oracle, I received a great amount of support throughout my placement, having two mentors from the moment I joined for the whole year. I also had weekly 1-1s with my manager where we set goals and checked in on my progress. Tech leads in all of the teams I worked in were always very supportive and more than happy to answer any questions I had.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The atmosphere was very positive, and you could tell everybody who works inside Oracle contextual intelligence is happy with their role and the culture of the company.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I thoroughly enjoyed my placement and would jump at the chance to return to Oracle in the future due to how successful I feel my placement has been.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Oracle
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Oracle to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Oracle
The main piece of advice I would give is to research what the part of Oracle does that you are applying for - Oracle is a huge company who are in so many different sectors across the world. Having some prior knowledge of what you would be working on not only helps in interviews but also if you join the company.
