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Oracle Interview Experiences & Questions

9 real Oracle interviews shared by candidates: every round, the questions they were asked, how they answered, and whether they got the offer. Latest: Sep 2026.

What to expect at Oracle

Based on 9 real interviews

100%Got an offer
2.8/5Difficulty
3Typical rounds
2 weeksStart to finish

By role

The Oracle interview process

Most common round types: Behavioral (4), Technical (3), People Management (3), System Design (2), Cross-Functional (1), Project Management (1).

Real Oracle interview questions

  1. Design a file system where we can add a directory and erase a directory and find the number of directories under one directory. Other · Phone screen · answer included
  2. Tell me about a time you led a cross-functional team. Behavioral · Phone screen
  3. How have you managed risk in a project? People Management · Final / onsite round
  4. Tell me about your hardest project. Technical · Technical round
  5. Vertical Traversal of a Binary Tree Coding · Technical round
  6. Walk me through cloud infra design System Design · Technical round
  7. Tell me about your past projects. Other · Recruiter screen
  8. Tell me about a time you had a deadline. Behavioral · Phone screen
  9. Tell me about the most challenging situation you faced in your career and how you handled it. People Management · Final / onsite round
  10. Metrics monitoring interface Technical · Technical round
  11. Time taken for a ball to reach the ground from Nth floor building Coding · Technical round
  12. Tell me about a time you failed. Other · Recruiter screen
  13. why oracle and why this role? Behavioral · Phone screen
  14. People management People Management · Final / onsite round
  15. similar to combination sum 2 Other · Phone screen
  16. What are you most proud of in your career? Behavioral · Final / onsite round
  17. similar to jump game 2 Other · Phone screen
  18. What are your career goals? Behavioral · Final / onsite round
  19. Why are you interested in this role at Oracle? Other · Recruiter screen
  20. Why do you want to switch jobs now? Behavioral · Final / onsite round
  21. Tell me about yourself. Other · Recruiter screen
  22. How do you earn the trust of your team members? Behavioral · Recruiter screen
  23. How do you handle missing values in a dataframe? Other · Technical round
  24. What is the difference between permutations and combinations? Other · Technical round
  25. What is the project you are most proud of? Other · Technical round
  26. Given an integer array nums, return the maximum result of nums[i] XOR nums[j], where 0 <= i <= j < n. Other · Phone screen
  27. Fibonacci Numbers Other · Phone screen
  28. leetcode question dp Other · Online assessment
  29. remove extra spaces between words in the sentence leetcode Other · Technical round
  30. check if a word exists in a crossword Other · Final / onsite round
  31. implement dictionary Other · Final / onsite round
  32. Implement Pascal's Triangle. Other · Recruiter screen
  33. Calculus Questions Other · Online assessment
  34. Implement BFS traversal. Other · Technical round
  35. Behavioural Questions Other · Final / onsite round

All 9 Oracle interview experiences

Software EngineerOracle · Sep 2026

“Both rounds went well. I highly recommend reviewing previously asked questions for the company you are interviewing with. I was pleasantly surprised to find that I could solve both problems easily,…”

In progress2 roundsMid level
Software EngineerOracle · Sep 2026

“Hackerrank was supposed to run but the code that was already there was failing. I was able to code the whole logic and tell the time complexity and space complexity , but the code was not able to…”

Waiting1 roundSenior
Software EngineerOracle · Jun 2026

“Pretty standard interview, technical part was more a talk through concepts than actual coding or system design. Discussed approach and trade offs. Behavioral bit talked about hardest project.…”

In progress3 roundsStaff
Director GTM StrategyOracle · May 2025

“It was a great experience overall. Everyone I met during the process was really kind and invested in the recruiting process. Recruiters were also generally responsive but sometimes it took a couple…”

Offer · declined it3 roundsPrincipal
Software EngineerOracle · Oct 2024

“The Oracle interview process consisted of a recruiter screening, two technical rounds, a system design discussion, and a managerial round. The technical interviews focused on Java, data structures,…”

Got the offer3 roundsEntry level
software engineerOracle · Aug 2024

“The interview went very well, the interviewers were very nice. They don't ask questions out of the scope, they were very helpful and supportive. The communication was key in taking the interview,…”

Got the offer2 roundsEntry level
Software EngineerOracle · Jul 2024

“oVERALL Interview process was easy. You need to have a well-rounded knowledge of DSA, OOPS, DBMS, and some puzzles.”

Got the offer3 roundsEntry level
Engineering ManagerOracle · Apr 2024

“One of the manager took the system design and the rtecuiter was not comminicated thos before. each round 1hr, 40 min spent on system design”

Got the offer3 roundsStaff
Software EngineerOracle · Jan 2024

“Everything went well. What didn't go well was that I had a location preference, and the interview did not like it.”

Got the offer4 roundsEntry level

Frequently asked questions

How many rounds are in the Oracle interview?

Candidates report a typical 3 rounds, usually including a recruiter screen, online assessment, phone screen, technical round.

How hard is the Oracle interview?

Candidates rate it 2.8/5 on average (medium), across 9 interviews.

How long does the Oracle hiring process take?

About 2 weeks from first contact to decision, based on reported timelines.

What percentage of Oracle candidates get an offer?

100% of candidates with a final result got an offer (6 of 6).

What does the Oracle interview focus on?

The most common round types are Behavioral, Technical, People Management, System Design.