Oracle Software Engineer Interview Experiences & Questions
7 candidates share their Oracle Software Engineer interviews: each round, the questions asked and the outcome. Latest: Sep 2026.
What to expect · Oracle Software Engineer
Based on 7 real interviews
The Oracle Software Engineer interview process
Most common round types: Behavioral (3), Technical (3), Coding (2), System Design (2), Data Structures & Algorithms (1), People Management (1).
Real Oracle Software Engineer interview questions
- Design a file system where we can add a directory and erase a directory and find the number of directories under one directory.
- Hashmap based question where I was asked to count the frequency of words in a list
- Tell me about your hardest project.
- How have you managed risk in a project?
- Why do you want to switch jobs now?
- Questions around my experience, visa status and when I’d be ready to interview.
- Behavioral round similar to Amazon’s leadership principles
- Metrics monitoring interface
- Tell me about the most challenging situation you faced in your career and how you handled it.
- Tell me about your past projects.
- Leetcode medium
- Tell me about a time you failed.
- System Design Round
- similar to combination sum 2
- Vertical Traversal of a Binary Tree
- similar to jump game 2
- Time taken for a ball to reach the ground from Nth floor building
- leetcode question dp
- remove extra spaces between words in the sentence leetcode
- check if a word exists in a crossword
- implement dictionary
- Implement Pascal's Triangle.
- Calculus Questions
- Implement BFS traversal.
- Behavioural Questions
All 7 Oracle Software Engineer interview experiences
“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,…”
“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…”
“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.…”
“Overall, this process was a breath of fresh air in that the coding portion was mostly leetcode easy - medium. The behavioral rounds were really in depth. Oracle seems to want people who exhibit…”
“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,…”
“oVERALL Interview process was easy. You need to have a well-rounded knowledge of DSA, OOPS, DBMS, and some puzzles.”
“Everything went well. What didn't go well was that I had a location preference, and the interview did not like it.”
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Frequently asked questions
How many rounds are in the Oracle Software Engineer interview?
Candidates report a typical 3 rounds, usually including a recruiter screen, online assessment, phone screen, technical round.
How hard is the Oracle Software Engineer interview?
Candidates rate it 2.7/5 on average (medium), across 7 interviews.
How long does the Oracle Software Engineer hiring process take?
About 2 weeks from first contact to decision, based on reported timelines.
What percentage of Oracle Software Engineer candidates get an offer?
100% of candidates with a final result got an offer (4 of 4).
What does the Oracle Software Engineer interview focus on?
The most common round types are Behavioral, Technical, Coding, System Design.