Track: Other

Oracle – Non-Technical Roles (e.g., Business Analyst, Solution Consultant, Third Party Risk Analyst)

Overview

The interview process for non-technical roles at Oracle typically includes HR rounds, behavioral assessments, and role-specific technical rounds (e.g., system design for Solution Consultants). The difficulty is generally average, with a strong emphasis on motivation, stakeholder management, and communication skills.

Round Breakdown & Questions

HR Round

• Focus: Motivation, company alignment, and long-term goals.
• Questions Asked:
  • Why do you want to work at Oracle?
  • Why Oracle?
  • Why are you interested in this position?
  • What are your long-term goals?

Behavioral Round

• Focus: Conflict resolution, stakeholder alignment, and project management.
• Questions Asked:
  • Tell me about a time you had difficulty with competing priorities and perspectives between stakeholders in a project. How did you achieve alignment and fulfill your project goals?
  • Describe a significant professional challenge you encountered in a previous role.

Technical Round (Solution Consultant Role)

• Focus: Presentation, communication, and software demonstration skills.
• Questions Asked:
  • Walk me through how I would run a demo for a CIO and their leadership team.

Technical Round (Third Party Risk Analyst Role)

• Focus: Behavioral and situational questions.
• Questions Asked:
  • Tell me about a time you had difficulty with competing priorities and perspectives between stakeholders in a project. How did you achieve alignment and fulfill your project goals?

System Design Round (Occasional for Non-Technical Roles)

• Focus: Scalable backend systems and project architecture.
• Questions Asked:
  • Design a scalable backend system.
  • Discuss the architecture of a project you have built.

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Note: Questions like "What is a vector in OOP?" and "Most difficult challenge in a workplace" appear sporadically and may not represent a structured round.

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Track: Intern

Oracle – Intern Role

Overview

The Intern role at Oracle includes a single technical assessment focused on data structures and algorithms. The process is average in difficulty and designed to evaluate fundamental coding skills in a constrained timeframe.

Round Breakdown & Questions

Technical Round

• Focus: Data structures and algorithms.
• Questions Asked:
  • Data structures and algorithms problem

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Note: The exact problem may vary, but it typically aligns with LeetCode-style questions at an easy to moderate difficulty level.

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Track: SDE-3 / Senior

Oracle – SDE-3 / Senior Role

Overview

The SDE-3 / Senior role at Oracle involves a technical interview process that is difficult and focuses on SQL proficiency, system design, and logistical expectations (e.g., compensation, availability). Candidates may also encounter behavioral questions tied to their professional experience.

Round Breakdown & Questions

Technical Round

• Focus: SQL technical skills, problem-solving, and logistical discussions.
• Questions Asked:
  • SQL formulas
  • Salary expectations
  • Working schedule

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Note: The process may include additional rounds (e.g., system design or behavioral) depending on the team’s requirements.

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Track: SDE-1 / New Grad

Oracle – SDE-1 / New Grad Role

Overview

The SDE-1 / New Grad role at Oracle typically includes technical phone screens, onsite rounds, and system design assessments. The process is moderate in difficulty, with a focus on problem-solving, algorithms, and behavioral alignment. Some candidates report a highly rigorous process, including five onsite rounds with a mix of coding, system design, and behavioral questions.

Round Breakdown & Questions

Technical Phone Screen

• Focus: Coding and problem-solving.
• Questions Asked:
  • Basic Calculator II (LeetCode)

Onsite Rounds

• Round 1: Coding interview focusing on problem-solving.
• Round 2: Additional coding problems.
• Round 3: System design round.
• Round 4+: Behavioral assessments.

Sample Questions Asked:

1. Path Sum III (LeetCode)
2. Smallest String with Swaps (LeetCode)
3. Reorganize String (LeetCode)
4. Merge Intervals (LeetCode)

System Design Round

• Focus: High-level component design, database design, API design, and defining functional/non-functional requirements.
• Context: Designs similar to systems like YouTube or Netflix.

Behavioral Round

• Focus: Teamwork, conflict resolution, problem-solving, and adaptability.
• Questions Asked:
  • How do you work with changing requirements?
  • How do you handle conflict with your co-workers?
  • How do you fix something quickly that is broken in production? How do you mitigate the damage?
  • Give a time when you encountered a setback at work.
  • How do you handle situations where you are asked to deliver a feature quickly and suddenly?

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Note: Some candidates report a simpler technical round with questions like:

• Java snakes and ladders question
• Simplify a Unix-style file path (LeetCode problem)
• Sort a 2D matrix (already sorted row-wise and column-wise) into a 1D array
• Searching problem

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Track: Staff / Principal

Oracle – Staff / Principal Role

Overview

The Staff / Principal role at Oracle features a rigorous, multi-round interview process that is difficult and focuses on senior-level technical expertise, system design, and leadership. The process includes technical phone screens, algorithmic challenges, OOAD, managerial rounds, and behavioral assessments. Successful candidates may receive high compensation packages (e.g., $281k total).

Round Breakdown & Questions

Technical Phone Screen

• Focus: Behavioral questions and a system design problem.
• Questions Asked:
  • Rate limiter implementation

Technical Round 1

• Focus: Two medium-difficulty algorithmic problems and behavioral questions.

Technical Round 2

• Focus: One algorithmic problem, one Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD) problem, and behavioral questions.

Managerial Round

• Focus: Project discussions and professional background.

Behavioral Round

• Focus: Dedicated behavioral assessment.

Technical/Behavioral Round (Final Round)

• Focus: Behavioral questions, Java proficiency, system design, and past project experience.

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Note: Candidates may also encounter questions like:

• What products did I successfully launch?

This process is highly selective and tailored to evaluate senior-level impact and leadership potential.