Software Development Engineer (SDE) applicants have rated the interview process at Oracle with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 73% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer (SDE) roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 11 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Oracle overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Oracle as a Software Development Engineer (SDE) according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Skills test: 25%
One on one interview: 17%
Background check: 17%
Personality test: 8%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Oracle (Hyderābād) in Jul 2025
Interview
The Oracle SDE fresher interview process usually involves 3-4 rounds. It begins with an online coding assessment focusing on Data Structures and Algorithms (DSA). Subsequent technical interviews assess DSA, problem-solving, database/SQL, and core computer science fundamentals (OS, networking, OOPs). The final round is typically a managerial/HR discussion focusing on behavioral fit and project work.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
"Given an array of integers, find the contiguous subarray (containing at least one number) which has the largest sum and return its sum." (This is Kadane's Algorithm, a classic dynamic programming question often used to gauge fundamental DSA skills.)
I applied in-person. I interviewed at Oracle (Hyderābād)
Interview
Asked about 2 sum and next permutation , asked self intro and projects that I did , the interview was okay require. Better to prepare more dp based problems. Be confident and answer what you know
a very graph oriented exam , with very basic questions sometimes was asked to interchange between diffent data types or create one from another such as linked list to stack and then stack to queue
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
they asked about the sql as ana extra topic otherwise it was all dsa
First round was resume based with a easy to medium level leetcode difficulty question, they also asked case based questions and some questions from core CS subjects. Further in the second round they had medium to hard level difficulty in DSA questions and third was the HR as a normal HR round.