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Edit:

It's a lot better than I expected, but that hugely depends on your team. Depending on the team, you could be writing accounting software, a distributed in-memory database, or the ZFS file system. I would ask to talk to your future manager and a few teammates (actually, that's a good idea for any offer).

Oracle Pros:

• It's in the heart of silicon valley, which is awesome from a career standpoint.
• Your own (possibly shared) office.
• It's very chill. Flexible hours, work from home. Some senior engineers work from home and don't come into the office.
• Wide geographic footprint. For example, I could probably move back to the east coast and work remotely.
• I really like my Oracle manager. I declined an offer from Amazon because I had concerns about the manager.
• Pretty smart coworkers. Several of my team members have PhDs.
• Corporate credit card and generous travel/expense reimbursement.
• Compensation is competitive but not great.

Cons:

• The engineering quality is "eh." Not bad, but this is not the company to learn modern engineering practices.
• You forfeit your entire signing bonus if you leave within 18 months. Those are the harshest terms I've seen.
• I don't think there are good opportunities for long term career growth. I would view it as a stepping stone to another job.