I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Oracle (Nairobi)
Interview
2 Stages, 1. Oral voice phone call Screening with HR partner from South Africa, 2. Video interview with Technology Sales Consulting Leader, African Operations and Principal Technology Architect for Solutions Engineer on Zoom.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Tell us about yourself. 2. What experience do you have working with oracle products. 3. How do you deal with difficult people.
It takes a week to shortlist your profile and schedule a interview. Rest is the same process followed by all other companies. Interview will be moderate and you will not hear anything back from HR if you are not selected
Interviews are will structured focusing on soft skills like communications and objection handling. Interviews starts with HR then direct manager and then a panel interviews including Sales and Presales teams
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Oracle in June 2024
Interview
It is not a typical Solution Engineering position but a Software Development. Interview were mostly about Programming Concepts and not about solving client facing challenges. The role description says to provide guidance but if you read between the lines the requirement is to do the client’s work. If you are a software developer, apply. If you work closely with clients to guide them, be warned. Have your front and back ends stacks ready for the interviews.