Now that the implementations are in full swing, is it reasonable to say that people working on the VA project are fairly safe? Our team has a few cards open and it seems like a lot of cards on the Opportunity Marketplace are for Fed roles. I don’t remember too many people from Fed getting laid off back during the big March RIF. I’m just trying to make it til 2029/2030 when we start winding down.
I was laid off in March with the 21K or so other amazing Oracle employees. I was an M5 with 13 years of seniority and amazing performance appraisals. No one is safe. Here are things I wished I did before getting the 6am email:
I'm sure there are more ideas that others can add.
And for those of you who survive...have the courage to talk to your now former colleagues. Your manager likely won't speak to you...they are instructed not to do so. And likely you will feel conflicted--happy you survived but possibly freaking out because what will it mean for you. There will be plenty of time to worry about the reorg and ask the questions which won't be answered. Please instead think of those who are unceremoniously out of a job, out of insurance, got a crappy severance package, lost out on vesting of stock. Put yourself in their shoes and reach out to them...even a text will make an enormous difference.
This could be Monday. The last one was on a Tuesday. That would be my guess. If you can, do as much of this stuff TOMORROW.
Good luck
It’s been a weird time for all of us since getting acquired. AI really started to pick up traction as soon as the ink was dry on our deal. I often times get the sense that Oracle doesn’t have much use for old cerner folks (which I whole heartedly disagree with, cerner OG’s are almost always cool).
So to me that begs the question, let’s just set the marker at 40 (give or take but we’ll call it 40). 40 lines of business/orgs. 1 being the most important org, 40 being the least, where do you honestly think Oracle health lands? Personally, I’m not so certain we even crack the top 20, but there’s also a ton of stuff Oracle does that I have no clue about.
Hi everyone,
I have an offer to join Oracle Health, Bengaluru as an IC3 / Senior Application Software Engineer, likely working on the newer EHR platform (Lab area).
I spoke with my prospective manager and understood that:
The new EHR is still actively being built and has a long roadmap.
Work is currently described as “aggressive”, but not necessarily 12-hour days — it is deliverable-based.
The team collaborates globally, so some evening meetings are expected.
There is an on-call rotation — roughly 1 week/month with 4 engineers or 1 week/2 months with 8 engineers.
On-call may become more client-facing as the product rolls out further.
Before I make the move, I’d really appreciate honest input from current/recent Oracle Health / Cerner engineers, especially Bengaluru:
WLB: Is 8–9 hours realistic on normal days, or are 10–12+ hour days common in the new EHR teams?
On-call: How intense is it in practice? Are night/weekend pages common?
US collaboration: How often do India engineers have late-evening meetings — occasional or almost daily?
Layoffs: Have the newer EHR teams also been hit significantly by recent RIFs, or are they relatively strategic/stable?
Performance vs restructuring: Can good performers/new hires still get impacted because of team/project cuts, or are RIFs mostly performance-driven?
Would you join today? If you already had a stable job but Oracle Health offered better compensation and stronger technical work, would you make the switch right now?
I’m not looking for guarantees — just trying to understand the realistic trade-off between career growth, stability and work-life balance.
Would really appreciate candid experiences. Thanks!
I’ve been working with Oracle Health for a while and haven’t done much development work recently. I have hands-on experience/knowledge with ETL, ADW, OCI, ODI, SQL, etc.
I’m looking to move to a role where I can get back into more development-focused work. For those who have made a similar transition, which companies or types of roles would be relatively easier to crack with this background?
Also open to suggestions on what skills I should strengthen to improve my chances.
From what I've heard, promotion decisions are already locked. Managers have also started submitting performance feedback.
The reason there's been radio silence so far is likely because compensation is still tied to the final Focal budget. Until budgets are finalized, managers probably don't have much they can officially communicate.
The current deadline for managers to submit feedback is 14 Aug, so I'd expect things to become much clearer sometime next week.
Again, this isn't an official update, just piecing together what I've been hearing. Hopefully we'll all know where we stand soon. 🤞
Any one have any idea about- Oracle Health / Cerner salary hikes and promotions for the 2026 cycle