I applied through their job portal. After a few weeks, I received an email from a recruiter to set up a call.

We connected, and the recruiter explained the details about the role and the interview rounds. I was also asked about my job experience and why I was interested in joining Uber.

After a few more weeks, I had a screening round in which I was asked to build a typical UI component in React. I struggled a bit in the middle but was able to complete it in time. The interviewer asked some React-specific questions, mostly related to performance, which I was able to answer.

After a few days, I got the result. I had cleared the screening round and was asked about my availability for four in-person rounds conducted on Zoom.

It took a while for them to schedule these rounds, but they were flexible enough to make any changes as per my availability.

The four rounds were:

1. Design and Architecture In the first half, we discussed a project I had worked on and was proud of. In the second half, the interviewer asked a frontend design question involving topics like API design, component architecture, and data flow.

2. Frontend Coding Round I was asked to build a UI component and was allowed to use any framework or Vanilla JS.

3. Algorithms and Data Structures (Bar Raiser) I was asked to print the order of tasks given their dependencies. It was a typical topological sorting question, but I had not been practicing these types of questions and algorithms. So, I struggled and tried my best for the hour but was not able to write a full solution.

4. Behavioral Round This round involved questions about my work experience, projects I had worked on, things I am proud of, and things I am not proud of. I was also asked about any particular interesting projects or situations.

My two cents for anyone appearing for this kind of interview:

• Communicate well. Try to be transparent about what is going through your mind while you are coding.
• Write clean code.
• Clarify questions if you have any doubts before jumping into coding.
• Be confident.
• Review your old projects. Use the STAR method while answering behavioral questions.