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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California

January 1, 2014
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Process

I had three total sessions.

The first two were technical (problem-solving), which required whiteboarding. They were conducted with pairs of interviewers and lasted about an hour each. The difficulty was reasonable, and I made a few mistakes but ultimately did well.

The third session was with the director of engineering of the team and wasn't really an interview. He just told me that I essentially got the job and was done.

Overall, it was pretty easy compared to Google, Facebook, etc. But keep in mind that this was early 2014. Now, the bar is much higher, and the process is much more formal. Don't expect to just wing it; you should practice and take the interviews seriously now.

Questions

Basic problems that weren't too hard. If you understand basic recursion and data structures, you'll do fine.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 34 interview experiences for the Uber Senior Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.

Success Rate

24%
Pass Rate

Uber's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive41%
Neutral18%
Negative41%

Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Uber's Senior Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.

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