Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
April 1, 2016
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
It was an intern phone interview. The interviewer asked a lot about my resume. As I have taken many courses in machine learning, they required a detailed explanation of machine learning algorithms.
Questions
What's the difference between logistic regression and linear regression?
Explain the Bayes classifier.
When should you use the EM algorithm?
Was this helpful?
Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 23 interview experiences for the Uber Software Engineer role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
13%
Pass Rate
Uber's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in New York, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive48%
Neutral17%
Negative35%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Uber's Software Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
Uber Work Experiences
4.0
Interesting Work, Too Much Pressure
Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
October 12, 2020
Pros: Work is challenging but interesting.
Cons: Too much pressure from managers and the organization.
2.0
High Pay, Toxic Culture
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
April 20, 2023
Pros: Comp is high because they need to pay more to recruit people.
Cons: At least for my team, toxic culture is real.
There's no safety for expressing different opinions, it's very top-down heavy, and there's little concern for career progression.
5.0
Great Challenges, Tough Perception
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
April 8, 2021
Pros: Cool problems to solve here.
Cons: Negative public perception can be tough.
- 4.0Interesting Work, Too Much PressureSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesOctober 12, 2020Pros: Work is challenging but interesting.Cons: Too much pressure from managers and the organization.
- 2.0High Pay, Toxic CultureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesApril 20, 2023Pros: Comp is high because they need to pay more to recruit people.Cons: At least for my team, toxic culture is real. There's no safety for expressing different opinions, it's very top-down heavy, and there's little concern for career progression.
- 5.0Great Challenges, Tough PerceptionSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesApril 8, 2021Pros: Cool problems to solve here.Cons: Negative public perception can be tough.
Uber Interview Questions
Explore Interview QuestionsTaro 75Google Interview QuestionsMeta Interview QuestionsAmazon Interview QuestionsApple Interview QuestionsNetflix Interview Questions
Explore Interview ExperiencesOpenAI Interview ExperiencesAnthropic Interview ExperiencesPerplexity Interview ExperiencesWindsurf Interview ExperiencesMistral AI Interview Experiences
