Uber

Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York

December 1, 2016

Negative ExperienceGot Offer

Process

A headhunter contacted me via LinkedIn, and then a recruiter from Uber contacted me for a phone technical interview.

The phone interview was generally fine, with typical interview questions.

The job requirement was to be an expert in certain languages that I wasn't familiar with. I was willing to learn, and the recruiter was fine with my willingness to learn new languages.

After the phone technical interview, I was declined the next day via email. Then, everyone stopped communicating with me. It would have been nice if I had received some feedback on why.

Questions

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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

Good Pay, Chaotic Engineering

Software Engineer • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Solid compensation Market leader, international presence Social coworkers

Cons: Chaotic and inconsistent engineering practices. Not an engineering-driven culture despite billing themselves as a tech company; too quick to utilize ops bandaids over technical infrastructure. Tight deadlines. Questionable ethics.

Good Pay, Chaotic Engineering

Software Engineer • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Solid compensation Market leader, international presence Social coworkers

Cons: Chaotic and inconsistent engineering practices. Not an engineering-driven culture despite billing themselves as a tech company; too quick to utilize ops bandaids over technical infrastructure. Tight deadlines. Questionable ethics.

Great Friends, Little Pay

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: A good company, made great friends, and had a great experience.

Cons: Less money to be made here.

Great Friends, Little Pay

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: A good company, made great friends, and had a great experience.

Cons: Less money to be made here.

Software Engineer II

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

December 11, 2017

Pros: My opinion is taken seriously even as a newbie. Lots of new technology. Relaxed environment. Not micromanaged. Many open source projects.

Cons: Sometimes I feel a bit lost with all the technologies. Many teams assign us bug reports without adequate information.

Software Engineer II

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

December 11, 2017

Pros: My opinion is taken seriously even as a newbie. Lots of new technology. Relaxed environment. Not micromanaged. Many open source projects.

Cons: Sometimes I feel a bit lost with all the technologies. Many teams assign us bug reports without adequate information.

Good Pay, Chaotic Engineering

Software Engineer • Former Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: Solid compensation Market leader, international presence Social coworkers

Cons: Chaotic and inconsistent engineering practices. Not an engineering-driven culture despite billing themselves as a tech company; too quick to utilize ops bandaids over technical infrastructure. Tight deadlines. Questionable ethics.

2.0
Good Pay, Chaotic Engineering
Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
June 8, 2021
Pros: Solid compensation Market leader, international presence Social coworkers
Cons: Chaotic and inconsistent engineering practices. Not an engineering-driven culture despite billing themselves as a tech company; too quick to utilize ops bandaids over technical infrastructure. Tight deadlines. Questionable ethics.

Great Friends, Little Pay

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

Pros: A good company, made great friends, and had a great experience.

Cons: Less money to be made here.

4.0
Great Friends, Little Pay
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
July 5, 2021
Pros: A good company, made great friends, and had a great experience.
Cons: Less money to be made here.

Software Engineer II

Software Engineer • Current Employee

New York, New York, United States

December 11, 2017

Pros: My opinion is taken seriously even as a newbie. Lots of new technology. Relaxed environment. Not micromanaged. Many open source projects.

Cons: Sometimes I feel a bit lost with all the technologies. Many teams assign us bug reports without adequate information.

5.0
Software Engineer II
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
December 11, 2017
Pros: My opinion is taken seriously even as a newbie. Lots of new technology. Relaxed environment. Not micromanaged. Many open source projects.
Cons: Sometimes I feel a bit lost with all the technologies. Many teams assign us bug reports without adequate information.

Uber Interview Questions

Bus Routes

Imagine you're planning a trip using a network of bus routes. Given a set of routes and start/end locations, find the fewest number of buses you must take to reach your destination.

Alien Dictionary

You are given a sorted list of words from an alien language and need to deduce the order of the letters in that language. Determine the alien alphabet order based on the given word sequence.

GraphsArraysTopological Sort

Number of Islands II

Imagine an empty grid that represents the sea. You are given a sequence of coordinates to add land (islands) to the grid one by one. Determine the number of islands after each addition.

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