Uber

Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California

April 1, 2016

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

I was an employee referral. The whole process was completed in less than two weeks.

It started with a phone call to a recruiter, then a remote technical screening, followed by a take-home exam. The take-home was challenging but accomplishable.

They flew me out within a week of grading my exam, where I was interviewed by four people:

Two conceptual interviews
Two coding-based interviews

Overall, a very positive and quick experience.

Questions

Distance between siblings in trees.

Basic SQL queries.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 121 interview experiences for the Uber Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.

Success Rate

33%

Pass Rate

Uber's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive63%

Neutral16%

Negative21%

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

Uber Work Experiences

A good learning experience

Software Engineer • Former Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

February 9, 2024

Pros: Great managers and colleagues to work with.

Cons: Frequent requirement changes made by the executives.

A good learning experience

Software Engineer • Former Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

February 9, 2024

Pros: Great managers and colleagues to work with.

Cons: Frequent requirement changes made by the executives.

Incredible Opportunity, Constant Problems

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: If I didn't work here and I knew what kind of work was going on at Uber, I would be pretty sad. There is a ton of opportunity. There is a lot to learn. There is a lot to build. There is a lot to celebrate. I really can't think of another place I'd like to be.

Cons: As we grow at our crazy rate, we encounter problems. It is up to us to step up and fix those problems.

Incredible Opportunity, Constant Problems

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: If I didn't work here and I knew what kind of work was going on at Uber, I would be pretty sad. There is a ton of opportunity. There is a lot to learn. There is a lot to build. There is a lot to celebrate. I really can't think of another place I'd like to be.

Cons: As we grow at our crazy rate, we encounter problems. It is up to us to step up and fix those problems.

Good Projects, Bad Pay

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

February 27, 2020

Pros: Talented coworkers, good projects, and moving fast (depending on teams).

Cons: Money, food, politics, and culture move slower than before.

Good Projects, Bad Pay

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

February 27, 2020

Pros: Talented coworkers, good projects, and moving fast (depending on teams).

Cons: Money, food, politics, and culture move slower than before.

A good learning experience

Software Engineer • Former Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

February 9, 2024

Pros: Great managers and colleagues to work with.

Cons: Frequent requirement changes made by the executives.

4.0
A good learning experience
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
February 9, 2024
Pros: Great managers and colleagues to work with.
Cons: Frequent requirement changes made by the executives.

Incredible Opportunity, Constant Problems

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: If I didn't work here and I knew what kind of work was going on at Uber, I would be pretty sad. There is a ton of opportunity. There is a lot to learn. There is a lot to build. There is a lot to celebrate. I really can't think of another place I'd like to be.

Cons: As we grow at our crazy rate, we encounter problems. It is up to us to step up and fix those problems.

5.0
Incredible Opportunity, Constant Problems
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
June 9, 2015
Pros: If I didn't work here and I knew what kind of work was going on at Uber, I would be pretty sad. There is a ton of opportunity. There is a lot to learn. There is a lot to build. There is a lot to celebrate. I really can't think of another place I'd like to be.
Cons: As we grow at our crazy rate, we encounter problems. It is up to us to step up and fix those problems.

Good Projects, Bad Pay

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

February 27, 2020

Pros: Talented coworkers, good projects, and moving fast (depending on teams).

Cons: Money, food, politics, and culture move slower than before.

3.0
Good Projects, Bad Pay
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
February 27, 2020
Pros: Talented coworkers, good projects, and moving fast (depending on teams).
Cons: Money, food, politics, and culture move slower than before.

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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