Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
April 1, 2016
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
This was for a 3-month contract position. The whole process took a month and a half.
The first round was a technical phone screen. I was asked to code an algorithm through a code-pair link. I felt the interviewer was in a hurry and tried to wind up soon, but was good to me during the 30-minute interview.
Questions
Basic algorithms: finding the maximum number in a list of numbers, followed by a related question.
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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
3.0
Aggressive Late Stage Tech Company
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
February 8, 2025
Pros: * Good pay and benefits
* Talented engineers in every team
* Mostly collaborative culture
* Constant exposure to large-scale distributed systems and their software problems
Cons: Company is now focused on efficiency and cost-saving instead of innovation.
Slow performance-review and planning cycles.
Engineers focused on promo-driven development.
Management focused on KPIs and saving face.
Not the same company that contributed to the Golang open-source ecosystem.
Offshoring questions long-term job security.
5.0
Great place to work
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
November 6, 2020
Pros: Work-life balance, smart colleagues, good company.
Cons: Compensation seems low compared to other tech companies. The entry bar seems to have gone down over time.
5.0
Excellent place to grow your career
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
October 12, 2017
Pros: Great opportunities to grow.
Exciting technologies to work with as an engineer.
Company moves very fast in every way you can think of.
Talented coworkers.
Great perks:
* Uber credits
* Food
* Gym/cell phone reimbursement
* Yoga/meditation rooms
Cons: Lunch and dinner food isn't the best.
Some teams seem to be very fast-paced, but work-life balance is getting better.
- 3.0Aggressive Late Stage Tech CompanySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesFebruary 8, 2025Pros: * Good pay and benefits * Talented engineers in every team * Mostly collaborative culture * Constant exposure to large-scale distributed systems and their software problemsCons: Company is now focused on efficiency and cost-saving instead of innovation. Slow performance-review and planning cycles. Engineers focused on promo-driven development. Management focused on KPIs and saving face. Not the same company that contributed to the Golang open-source ecosystem. Offshoring questions long-term job security.
- 5.0Great place to workSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesNovember 6, 2020Pros: Work-life balance, smart colleagues, good company.Cons: Compensation seems low compared to other tech companies. The entry bar seems to have gone down over time.
- 5.0Excellent place to grow your careerSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 12, 2017Pros: Great opportunities to grow. Exciting technologies to work with as an engineer. Company moves very fast in every way you can think of. Talented coworkers. Great perks: * Uber credits * Food * Gym/cell phone reimbursement * Yoga/meditation roomsCons: Lunch and dinner food isn't the best. Some teams seem to be very fast-paced, but work-life balance is getting better.
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