Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
The interview process was short and sweet—one of the best I have ever had. The questions were challenging and fun, but straight to the point, with no hidden agenda. However, I believe some questions were intentionally broad to see if you could bring in some design or architecture.
Prepare and be confident.
Questions
Topics covered include:
- Algorithms
- Data structure design
- Database design
- Load balancing
- Modeling
- Server-side design
This is a very comprehensive interview with an emphasis on end-to-end knowledge. Your designs and CS fundamentals should be strong, but with good and smart preparation, you should be fine. It's really your job to lose.
I would say it is a more design-heavy interview, but it all depends on the interview panel.
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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
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
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Uber's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Uber Work Experiences
- 5.0Excellent place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 26, 2017Pros: - Fast-paced culture - Very interesting engineering challenges (100x cluster size increase in 2 years!) - Freedom to work on interesting projects - Scale of data we deal with is really huge (on the same league as Google/Facebook/Amazon) - Flexible hours (you are measured by output, not effort) - Hockey stick growth company (even at $70B) - Chance to be part of a really world-changing company - Chance to impact the lives and livelihoods of real people - Very nice people (yes, really) Just before I joined earlier this year, I was very skeptical about Uber given all the negative things I had read in the press. After I joined, I was very pleasantly surprised to find out that none of that is true. Now I am sure there were isolated bad incidents in the past which should have been handled differently. But the vast majority of the people here are just nice people!Cons: A tiny bit disorganized, which is understandable given the speed at which we are growing.
- 4.0Good Balance, Low PaySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesFebruary 20, 2021Pros: Mandatory review. I like the work-life balance.Cons: Pay is not as good as other tech companies.
- 4.0A tough time under COVIDSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 14, 2020Pros: Cool technology, talented peers, and growth potential.Cons: Layoff, uncertainty under COVID, layoff.
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