Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
March 1, 2014
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
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Code Challenge (took me 4 days) The code challenge was so fun. I hadn't done web development for a while. During the challenge, I learned a lot, and I am proud of what I submitted.
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Phone Screen The interviewer was nice and very clear on all the questions he asked.
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Onsite Interview Everyone I met on that day was pumped about their jobs. The company culture is very different from the image I received from the press and media. These people are excited about the problems they are facing and are all-in to make it done.
Questions
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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
5.0
Having a good time so far!
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
September 13, 2015
Pros: 1. You get to solve interesting and meaningful problems.
2. You work with very smart and friendly co-workers.
3. You have high impact, and your code gets deployed in production frequently.
4. You are flexible on design decisions while you take ownership of projects.
Cons: 1. Code review and code style are not strongly enforced, which sometimes can cause trouble or make it difficult to understand legacy code.
2. Test in production culture: There is no QA at Uber, so everyone is QA. You are responsible for your own bugs, but many times people are not careful enough and cause outages in production.
3. Technical debt.
4. Sometimes people get fired simply because they aren't in a good relationship with their direct manager.
5.0
Challenging Work, Growing Company
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
May 14, 2017
Pros: Very good and challenging work. Hard work is appreciated.
Company's business is growing and there are a lot of opportunities for personal growth.
Cons: There were some cultural problems noticed. Management is working hard on fixing them.
5.0
Diverse workplace with many interesting people
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
July 24, 2015
Pros: There are a lot of interesting people here, coming from academia, industry, Google, Facebook, Amazon, and many, many more.
I really enjoy hearing their stories and why they are where they are today.
Cons: It's hard to say at this point, because I'm just starting...
- 5.0Having a good time so far!Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 13, 2015Pros: 1. You get to solve interesting and meaningful problems. 2. You work with very smart and friendly co-workers. 3. You have high impact, and your code gets deployed in production frequently. 4. You are flexible on design decisions while you take ownership of projects.Cons: 1. Code review and code style are not strongly enforced, which sometimes can cause trouble or make it difficult to understand legacy code. 2. Test in production culture: There is no QA at Uber, so everyone is QA. You are responsible for your own bugs, but many times people are not careful enough and cause outages in production. 3. Technical debt. 4. Sometimes people get fired simply because they aren't in a good relationship with their direct manager.
- 5.0Challenging Work, Growing CompanySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMay 14, 2017Pros: Very good and challenging work. Hard work is appreciated. Company's business is growing and there are a lot of opportunities for personal growth.Cons: There were some cultural problems noticed. Management is working hard on fixing them.
- 5.0Diverse workplace with many interesting peopleSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 24, 2015Pros: There are a lot of interesting people here, coming from academia, industry, Google, Facebook, Amazon, and many, many more. I really enjoy hearing their stories and why they are where they are today.Cons: It's hard to say at this point, because I'm just starting...
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