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Software Engineer Interview Experience

January 5, 2018
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I would categorize my technical phone screen as "no scope for a candidate to succeed."

My interviewer was 10 minutes late. After initial introductions, I was provided with the interview question (see below). I explained my approach and completed pseudocode. At the 30-minute mark, I started coding. Five minutes into coding, my code was deleted. It was odd that the question and pseudocode remained untouched. The interviewer definitely was taking a copy of the code in the first five minutes and deleted it accidentally. I was asked to retype the code.

I finished the implementation at the 50-minute mark with test cases passing. I refactored the code with test cases passing. There were no additional questions. The solution was provided, and the interview ended on time despite the delays.

I was informed that Uber decided not to proceed beyond the first technical screen.

I reached out requesting feedback that would help me in the future, but received no answer.

Questions

Node traversal in a cyclic graph.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 373 interview experiences for the Uber Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

19%
Pass Rate

Uber's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive48%
Neutral24%
Negative28%

Candidates reported having good feelings for Uber's Software Engineer interview process in United States.

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