The best thing about working here is the fact that you get to solve problems at a very large scale. Everything you do here is used by millions of people and pushed to performance limits.
Uber has a good onboarding process, including a week of training and weekly sessions that anyone can attend.
You get thrown into the fire quickly and will be asked to solve problems right from the start. This can be stressful at first.
You'll probably be asked to do things you have no idea how to do and will be expected to figure them out on your own. You need to be comfortable with putting yourself out there to find answers. You'll probably have a few late nights while getting up to speed.
Upper management here is pretty open to suggestions, and they all sit in the open with everyone else, so they're very easy to approach. In my experience, they're open to suggestions also, which is a nice change from some companies I've been at.
The interview process included a phone screen with a HackerRank coding test. This was followed by four out of five on-site interviews, concluding with a meeting with the recruiters. The questions covered topics such as concurrency, locking, semaphore
I was contacted by a recruiter and the interview was scheduled within a week. It was telephonic and lasted for an hour. I personally felt the problem was a bit lengthier to solve in an hour. Perhaps a better programmer than me would have solved it.
I was referred by an old colleague. I first got a call from a recruiter, and then later spoke to the hiring manager. After that, I was invited for an onsite interview. I had 5 rounds of interviews. The main focus was on design and architecture skil
The interview process included a phone screen with a HackerRank coding test. This was followed by four out of five on-site interviews, concluding with a meeting with the recruiters. The questions covered topics such as concurrency, locking, semaphore
I was contacted by a recruiter and the interview was scheduled within a week. It was telephonic and lasted for an hour. I personally felt the problem was a bit lengthier to solve in an hour. Perhaps a better programmer than me would have solved it.
I was referred by an old colleague. I first got a call from a recruiter, and then later spoke to the hiring manager. After that, I was invited for an onsite interview. I had 5 rounds of interviews. The main focus was on design and architecture skil