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Software Engineer I
Current Employee
Has worked at Uber for 1 year
May 3, 2021
San Francisco, California
4.0
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Pros

Uber has always seemed to need creative thinkers in order to solve problems. The kinds of problems available at Uber aren't available anywhere else in the tech industry.

This is because Uber works in the real world, not just in tech. Thus, many solutions need to exist to prevent problems from happening in the real world. Things quickly become much more complicated when dealing with people interacting.

Not a very demanding atmosphere, but the company gives you room to move at whatever pace you want, and the freedom to propose ideas across the entire company and tech stack. Even though I work mostly on backend development, I've proposed solutions to many other teams.

Cons

It has a fast employee turnaround rate, so, oftentimes, you'll be working on something that someone else designed, built, and left. You might run into issues understanding the architecture of things or debugging flows because of a lack of understanding of the system or lack of a POC to talk to.

Advice to Management

Promote an atmosphere of constant improvement of the systems. Figure out ways to integrate system improvement with other urgent tasks.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
3.0
Culture and Values
5.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
4.0
Career Opportunities
5.0
Compensation and Benefits
5.0
Senior Management
3.0

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