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.
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.
Promote an atmosphere of constant improvement of the systems. Figure out ways to integrate system improvement with other urgent tasks.
The hiring process took around three months and involved six interviews. It started with a recruiter call, followed by a phone screen and three additional interviews. I was also asked to complete two coding challenges (one of which felt disproportio
Applied via LinkedIn and was redirected to Uber’s careers page. The application was straightforward—resume only, no cover letter required—and the experience section was quick to fill out. Shortly after, I received an online assessment invitation.
After submitting my application on Indeed, I received an invitation to complete a CodeSignal assessment. I have successfully completed the assessment and am now waiting for feedback, hoping to proceed to the next stage of the hiring process.
The hiring process took around three months and involved six interviews. It started with a recruiter call, followed by a phone screen and three additional interviews. I was also asked to complete two coding challenges (one of which felt disproportio
Applied via LinkedIn and was redirected to Uber’s careers page. The application was straightforward—resume only, no cover letter required—and the experience section was quick to fill out. Shortly after, I received an online assessment invitation.
After submitting my application on Indeed, I received an invitation to complete a CodeSignal assessment. I have successfully completed the assessment and am now waiting for feedback, hoping to proceed to the next stage of the hiring process.