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 selection process is done via programming tests on the CodeSignal website. It is possible to practice beforehand. In total, there are 4 tests with a total exam time of 1 hour.
Three interviews in one day: two technical and one with the hiring manager. The technical interviews were not difficult at all. Each consisted of one problem followed by a discussion of the solution.
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.
The selection process is done via programming tests on the CodeSignal website. It is possible to practice beforehand. In total, there are 4 tests with a total exam time of 1 hour.
Three interviews in one day: two technical and one with the hiring manager. The technical interviews were not difficult at all. Each consisted of one problem followed by a discussion of the solution.
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.