Uber

Great front-line teams. Some of the best engineers I have worked with, and a very collaborative environment in many organizations.

Leadership changes so frequently that no new initiatives can ever take hold. Usually, leadership does not take the time to understand the technology, just makes sweeping changes. As a result, innovation has been all but eliminated.

Outside of ATG, Uber has completely divested from all research and development. CV and ML have virtually no place at Uber anymore.

Upper management is very political. If you do not know someone, it is difficult for your project to succeed. Additionally, in my 5 years, 19 out of 20 senior roles at L6 and above were brought in and not promoted. They have made it virtually impossible to get promoted out of the senior band at Uber, preferring to only hire friends and coworkers from previous companies to fill those roles.

While you communicate in your all-hands that there is a belief in the team, the actions do not reflect that. Make a process that is attainable for reaching L6 without having previously worked with the reporting director or VP.

The perception, valid or not, is clear that it is more likely to fill L6 and above roles externally than internally.