I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Uber (San Francisco, CA) in Dec 2015
Interview
I interviewed at Uber in Decemer 2015.
Overall, the interview was not hard at all.
First, a quick call with the recruiter, then a phone screen and then an invitation on site.
The technical questions were not very hard and nothing unexpected: hashmap, BST, simplified DP problems and etc. Interviewers were nice to talk to. I've learned quite a lot about Uber and it was pretty cool. I think I did pretty well but there were a couple if hiccups, especially at the end of the day when I got tired. Also, I might have asked too many questions about Uber's work-life balance :) So next day I was told that I am not a good fit for Uber.
However, my good impression about the interviewing process and the team was undermined by what happened next.
I interviewed at HQ and they gave me a promotional code so I can use Uber to get there from south bay area. The code didn't work so I just used my credit card to pay for the rides to and from Uber. The recruiter onsite told me to submit the expenses and they would reimburse that. Their form says it takes 15 days to get the money back but I haven't heard from them for about 40 days already. And the most disappointing thing is that the recruiters just ignore my emails.
Common, Uber you got more than $6B in funding, I am sure you can afford being honest to your promises :)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
nothing unexpected, standard questions on programming.
The interview process started with a recruiter screen where they covered my background and the role's expectations. Next, I had a phone screen focused on technical skills where I faced a DSA question on frequent elements in an array. I had practiced similar problems on prachub.com beforehand, which helped me tackle it effectively. The technical rounds consisted of coding and system design questions, including rate limiting. Finally, I had a behavioral interview where they assessed cultural fit. Overall, the experience was average, but I received and accepted an offer.
I interviewed at Uber (San Francisco, CA) in Apr 2026
Interview
Recruiter screen then there was a hiring manager round which felt more like a mix of product sense + execution - mostly a mix of OOP algorithms in Python or Java and some high-level system design. The onsite was 5 back to back rounds covering data structures, database management (heavy on SQL and data lifecycles), deep sys design, and behavioral. The sys design round was the real test where I had to walk through building a scalable real-time gaming leaderboard, discussing tradeoffs ofcourse in architecture, APIs, and data flow. The coding rounds was around things like linked lists and tree traversals, while the behavioral part focused heavily on ownership of my code and handling feedback. When you prep, make sure you can go a level deeper on database management and object oriented patterns instead of just grinding LC I’d say. I did grind LC though but ensure you understand the depth behind everything you solve. I also did a few mocks with uber swe on prepfully specifically for the sys design and database rounds and that honestly helped me catch some blind spots in my architecture knowledge and practice explaining my tradeoffs clearly. I’d say get a mock or two from anywhere if you can - helped me a lot!
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