I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Uber in Aug 2015
Interview
Phone call interview, the interviewer doesn't' sound like he's interviewed much, and it was very awkward through out the interview, he didn't talk much and I wasn't sure what to make out of it. The test was pretty standard that I have to code through an online editor however he seemed to let me use whatever resources i can get which was pretty rare. But one negative effect was that the editor can compile and I kept on getting segfault which i couldn't debug in time.
First step: Phone screen.
Second step: Exercise.
Third step: Technical phone interview.
Forth step: Onsite.
Everyone was friendly and helpful. Questions were challenging yet well designed. Recruiters were professional and efficient. I very much liked the process. The more you know about Uber the better you can answer non-technical questions.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Uber
Interview
I was referred by a friend and set up with a phone screen with the technical recruiter within a few days of the referral. It was a brief fifteen-minute conversation, and the recruiter scheduled a tech screen with an engineer afterwards.
During this tech screen, the interviewer asked me to solve one coding challenge through a pair programming module. I completed it, then made sure to solve for edge cases, and then asked some questions at the end.
My interviewer seemed rushed for time, since he ended the conversation right on time and left with an abrupt "goodbye!".
I received a rejection within 48 hours, but knew exactly what I messed up on and definitely can't blame the interviewer -- he was very helpful in delivering feedback at the end of the interview.