I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Uber (San Francisco, CA) in Jan 2016
Interview
Applied via friend referral. Two rounds of phone interview, first is coding and second is system design. You need to pass them one by one. Then onsite is scheduled with 5 rounds, start with culture fit/behavior, which basically is just chatting, what's your projects, why Uber, etc. Then a system design round, followed by another open-ended problem solving plus a little coding, then another full coding round, finally another chat+design. Overall, they really value the culture fit and your project background, more than half of total interview time was just chatting. Coding was fairly easy and they want to evaluate how you'd perform in day-to-day coding task by asking you what would you do in code review, how to write unit test etc. Interviewers are super busy but passionate about Uber, and they expect the same from you.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Uber. Design the backend architecture to show nearby drivers.
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 applied online. I interviewed at Uber in May 2026
Interview
The interview process begins with an initial BFS screening to evaluate overall fit and relevant experience, followed by three virtual onsite interviews that focus on coding ability, an in-depth discussion of technical background and past projects, as well as behavioral and collaboration-related questions to assess communication and teamwork skills.
