I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Uber (Boulder, CO) in Oct 2018
Interview
Applied after being contacted by Uber recruiter.
One hour Phone screen was actually a visit to the office. Discussed some programming topics and was given a CS question about sorting. Heard back after a couple of days and was invited to 6 hr marathon interview.
One person asked a highly specific GIS map-data related coding question . I told them I did not have any knowledge of this area (not applying for a mapping position either.) He changed to another question about sorting.
During another coding exercise, was asked to build a solution and follow their specifications. The Uber recruiter stated before the interview that following specifications was very important and not following them was where many applicants faltered.
Post interview feedback stated my skills were not good because I did not implement X despite never being asked to do those things! Should not have listened to the recruiters advice after all.
Overall a negative experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Calculate the bounding box for a series of connected components
Surprisingly, the interview felt quite straightforward, especially for a senior role. I started with a technical screen, where I was asked to design an Uber Eats cart service. It caught me off guard initially, but then I remembered a specific mock I had practiced on PracHub that was nearly spot-on with this scenario. The final round included some behavioral questions, and although I received an offer, I ultimately decided to decline. Overall, it was a positive experience.
I applied online. I interviewed at Uber (Bengaluru)
Interview
Round 1 - Coding
Question: Count Rectangle-Line Intersections. Given a set of rectangles and a set of vertical line segments, count how many places the vertical lines intersect the rectangle edges (ignoring edge-on-edge overlaps).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Count Rectangle-Line Intersections. Given a set of rectangles and a set of vertical line segments, count how many places the vertical lines intersect the rectangle edges.
2 coding phases + 1 system design + 1 behavior.
It followed the Big Tech interview process.
The interviewers were nice and supportive,
I really enjoyed the process.
You must be sharp at your coding skills for sure,
they are very technical.