The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Uber (San Francisco, CA) in Jul 2016
Interview
HR contacted me via job referral. After a short chat with HR, Phone screen is scheduled.
After the phone screen, about 2 days passed, get the reject email from hr. The whole process is very fast and efficient.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Sparse vector product. Given two very large sparse vectors,
1. find the data structure to store them
2. calculate the product of them
Very smooth, interviewers were friendly, on-site and all interviews in the same day. Managed to grab lunch and talk about the company culture. Good guidance throughout the process. Two coding, two system design, one bar raiser, one hiring manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Something about bus stops on a map, compute positions from an API
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.