Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Uber with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 47% positive. To compare, the company-average is 49.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 430 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Uber overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Uber as a Software Engineer according to 430 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 42%
One on one interview: 20%
Skills test: 14%
Presentation: 7%
Group panel interview: 5%
Background check: 4%
Personality test: 4%
Other: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
Drug test: 1%
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I applied in-person. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Uber (Seattle, WA) in Nov 2016
Interview
The process started when I decided to talk with one of the companies engineers at my University's career fair. I gave the guy my resume and a couple weeks later got an email to set up an on-campus interview with one of their engineers.
The on-campus interviewer was helpful when I asked him questions but at moments it was evident that he didn't want to be there. I couldn't blame he assuming he had many more interviews after me so I just decided to ignore it.
A few days later I got another email asked me to do one final interview with an engineering manager. I scheduled the interview as soon as possible since I had other offers with deadlines coming up.
During that final interview, the manager again gave off the vibe that he did not want to be there either. When answering behavioral questions, he would repeatedly interrupt with completely off topic questions. When it came time for the technical questions, all I could hear over the phone with him repeatedly picking up and putting down his phone, presumably checking the time. I was confused with one part of the technical question so I asked him for a clarification...silence. So I asked yet again...still silence. Assuming I wasn't speaking clearly or loud enough I asked him one more time. He then apologized and stated that he had not been listening and wanted me to explain how I had gotten to the point I was at even though I was speaking out loud each and every step as I took it. When the interview time was coming to an end, he abruptly asked if I had any more questions, I said no, and he quickly hung up the phone.
Its been about 3-4 weeks since this final interview and I have still not heard back from anyone in the company. Luckily I had other offers to fallback on but this definitely stood out as the worst interview experience I have had.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic behavioral questions followed by a graph question in the first interview and a math question in the second.
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.