I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Uber (San Jose, CA) in Jul 2016
Interview
recruiter forgot to schedule interview and the interviewer apologized and scheduled one. I was given a problem for which code needs to be written in shared editor codepair. It had a compiler so it was easy.I was given 1 hr to solve it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
write code for this function matchstr() given
"ab" in a(1)b(1) ---> true
"z" in a(4)b(4) --> false
"aaaa" in a(3)b(3) ---> false
"aab" in a(3)b(3) ---> true
"aaba" in a(3)b(3) ---> true
asked and he told that a(3)b(3) means {"ab","aab","aaab","aabbb"... etc.. all combinations of a dn b string lengths... b should always be after an a.
asked and he told that a(3)b(3)a(3) is also possible
asked and told that a(0)b(3)a(3)c(3) is also possible .. which means every string starts with b - This information changed my interview experience.
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.