I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Uber (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
I contacted recruiter and was promptly set up for phone screens for a full stack developer role in Uber Freight. There was supposed to be just one phone screen but they scheduled one more to see if I was a good fit. I was interviewing for a full stack role but was interviewed by a back end engineer first. They felt I had strong front-end skills and so got a front end engineer to interview me. However, the front-end engineer never asked me any front-end questions - it was just a plain algorithmic interview. Unlike Lyft and Airbnb, I like how the interviewers ask questions beyond just programming. They try to get to know you, explain the role and skills required, future projects.
I think I messed up the second phonescreen as my solution for longest palindromic substring did not work for even length palindromes. I had 5 minutes to fix it and buckled under pressure. The code worked well for odd length palindromes. However, my approach was correct and I even provided ideas on how we could fix the bug but it was not sufficient.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Convert a string with digits into a literal representation of the number like: 1001 to one thousand one
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.
