Uber Software Developer reviews

3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(553 total reviews)
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Dara Khosrowshahi

83% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Software Engineer Developer employees have rated Uber with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 553 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Uber is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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553 reviews
5.0
Oct 28, 2014
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Pros

* First and foremost, I truly believes in Uber's mission and have a deep conviction of the good that Uber is bringing to the society; this gives me a tremendous deal of satisfaction. By disrupting the monopolistic taxi industry, Uber is making transportation more efficient and bringing value to 1) The drivers, who generally have much better pay than driving a taxi (because Uber gives drivers a larger cut of the fare than a taxi company would; because Uber makes rides more efficient so that drivers have less downtime and thus more trips). The drivers would also enjoy flexible hours and being a boss of his/her own (interestingly, this is consistently the #1 reason why drivers love Uber, at least from my personal experiences talking with dozens of drivers) 2) The riders, by give them much better riding experiences (courteous and friendly driver, cleaner car, convenience in hailing a car, great customer service), as well as cheaper rides 3) The society, by making more jobs (we are creating 50,000 jobs a month across the globe) and taking inefficiencies out of our economy 4) The environment, by reducing the need of self-driving and car ownership, and encouraging ride sharing, Uber could make a potentially very large impact on our environment * Second reason why I love working for Uber are the people I work with. I am fortunate enough to be working in a team with both great leadership and great colleagues. Here we really work as team, everyone is very talented, works hard and helps each other, and we learn from each other and grow. And from what I know, this is not true of our team only but a general culture across the entire company --- you don't get this everywhere. * Last but not least, I am also fortunately enough to be working on a problem that's both technically/intellectually challenging, as well as contributing tremendously to Uber's business bottom-line. Being able to see our work makes real business impact gives me a lot of satisfaction working here.

Cons

Being a relatively young company that grows exponentially fast, we do have to work pretty long hours. Personally I don't mind as I really love this company and I voluntarily work after I got home and on weekends too. I think this is just part of being working for a start-up company one truly loves.

5.0
Oct 28, 2014
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Pros

Uber is the best tech company I have worked for. Uber has got this great momentum. It's exciting to be part of the company that is gonna Uberize the world. The senior management here is just top-notch. We recently hired the Obama's campaign manager to be our SVP. My teammates are all very nice and fun to work with. Everyone has his/her own mentor to learn from. I enjoy coming to work everyday.

Cons

Not many good restaurants within walking distance.

5.0
Oct 28, 2014
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CEO approval
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Pros

We have the mindset and velocity of a young company still trying to prove itself, but the resources and maturity of a company coming into its own. You get to work on hugely challenging problems, with a lot of resources to bring to bear.

Cons

The company is growing quickly, so be prepared to push through problems on your own at times as the usual bureaucracy isn't fully in place yet.

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