Interview
Questions

Uber values engineers who take full ownership. Tell me about a project where you owned the entire outcome from start to finish, including things outside your typical scope.

Uber's platform requires coordination across many teams. Describe a time you worked with multiple teams to deliver a complex feature. How did you manage dependencies and communication?

Uber operates in a fast-changing environment with incomplete information. Tell me about a time you had to make significant technical decisions without clear requirements or direction.

Uber's platform processes millions of real-time events. Describe your experience with real-time or latency-sensitive systems. How did you ensure reliability and performance?

Uber looks for people with a "go get it" mentality who drive results. Tell me about a time you pushed through significant obstacles to deliver something important. What kept you going?

Safety is critical at Uber - both rider/driver safety and system reliability. Tell me about a time you identified and addressed a safety or reliability concern in your code or system.

Uber is a two-sided marketplace (riders and drivers). Have you worked on systems where you had to balance competing needs of different user groups? How did you approach the trade-offs?

Uber's services must be highly available 24/7. Describe a time you dealt with a production incident or outage. What was your role, how did you troubleshoot, and what did you learn?

Uber operates in hundreds of cities globally. Tell me about a time you designed or improved a system for geographic or data scale. What challenges did you encounter?

Describe a time you disagreed with a senior engineer or manager about a technical approach. How did you express your concerns, and what was the resolution?

Uber's mission is to help people go anywhere and get anything. Tell me about a time you kept the end-user experience at the forefront of your technical decisions.

Uber grew very quickly, which created technical debt. Tell me about a time you balanced shipping quickly with long-term code quality. How did you decide when to take on debt vs. pay it down?

What is a technical skill or area where you were weak, and how did you work to improve it? What does your growth process look like?

Why are you interested in Uber specifically? What about our technical challenges or mission excites you?

Walk me through a project where your work had impact on millions of users. What were the key technical decisions you made, and how did you measure success?