You get to work with some of the best folks in tech, at least you used to. There are interesting problems to solve at scale.
Leadership used to be highly energetic, smart people with vision. The current CEO has slowly replaced those with corporate drones with limited tech experience who can mostly run a tape loop of asking for KPIs and keep folks busy with useless tactical reviews. Innovation has basically stalled and endless slide shows of almost the tiniest details have taken over.
with all the recent layoffs, is uber freight going to be touched? they seem to be immune to this recent wave. also, what are the sev packages looking like? seems people under 2 years+ are getting screwed?
A friend of mine has an offer from freight and she is quite panicked with all these layoff/rescind news. She also said she hasn't heard from her hr yet. Are freight offers also getting rescinded? Any insight is appreciated... Total Comp: 200K #uber #layoff #rescind
Saw a post where new Uber office announced in Chicago. The article talked about Uber adding 2k jobs in Chicago. Mainly uber freight and uber eats. With the recent layoffs, that seems to send a mixed message. What's going on?
How is the sentiment at Uber Seattle these days? How is WLB? Is there still scare for potential layoffs? Any insight on Driver and Freight teams? Tc 300, yoe 4 #uber #wlb
I have an upcoming interview with the Uber Freight. Given the recent layoffs at Uber, I would like to understand the following aspects of Uber Freight. 1. Attrition in the team in the last 6 months. 2. Growth of the product in itself. As in growth in customer base and revenue stream. 3. Stability i...Read more
https://www.businessinsider.com/uber-layoffs-another-round-of-thousands-cut-on-monday-source-2020-5 Uber is expected to begin another round of layoffs on Monday, a source with knowledge of the situation tells Business Insider. Business Insider could not confirm the number of people that will be l...Read more
Given the recession situation, is it safe to join backend/platform teams at Uber? I know Eats/ Freight teams are layoff-proof mostly due to better performance of products. How about backend/platform teams?
Posting on behalf of a friend: Hello Everyone, I had my new grad from Uber Freight rescinded yesterday. I would appreciate if someone can refer me to the companies that are hiring new grad software engineers or SDE 1. Open for roles in any company My Visa status will require me to find a job in nex...Read more
Current role 4YOE @ MSFT. TC 180K FB(E4): TC 280K + 70K signon Pros 1. Prestigious, good to have on resume and all career 2. Good engineering culture Cons 1. Bad WLB, ~55 h per week 2. The 'up or out' culture seems stressful 3. Recent PERM delay (I am still having another 2.5 Y on H1b, so hope this...Read more
how is uber freight? are they at risk of layoffs? I am considering an offer from them but I dont want to accept and then be layed off in the coming months. is uber company wide at risk or was it just marketing and engineering? usually ops is next after engineers.. TC: base : 105k RSU: 107k yearly b...Read more
After a lot of Leetcode, got offers from all three, all are for a Sr Software Engineer with a TC in the ~350-400k range. What do folks think is the best organization to join for long term career/stock growth (4+ year)? DoorDash: - Pros: Fast, nimble, pre-ipo, founder led, leading the US market - C...Read more