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- vote Uber Adding Flights/Hotels/Trains So they hire Dara from Expedia and now are just going to become Expedia?
- Uber: train your interviewers please Had an interview with Uber for tech role few days ago. Was asked a fairly challenging (LC medium or hard) problem. I started explaining the approach, however it seemed interviewer had a pre-determined notion of how this problem should be solved. Interviewer was pretty dismissive about the approach
- vote Missed my train due to incompetent Uber driver I just took an Uber from my apartment to Caltrain. It should be a 7 min trip but it took more than 10. The driver missed 2 turns, generally drove like a grandma, and pulled up to the station right as the train was approaching. I could not board in time. Don’t tell me to leave earlier.
- vote Opt out of Uber arbitration? Starting a job at Uber SF soon, should I opt out of the arbitration agreement? Edit, removed some details, TC 300k (as base, bonus, equity refresh, ignoring new hire) 10 YOE, but I'm not in software.
- Doordash / Uber eats part time work on F1 OPT ? Hi, I am on F1 STEM OPT work permit & work 40 hrs a week, to just make some extra cash I was wondering if I can work to pick up & drop the food from doordash / uber eats app on the weekends? Is it illegal to work on extra stuff on F1 OPT? anyone did it? I am not employed by doordash; I am merely p
- do lyft and uber hire product roles on OPT hey blinders, do lyft and uber hire international students for their APM roles?
- vote 16 inch or 13 inch Macbook Pro I am going to join Uber very soon. I have been given option to choose between between Macbook Pro 13 inch or 16 inch. I will be using external monitor with the laptop 70% of the time. What would you guys opt for? #uber
- Future of Uber. No Autonomous Vehicles… With all the news around Tesla and Cruise, what is Ubers future play with AV or just long term strategy in general with mobility. What’s stopping Tesla from mass producing AV’s and then giving folks the ability to book an AV Tesla? Or would Uber partner w/ Tesla similar to Lyft’s future AV strategy
- Uber insurance for ltc tax in Seattle WA Is uber offering any insurance to opt out of mandatory ltc tax for people in WA
- Which smartphone does Uber give for corporate mobility I have just joined Uber and was thinking to opt for Uber Corporate Mobility to get smartphone. So anyone have any idea which smartphone do they give? TC: 60 Yoe : 3yrs #uber
- Come join us Amit Singhal just joined us, guys! It is a strong signal that uber will be the next google or even better! You guys outside of uber should seriously consider catching this train! For those who left uber, you must regret now! FLAG is so the past now it is the era of GUF! Come on! Make uber great aga
- Uber Officially a Cab Company Our Euro bros just killed the VC hype train for Uber. Sorry guys but your shares won't be worth much now.
- Change company with last H1b attempt left Hi, I’m on f1 opt and I have one H1b attempt left. I still have 18 months left on my opt. I’m looking to change company. Targeting companies like Uber, Google, MS, Salesforce who have displacement plans for employees who exhaust their H1b attempts. Does companies hire candidates who have just 1 a
- can i drive for uber. I am uber engineer I am a software engineer in Uber. I am on OPT and will be on H1b later sometime. I know usually F1 or H1 people cannot do that. But how about employees ? Can I drive for uber?
- Uber's New Bus and Train Feature Why did Uber waste engineering efforts to tell you that your drop off point is near a bus stop or train station? If you're taking Uber that means you do not want to take public transportation...
- Why recruiters are so pathetic ? 1st Atlassign HR mailed asking for availability to take HM call then never responded. Then Uber recruiter emailed asking for availability and ghosted. All within a week. And it's ok for them to judge candidate's ! Do they at all go through any ethical or behavioral training for that matter ? #u
- vote Spouse can’t work in the US; should I move to Canada? I’m on an F1 OPT. Spouse can’t legally work. Even if I get an H1b (one more try left for the lottery), it’s going to take some time(~2.5 years) before the green card process is far enough for her to be able to get a work permit. She’s getting pretty frustrated. Should I just move to Canada instead
- Will FAANG++ hire with 1 year of STEM OPT left? I have 2 YOE. TC 180k Will Google, FB, Uber, Lyft, Netflix etc.. consider an application from an international student with STEM OPT expiring in September 2021? #hiring #jobopening #recruiting
- vote How much customers do you think Uber will lose in the US due to recent events? This is like watching a train wreck in action. Could just be the start. After the smoke clears and the brain washed masses come to their senses, how much US customers do you think Uber will lose?
- Curriculum Manager @ Salesforce What is the typical TC (TC and TC breakdown) for a Curriculum Manager at Salesforce? I've seen this position posted, and just wondered what the TC is for this growing non-tech position. A Curriculum Manager manages all types of training, from in-house IC training to customer education. All that on
- Uber vs Microsoft Having difficulty to choose between both: How stable is Uber now ? Are there any layoffs again ? I see they are slowly turning out to be profitable. Worried about stability as i am on visa right now. Microsoft has an upper hand over visa stability. Any suggestions on which one to opt ? Microsoft
- Uber - Immigration I have an offer from Uber. Did not get TC yet. I am trying to understand how good uber immigration team is. Do they send to engineering office in another country and try again for H1B if all the chances for H1B lottery are exhausted on STEM OPT? I am currently in Boston. Looking to move to Seattle
- UX designer job seeking Hello @uber @lyft I have been driving for 4+ years. I want to get into the other side of the platform as a UX Designer and continue to work for the company I believe in. I already have compensate some UX Design training courses and have experience on the job. Do you offer any job or skill training
- vote Is Lyft going to moon this year? COVID ending. Vaccines. Resumption in travel. People hesitant to take public transit. High value airport rides. Better margins than DoorDash and Uber. Trading at 4x sales. Growing almost 100% per year before the pandemic. Is Lyft going to the moon? Or Pluto? Buy your shares now, ladies and gentle
- Have you tried Uber Pool or Express Pool? I want to get a sense of: - Issues folks have seen on Uber Pool / Express Pool that make them upset - what they like best - and why ( If you’re one of those folks ) do some never choose Pool but instead opt for a more expensive X ? - any suggestions!
- Referral Needed: Org Development, Strategy or Change Looking to transition to role in FAANGMULA+ org 12 YOE Current: Change & Org Effectiveness Consultant Experience in large scale transformations, culture change, training with orgs like Microsoft, facilitation and strategic planning, product/project management, digital transformation, mentorship,
- Which company transfers immigration employees to Canada? I want to ask which company is known to transfer immigration employees to Canada smoothly because I will be out of STEM OPT next year and I think I will fail H1-B due to bad luck the last 2 times. I hope to aggregate a list of companies to apply for and possibly DM you guys for a referral. List (fr
- IC —> Engg Manager Which company has a good program for Individual contributors to become engineering managers. By program i mean a well defined path with mentorship opportunities and training opportunties. For eg., Uber has apprentice program for the same. Looking to know similar programs at other companies too. Than
- Putting in my 2 week notice - can my bonus be rescinded? If my last day is 3/18 and bonus payouts are 3/15, am I all good? Any ex-Uber folks with experience here? #uber #quitting #resigning Edit: I have really good relationships with my managers and am getting the bonus letter tomorrow. Would it be safe to do it after that? It's extremely unlikely that
- Referrals: Uber ATG new grad offer rescinded I had my new grad offer from Uber ATG rescinded two weeks before graduating. Would really appreciate referrals to any companies that are hiring software engineers. Looking for referrals to google, waymo, wing, Adobe, Apple, Box, Doordash, Dropbox, Hulu, Linkedin, Spotify, Square, Twillio, Twitch, Nv
- More Uber fiasco "...laying out in detail the company’s alleged corporate espionage program, including wiretapping, hacks, bribery and Central Intelligence Agency–trained spies deployed in the furtherance of its ambition to dominate the ride-hailing industry worldwide." https://www.marketwatch.com/story/uber-corpor
- H1B non selection: International options? For those not selected for H1B and OPT expiring, where did you end up going? Do you plan on coming back on L1? Uber has offices in Canada and Amsterdam, not sure which one to ask for. Considering doing 1 year abroad and then going back to US on the L1 visa. How long is current processing time for
- Amazon India Free Transportation How does the free office commute work. Is it company owned shared cabs or we can use uber/ola and get reimbursed? What is the deduction from salary if we opt for office provided commute? What extra amount do we get if we don't use that free commute?
- Help with referral Hello blind community, Opt starts from 19th July will have just 3 months to find a job need help with referrals please do help. LC: 220+ #engineering #software #swe #twitter #twitch #twilio #faang #referral #facebook #slack #twitter #dropbox #instacart #datadog #stripe #lyft #uber #robinhood
- Uber wfh benefit question Uber folks here, I have couple questions during onboarding: How much do I get if I opt for bring own phone during on boarding? Is that expensed/reimbursement with receipt, or just extra cash to my paycheck ? Is there any subsidy for home WiFi, monitor etc during the COVID time for new hire ? Thx.
- Seed stage startup vs Uber Hello, I have couple of offers. Seed stage startup (got ~9M funding in seed stage, will apply for series A next year) is paying TC 170k (machine learning engineer, bay area, will sponsor h1b) Uber is paying TC 200k (software engineer - backend, bay area, will sponsor h1b) Background: New grad, a
- Looking to move back to US I was working with Uber until very recently (till February) before I started my own company which didn't work as expected. I had to move out of US in 2019 because I was on F1 OPT. I would like to move back to US now (CA region). Which companies would be able to sponsor H1B/L1. Looking to join as s
- STEM OPT ending soon, H1B not picked 2020 Hi Blindfam, I am currently on STEM OPT which ends Dec 2020, but my H1B didn't get picked in 2020 lottery which was my last chance at it. what are companies offering under similar circumstances? TC : 130K YOE : 4 years #immigration #stem #sandiego #faang #intuit #qualcomm #servicenow #salesforc
- DS Referral Hey Folks, I am currently working as SDE on ML applications in the Payments domain and I am looking to switch to Data Science roles. I have been in the current role for close to a year and have worked with designing data pipeline, feature engineering along with ML model training and deployment as a
- BART mid-night experience I was at Berkeley to attend an event. It got late in the night. Since I was near the Downtown Berkeley station, I decided to take the BART train to Fremont and then taking a cab or Uber from there to home. I was in the last car of the train which soon got completely empty after Oakland. I was busy o
- Companies offering Day 1 CPT Did not get selected in the H1B lottery 3 years in a row (special thanks to consultancies gaming the system), and working on F1 STEM OPT with Uber in San Francisco in Data Science. Would like to continue working in the Valley, but Uber doesn't support full time employment on CPT. If you know that yo
- Indians in US: What are your savings/debt at the end of OPT? What were your savings/debt at the end of OPT? Also tell how much money you would have saved if you would have continued your career in India for same period of time(~4.5 years i guess). Will help me a lot to make a decision regarding MS 🙏 TC: 18 YOE: 2 #google #netflix #apple #amazon #facebook
- Commute to SF after Caltrain Living in South Bay and trying to see if opportunities in the city is worth considering, and one thing popped up is commute. Looks like Caltrain is the best option to also be active and do some reading during commute. But I’m not sure how people make the final mile work. How do people get to the SF
- The New Light Rail to Northgate is Grand Returned to SeaTac with two large suitcases. Was not too keen to spend $125+ on Uber XL. Decided to try out the light rail to Northgate given I had ample time. Easy walk from carousel to station. Trains at every 10 minutes. Clean. Good space to stow large luggage. No waiting in traffic. SeaTac to No
- Site Reliability Engineer /SRE/ 1) What are the skills required to pass the SRE interviews at companies like G/Uber/LI? 2) Any bootcamp, training or recommended books, online classes to take to acquire the skills? 3) Are SREs valued equally as SWEs? (And compensated same?) 4) Any platform similar to Leetcode but for people tryi
- How's the market for L6 Amazon managers? If one were to contemplate a move to Facebook, Google, Uber, etc. Is there as much movement as with engineers? Are these companies looking for external hires or more to promote within? For clarification, L6 manager at Amazon is the first level of real manager. You can be l5 manager but that's kind
- In any field, second player definitely survives. But do you think 3rd player gets a decent share close to 2nd player? Uber vs. Lyft. Zillow vs. Trulia Uber vs. Ola Uber vs. Careem Amazon vs. Ebay Gojek vs. Grab Google vs. Bing Airbnb vs. VRBO Swiggy vs. Zomato We rarely see third player making it big. 1) Is it because we don't hear or red about it, 2) or the third player is not big enough to second player? 3) Or
- Moving to India permanently. Best way to move my savings Didn't get picked for H1B and my OPT period is done. Will be moving back to India in a month. What's the best way to move my savings (~ 50k USD)back to India? I have a SBI / HDFC bank account. Will I be double taxed here again? Just remittanceis enough or should I do any other declarations? Edit:
- Referrals for New Grad SWE positions Hello All! I am looking for referrals for SWE positions in FAANGMULA+ companies. I will be graduating in Spring 2022, and I have experience of 2 months as a software development intern. Being an international student, I will be requiring work visa sponsorship. (after 3 years of OPT). #swe #faang
- Uber Michelangelo - ML to SWE I have an opportunity to interview for Uber Michelangelo. The thing is that by training I am an ML engineer but the roles at Michelangelo at backend/distributed for ML, not directly ML. It seems like a ML -> SWE switch. Should I make the switch? I'm in a master's research program in ML, but don't