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.
How do Promos work at Uber? I took an offer for an SWE I, with my manager saying that he expects to put me up for promo around June/July. I'm wondering if I hosed myself by leveling in at SWE I, and if I'll get more stock grants/a raise once that promo goes through. YoE: 2-3
Considering a Uber offer for same level as I currently am, l4. However, comp is considerably higher. My manager thinks I can submit promo packet next quarter, but that means promo won't kick in for about 5-6 months. Overall the Twitter promo process is very frustrating. XFN teams are always surpri...Read more
When are annual Bonuses given in Uber? And when are the promo cycles? Region: India TC 55L INR
How easy is it to move from L4 PM to L5A PM at Uber? What should be a reasonable timeline expectation? Is it like you have to beat all the other L4s under L5B or its more related to scope? TC - 210K #Uber
I have seen many similar posts regarding food delivery companies, such as doordash or Uber eats. I just wanted to share some data points on why the business model is not sustainable. I ordered a pizza and bbq wings from a local restaurant at Uber eats; the same pizza is listed as about 2 dollars m...Read more
Uber is offering $25 off rides to vaccine sites from now until July 4 in select cities. I haven’t tried to use this promo until today. I went through the flow of ordering a ride using the vaccine promo and selected a CVS as my destination. (Yes, that CVS is administering the vaccine.) However, on ...Read more
Saw a guy in Uber promoted to Senior manager within 4years (with a master degree). Perhaps from l3 to l7. Is this guy a genius or it is common in Uber? I don't believe it is possible in Google. In addition, I have a friend got offers from both google and Uber. Google is l3 and Uber is l5. Is Uber ti...Read more
Uber has been showing me a “promo” for last several days. When I tap on the promo…
Considering an offer at Uber and had a few questions: - How bad is the work/life balance is these days? - How likely/prevalent are PIPs? - Are performance reviews based on stack ranking? What is promotion process like? - What are equity refreshers like? I’ve been given a target on my offer and bee...Read more
Considering joining and wondering if there is a big bump in base and stocks when getting from L5a to L5b. at Apple you grt regular stocks for the year + extra for the promo, same for salary. Is the same at Uber?
Hi, Wanted to check what is the average promotion time at Uber India for L4-L5 ? Also, how does it work and what all is required for the same? Is it quarterly like Amazon and needs some set of datapoints? TC 75 Yoe 4.5
Hi mates, I’m a software engineer 2 (L4) at Uber Yesterday I had a talk with my manager on promo as I felt I had acquired the necessary skills and knowledge. In terms of accomplishments, my role so far has been to proactively take some semi-done project of someone else and driving it to completion...Read more
Hey guys. I'll be joining Uber India as a new grad and wanted to understand how the compensation grows with promos. I noticed that some people get promoted from L3 to L4 in ~1.5 years, then to L5a in another ~1.5 to 2 years. At the same time I also saw how L4 and L5a are being hired from other comp...Read more
Considering joining Uber as L4. How long does it take to get to 5 and what is the average TC? Is it better to try for 5 when joining instead? Current TC 210k Uber 4 TC 250k Yoe 4 @Uber
Is Uber desperately trying to get market share from Grubhub and DoorDash? How do they make money by offering 50% discount promos and $20 off $25 order promos? I am being bombarded with these promos every day.
Poor quality of work + no promo in sight. I’d like to move to other companies which offer 1 Cr TC at 5 yoe. Any suggestions? Blind tax : 45L cash + 40L RSUs (paper money) @ 5 yoe #google #microsoft #amazon #uber #deshaw #atlassian #confluent