Engineering Manager Interview Tips @ Uber

There are a lot of resources online for engineering jobs but there isn’t much for engineering manager interview. Any tips for in-person interview in SF? What kind of managers do they like?

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Uber Mf68vo6q Dec 26, 2017

Be your authentic self.

Uber Planjc fj Dec 26, 2017

Get an offer from google fb. Guaranteed a job here

Uber oBib70 Dec 27, 2017

Not true. Seen candidates who got offers from one of them but completely bombed our architecture interview. We have pretty strict requirements on EMs being able to hold their own technically during the interview process

Uber Tendered Dec 26, 2017

I’ve hired a few EMs lately - DM me your specific questions. A lot depends if you’re interviewing as a TLM ( where you’ll also be responsible for coding 25-45% of time) , or a seasoned manager and which group you’re interviewing for. Are you interviewing for payments group?

Capital One tCvJ78 OP Dec 27, 2017

Sent you a DM. Thank you!

Amazon mjbgxx Oct 17, 2021

do you still work for uber?

Thoughtworks KpQ27 Dec 27, 2017

Why would you want to work at Uber?

Uber (👈👉) Dec 27, 2017

Why wouldn’t you? We have a new CEO that is cleaning up the company. A new head of HR that is helping to redefine the culture. The company is at the point of reinventing itself. We are at the point of the company growth curve where we are transitioning from startup to real company. If you look at any high growth company, they all go through the same growing pains. (Facebook and Google both have had their equivalent scandals at this point in their growth cycle. ) We are dealing with a totally different class of engineering problems than many other companies. Real time, online to offline all around the world with significant impact. If our technology fail, people get stuck on the side of the road. I left Google earlier this year for Uber and couldn’t be happier.

Uber noyrwsf Dec 28, 2017

yea, I’d rather be at thoughtworks.

Tableau Cheezle Dec 28, 2017

In my experience, it’s the same interview as a Senior SWE. Leetcode + Design + STAR style questions around leadership. Feels like tech only “knows” how to hire for SWE, so every interview is a variation on that model for most positions.

Uber Gov2017 Dec 28, 2017

I have done some tech interviews of EMs Basically arch questions, prod issues , etc Off course, I pick and note a number of signals I get

InMobi ccCb78 Jan 21, 2018

How about the product engineering management roles? What kind of design/architectural questions are asked?

Uber pNu7t47 Jan 22, 2018

Design X. X=Uber, FB, Twitter, Snapchat etc.

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BELJ61 Sep 11, 2018

My Uber contact said that his interview team cares about vision, mission setting, leadership, inspiration and trust. What are 10 or so sample questions Uber uses on these topics?