How Frequently Does Uber Uplevel?

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jmbq84

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jmbq84
Jan 21, 2020 8 Comments

I applied as a Software Engineer II but I was given a 5a offer. I have not received a equivalent offer anywhere else.

Can anyone confirm if the Uber interviews are easier or if they tend to receive inflated titles?

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  • Uber
    murghee

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    murghee
    Uber does not have a consistent hiring bar. Enjoy
    Jan 21, 2020 0
  • Uber
    2muchblind

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    2muchblind
    Not common, in fact Uber tends to downlevel if anything.

    You must’ve done really well on the interview.
    Jan 21, 2020 0
  • Microsoft / Eng
    TTnI60

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    Amazon
     TTnI60
    Take it man :) Mind sharing your experience? How many design and how many coding? I have an onsite coming up soon, so I am curious :)
    Jan 21, 2020 2
    • Apple
      jmbq84

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      jmbq84
      OP
      1. "find all (or smallest) strings that have all these other strings in it in a block of text". Used sliding window/heap combination.

      extra bonus points for clean code. The trick is to separate your steps and code within those steps.

      2. Sys design: design a 2 player game. I basically describe how League of Legends/Dota handles game coordination, matchmaking, and init/play/win/loss states are determined. Then described separation of concerns of multiple layers so that it can be played over the network/locally. Then I talked about what an SDK might look like for an external developer.

      PS: Thank you Riot and Valve for making these games and for allowing smurfs/hackers/scripters to play. I basically learned how client/server interactions work from those alone.

      As for the SDK, I basically used took my knowledge of the Minecraft client (I only learned Java so I could modify Minecraft and grief people in games) and just described how to prevent people like me from actually doing what I did from a function call standpoint.

      3. Behavioral. Standard, mostly looking for tech lead experience and ability to work w people. Incidentally, I did not know what a tech lead was.

      4. Live coding. Not difficult because its working with components I work on day-to-day.
      Jan 21, 2020
    • Microsoft / Eng
      TTnI60

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      Amazon
       TTnI60
      Great ! You must have done really well. Congratulations on the offer once again !
      Jan 21, 2020
  • New
    EWCK54

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    EWCK54
    What was your offer? Congrats!! Whats your yoe?
    Jan 21, 2020 1
  • Microsoft / Eng
    Mr.Miyagi!

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     Mr.Miyagi!
    Happy for you. But keep in mind Uber is know for layoffs. L5 expectations are much more than just coding.
    Jan 21, 2020 0