Uber Operations Logistics Manager interview questions

Cons - Disorganized process, beginning with the HR - They are clearly idea farming from their candidates - The feeling that you're vastly smarter than the interviewers and they're not pushing your thinking to see how you think, but pushing your thinking because they need to come up with new ideas to present to their manager - In terms of optics, it appeared if you're not young, white, and arrogant, you're out of luck - Don't care about your experience at all - the interview is strictly based on their immediate needs and how you will contribute ideas to their growth. While you may think this is beneficial, it is clear the team I interviewed with is struggling for technical proficiency and industry experience. Pros - The interviews were fun if you can get past the fact that they're using you for free consulting - The "rigor" of their process is what you'd want in a prospective employer - Got a youthful vibe and a high energy environment Declined because I knew I wouldn't learn anything from the inexperienced team there. They sell a great future and RSUs, but this is not enough to overcome the feeling that they're all talk with little substance. It is a company benefitting only from a disruptive idea and not how the company itself is run, all the way down to its local teams. Having looked at the LinkedIn profiles of many of their American, Canadian, and UK employees, there is a general vibe of inexperienced staff who are seemingly using this to validate their poor resumes - sorry, Uber isn't a reputable name anymore!

Two overviews: First, the process was extremely long and involved, but my recruiter was very helpful and transparent about everything. Second, strategy/case questions are all about Uber. Some other posters wrote this off as Uber fishing for ideas; I actually liked it because it shows that they want people who actually care about Uber and are willing to obsess over its unique business processes. Coming from big consulting, this is refreshing. Numbers correlate to interviews, or "rounds" I guess. 1) Phone screen with the recruiter. We spent 30 minutes discussing my interests and some high-level business strategy questions related to Uber. (What characteristics would you look for in an EATS expansion city?) It was pretty casual. 2) 2 hour analytics test in Excel. The Excel questions were pretty easy (basic formulas and pivot tables), but the short answer questions that asked for insights from the data were a little more challenging and left me pressed for time. I didn't finish the last short "essay." 3) Video interview with a team lead. There was a market sizing question and a couple other fairly short business strategy questions. It was also pretty casual. 4) 4 hour "super day." I had to prepare a case presentation beforehand. It was a good amount of work - I did some research, put together 5 or 6 Excel exhibits, and made a 10-slide deck. The interviews (3 + the presentation) were each with 1-3 Uber employees, and topics ranged from a full blown 30 minute case to a totally unstructured discussion about business ethics. I didn't get that job, but they must have liked me enough to keep me around because I was put in contact with the Rides team for a similar job. I really appreciated this - most companies just reject and move on. 5) ANOTHER 3 hour in-person interview for this other job. They gave me an hour to build a model and another hour to walk them through it. Then I met with the GM for a casual fit interview. The offer came a few days later.