Uber Software Developer reviews

3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(553 total reviews)
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Dara Khosrowshahi

83% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Software Engineer/Developer employees have rated Uber with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 553 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer/Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Uber is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer/Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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553 reviews
1.0
Jul 11, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Great work environment, coworkers were super friendly and helpful. - Open to new ideas and laid back culture.

Cons

- Very unprofessional way of firing someone. Called at 8:30 pm to say don't come to work the next day. Was given no reason for termination since it was at-will. They're in the clear legally but definitely an unprofessional way of terminating someone. - Not a great work life balance. People needed to stay till 7 or 8pm at work to get their stuff done.

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Uber Response
9y
Thanks for your review. We're sorry you had a poor experience in your time here at Uber. Regarding your note about your departure, please know that as an equal opportunity employer, we do not tolerate discrimination based on specific categories, including religion. We're focused on providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all employees and contractors and we have policies and procedures in place to address complaints of discrimination in the workplace. If you'd like, I'd love to connect confidentially about your time here and specific actions we can take to make Uber a better place to work. Feel free to reach out: pierce@uber.com.
5.0
Jul 5, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Working at Uber has been, by far, the best move I've made for my career. The work environment is fast-paced, and each employee (engineer, designer, data scientist, etc.) moves quickly and efficiently to meet their goals. Everyone holds themselves and each other to a high standard, and this creates a culture of passion, commitment, and most importantly, collaboration. Uber's driven employees paired with the noble mission of making transportation as reliable as running water makes for an incredible work experience, and I'd highly recommend software engineers (among other roles) to apply.

Cons

Uber is a rapidly growing company, and as a result, the onboarding process could be streamlined a bit more. But otherwise, I don't have any complaints!

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Uber Response
9y
Awesome review - thank you and keep it up!
5.0
Jun 14, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Smart people everywhere. Very collaborative environment where everyone is willing to support each other to achieve the company's goals. Higher than industry average focus on the company's goals rather than being team-centric. Feels like entities within the company where everyone is able to operate independent of bureaucracy to operate quickly, efficiently but help each other out. Company values appear to be very tangible rather than buzz words. Hit the ground running when arrived. Several projects down in the span of the first couple of months. Who needs 6 months to ramp up?! Will be excited to see what I've accomplished in a year from now at this speed! Free food and snacks A set number of Uber credits every month for UberEats and rides

Cons

Longer hours than average companies (hiring is quite aggressive to mitigate it) Dinner is served late (8:15pm) Stocks in lieu of 401k matching

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Uber Response
10y
Love that you call out areas like our company values and the fast-pace culture that we've been working hard to maintain. It's great to get positive feedback on those! With our growth there's so much work to be done, but make sure you're keeping a healthy balance between work and personal time - it's important. Keep up the good work!
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