Uber Software Developer reviews

3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(551 total reviews)
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Dara Khosrowshahi

83% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated Uber with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 551 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Uber is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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551 reviews
5.0
Aug 20, 2015

Awesome ship for awesome engineers

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Pros

Uber is growing really really really fast. Seriously, you'll see the hockey stick growth everywhere, number of riders/drivers, number of new employees, number of money we make etc. This is also a really fun and cool place for Software Engineers. Compare to big companies, Uber is still very small. Each team is extremely small. There are so many problems we want to solve. My peers are extremely talented no matter how many years experience you have. Uber engineers focus on our mission, and execute it in a very efficient matter. Comparing to other startups, Uber is still moving extremely fast. Once you join, you'll see what kind of challenges we have. This is not just a feature. You'll have an impact! Also, you have a very friendly culture. At the end of day, I am solving a very interesting problem for millions of riders or drivers or even merchants. Everyone helps each other and learn from each other. By the way, saying is easier than doing. I've seen it in other companies. We also have very interesting tech talks. Again, you'll fee the scale of the impact you can make as a Uber engineer.

Cons

Lunch cartering could be better

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Uber Response
10y
Thank you for taking the time to put your thoughts on Glassdoor. Keep recruiting those engineers!!
5.0
Jul 24, 2015
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There are a lot of interesting people here. Coming from academia, industry, Google, Facebook, Amazon and many many more. I really enjoy hearing their stories and why they are where they are today.

Cons

It's hard to say at this point because I'm just starting...

5.0
Jul 22, 2015

A mix of

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Pros

-First software company I've worked for where friends/family immediately understand what you actually do -Write code that lots of people actually use and pay for...gives a real sense of satisfaction to see your work live in production -Lots of worthwhile problems to solve -Great location in SF

Cons

From a coding standpoint, Uber is a weird mix of incredible sophistication and, shall we say, not so great code. From what I've seen, this is probably a function of startup style code trying to get features out the door, the large number of engineers at the company and lack of bureaucracy (empowerment applies equally regardless of skill level), and the small team oriented nature of the company built around services. While a service oriented architecture scales well and has a myriad of benefits, what no one seems to talk about that I've witnessed firsthand is that isolated services don't necessarily get the influence of some of the technically strongest people. Some services are incredibly well written, others will probably need to be rewritten before long. This has really been my one frustration with Uber. And to put my complaints in perspective, I'd at least say that problems like this should be seen as why Uber is trying to hire more great people to get in there and resolve those issues. I otherwise don't know how management could easily influence this in a better direction. Otherwise, things are run fairly well I think to the best of reasonable expectations.

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Uber Response
10y
Insightful, thank you. As with any startup, organizational growing pains are real. Keep speaking your mind and we'll get there!
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