Uber·Software Engineer

Uber Software Engineer interview experience

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United StatesPosted Jun 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My phone screen lasted about 30 minutes and started with general questions about my background before moving into the technical part.

The coding question was about finding the top K frequent elements, and we talked through two approaches: a min-heap method and a bucket-sort style method.

What made me feel unexpectedly confident was that I had recently practiced a very similar problem on the algorithm section of PracHub. It helped me explain my thinking quickly and clearly instead of getting stuck on basics.

After the phone screen, the process continued to an onsite where I did system design and behavioral questions. Overall it felt straightforward and positive, and I ended up with an offer—though I ultimately declined. I

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