Uber Software Developer reviews

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.

- When you're tackling the toughest problems in the world, don't expect it to be easy. Work at Uber is hard and requires a lot of focus. Stress is common but its the nature of the beast.