Changes in Eng culture = disappointment - Senior Software Engineer Uber Employee Review

2.0
25 Feb 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Genuinely fun people to work with - Products consumer facing, so easy to see real world impact - Great pay/benefits (401k match, good healthcare, Unlimited PTO) - Hybrid work culture

Cons

Cons - Severe drop in engineering culture - In the chase to standardize engineer performance, numerous cracks have shown in the product itself - WLB used to be manageable, but with recent changes, WLB requires more work just to hit certain performance metrics (meaningless performance metrics) - No more innovation, just rinse and repeat the same product with barely any updates. Or look at competitors and copy exactly what they're doing. - Lack of answers regarding future of the company in regards to

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
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Recommend
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Pros

I love being able to work around truly passionate people who are ready to change the world. The culture is great, free snacks and food is big plus. I had the opportunity to take ownership of projects within my first month

Cons

The hours are much longer than any other job I've worked in, but this is expected to change as we continue hiring more help

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10y
Great review, thank you!
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