Uber Interview Questions

Bipin R. - "As you know, this is the most important question for any interview. Here is a structure I like to follow, Start with 'I'm currently a SDE/PM/TPM etc with XYZ company.... ' Mention how you got into PM/TPM/SDE field (explaining your journey) Mention 1 or 2 accomplishments Mention what you do outside work (blogging, volunteer etc) Share why are you looking for a new role Ask the interviewer if they have any questions or will like to dive deep into any of your experience"See full answer

S P. - "I was working for an Insurance company and I was the lead PM responsible for delivering HIPAA 5010 835 (statement of bill claims received vs paid) transactions to healthcare providers/hospitals For this initiative as a PM, I was responsible to create and prioritize features around file creation. I collaborated with cross-functional teams, engineers, DevOps. First I conducted sessions with claims adjudication, SFTP file transfer, security, and privacy, clearinghouse, third-party vendors and ensu"See full answer

Ayinde B. - "I was working for my friend building streams at venues across the Chicago land area for FGC (fighting game tournaments), I adjusted and engineered his equipment to be set up permanently that's until covid came around at least. I used OBS to give visual appearances to stream watchers. So we're talking about subscribe, follow, and donation notifications and things of that nature for viewers to know they contributed in one of those ways. I set up proper sign-up scheduling for participants to lock t"See full answer

Katie O. - "When originally trying to launch XYZ product, a stakeholder wanted to rollout an additional requirement for agents that would have been redundant. I provided light pushback and context regarding the scale of the lift and technical resources required to initiate their request. Once I described the complexity of their request & potential strain on resources, we agreed to brainstorm alternative solutions. I collaborated with cross-functional teams to create an automated solution, leading to XYZ% in"See full answer

Shrey H. - "To determine whether we should introduce a new ads placement on the Uber homepage, I will use the following framework: Clarifying Questions Mission and Goals User Journey and Pain Points A/B Testing Plan Decision-Making Criteria 1. Clarifying Questions To ensure I fully understand the problem, I would ask: What type of ads are we considering? For example, are they full-screen ads, banner ads, or native ads integrated into the feed? --> Take your"See full answer

Ayush R. - "Clarifying Qs: Uber PM Business goals - revenue, user engagement Known customer needs Any trigger or prompt - post covid, things are getting back to normal. Observing demand for kids to travel alone within the city from point A to B Geo - US Uber mission -- Create opportunity through movement Uber strengths - Brand value Mobile tech GPC tracking Real-time traffic and routing algos Fleet of drivers Why we need this app for kids: Why would kids want to trav"See full answer

Ashley C. - "I follow a variation of the RICE framework when prioritizing how I ship product features. I start by looking at: Reach: Because the customer segmentation across our product portfolio is so similar, I tend to hold a lot of weight on product features that will maximize our customer reach with a minimal LOE. Impact: After establishing which customer segments will benefit from the product feature, I determine the urgency and estimated impact on each customer segment based on customer i"See full answer

Harish K. - "So for launching Netflix's first ads program involves introducing a lower-priced ad-supported tier to attract price-sensitive users and boost revenue without loosing existing subscribers. Tier Structure: Offer a "Basic with Ads" tier priced 30-40% below Standard, with 4–5 minutes of ads/hour. Ad Experience: Use pre-roll, mid-roll, and pause ads, ensuring relevance and minimal disruption. Tech & Partnerships: Partner with ad-tech providers for scalable delivery and build a sa"See full answer

Sdn D. - "Clarifying question: AOV/USER it means that the total price paid by a user in a certain period should be more than what it is now ? Is the average taken on a daily/ weekly/monthly basis ? I would presume it to be a monthly basis , as it helps us a defined period of time to analyse user beharviour and track number of orders. Daily wont be succesfull mertric , as ocassionally only a user may order multiple times in a day , also weekly is also a viable metric but that wont help us to analyse"See full answer

Madhuri J. - "Clarifying questions Define ride sharing app: An app for people who wish to go from one place to another and they prefer to share the ride with fellow riders who are heading to the common route. This app provides a way to book a shared cab or Auto. Type of rides: Does not include luxury cars We are trying to enhance customer experience by ensuring less cancellations from user's side rather then cancellation from driver's side. No timelines involved Need to consider competitors"See full answer

Manohar A. - "Some follow-up questions to correctly understand what "improve" means here? Is it to have: more riders, better user experience, monetization, more/new market penetration. Let's assume interviewer requested to choose whatever I prefer. I choose better user experience which might trigger other areas of improvement as well. Some more probing questions: To I need to consider USA only or any other country/region or global? Can I consider only popular on demand taxi service for this question? One wa"See full answer

Tara J. - "I would like to speak loud to narrow the scope of this question so I can be effective in identifying a solution to the problem on hand. Hope that is OK. You mentioned, “Re-design the airport experience”. Is there a goal for this re-design exercise? Some top goals that come to my mind are the following. Please guide me so I can set it and we can proceed from there. “Increase the number of passengers who travel to and from this airport” “Improve customer satisfaction” **“Get in"See full answer

Michelle D. - "Approach: 1) Clarify question with interviewer When we say "app", I'd like to confirm the app for which user. For example, in Rides, we have an app for the rider and an app for the driver. For Eats, we have an experience for a customer purchasing food but I don't know of the experience for the restaurant. Could you confirm which users' experience you're describing when saying "app"? Let's say rider/customer purchasing food. Also is this a situation prior to launch of Uber Eats, wh"See full answer

Preetham m P. - "1. Clarify the problem Are we building a digital or physical product?- We are offering it as an application on mobile. Are we building a complete new product or as a new feature for existing airline booking apps (Goibibo/Makemytrip, etc.)? - New feature for existing booking apps. We can consider Goibibo as an example. What do you mean by improving experience?- Reduce wait times or optimize the time spent. What is the goal? Engagement or Revenue? - Engagement. Which is t"See full answer

Anonymous Muskox - "Interviewer : How would you reduce ride cancellation on Uber ? Shailesh : Okay before I jump onto the solution, I would like to clarify some points for better understanding. So ride can be cancelled from the both the parties rider and the driver ? So which side are we talking about ? Interviewer : we are seeing more cancellation from diver side. Shailesh : From how long we are seeing this trend ? Interviewer : you can say from an year. Shailesh : Okay, also are we seeing these cancellations from"See full answer

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Yespm T. - "First I will talk about this restaurant space in general. Types of restaurants, trends, think about how we can offer something that is differentiated to a viable buyer. Vision / mission of this product User segments - pick one Define user goals, user journey, needs/pain points Think about solutions to their pain points (10 min) Then I’d pick one or two of the solutions and define the features in more detail, as it ties to user journey. I’ll define tradeoffs **1.Restaurant sp"See full answer

Shen W. - "For self achievement, The product manager builds useful products for users and makes the world better. For the team, The product manager can work with the team, and leverage the team resources to make things happen, which is more impactful. For the company, Pm are usually problem solvers, help companies to solve problems and grow better "See full answer

Prashant S. - "To improve the passenger experience at a major metropolitan airport, I would focus on streamlining the pre-arrival, arrival, and post-flight stages of their journey. Pre-arrival, we could integrate flight details into the Uber app and provide predictive ETAs to help passengers plan better. At the airport, we could partner with authorities to create dedicated drop-off and pickup zones, along with clear in-app navigation to reduce confusion. Post-flight, we could implement dynamic pickup zones, vi"See full answer