Pros
Uber is fast-paced and gives you the opportunity to take on responsibility quickly as you build a cool product. The Seattle office has a great work culture where it feels like a startup but you actually get to work normal hours. I'm typically in the office from 8:30a-5:00p, and I tend not to work in the evenings or on the weekends. My colleagues are bright, friendly, and supportive, and the office's site managers do a stellar job of making this a fun environment to work in. There are several employee-led groups focused on anything from diversity to beer-tasting. Lunch, snacks, and drinks are free, and the office is in a beautiful location overlooking Elliot Bay. The company's culture seems to have undergone a heavy overhaul, and my concerns about working in a difficult or toxic environment (based on recent press) have thankfully been completely put at ease. I've been impressed with Dara's leadership and am very optimistic about the future of the company.
Cons
There is a decent amount of technical debt due to moving fast, so data and tooling can hamstring projects and lead to hacky solutions. I think Uber is in a transitional state of figuring out to how to operate at scale with excellence, so I don't think this is a permanent problem. The company is changing rapidly so it can feel a bit like getting whiplash as priorities shift from week-to-week, but as long as you can roll with the punches you'll do well.
