Questions that have appeared at Uber for an engineering (Case Study) interview.

1. System Design

Question: How would you design a system that efficiently matches riders with drivers? Question: Describe a system design to handle surge pricing during peak hours. Question: How would you design a system for tracking the location of all active Uber drivers in real-time?

2. Data Handling

Question: How would you handle large volumes of GPS data coming in from Uber drivers across the world? Question: How would you design a system to efficiently process and analyze this data? Question: How would you ensure data integrity and security when handling sensitive user data?

3. Scalability

Question: How do you ensure that your system design can scale as the number of users increase? Question: How would you prioritize scalability when designing a system to handle global ride requests? Question: How do you ensure the scalability and reliability of a system designed to handle surge pricing?

4. Performance Optimization

Question: How would you optimize the performance of a system handling real-time GPS data? Question: How would you ensure efficient utilization of resources in a system design for handling ride requests? Question: What strategies would you use for optimizing the performance of a global ride-hailing service?

5. Fault Tolerance and Recovery

Question: How would you ensure fault tolerance in a system handling real-time ride requests? Question: How do you plan for disaster recovery in a global ride-hailing service? Question: How would you design a system to recover quickly from failures during peak usage times?