Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
I was contacted by a recruiter, followed by a technical phone screen. This screen involved a standard LeetCode-type question on HackerRank, which went quite well.
The next day, I was invited for a virtual onsite. This was a mix of behavioral, system design, and coding questions (hard LeetCode-type questions). The onsite lasted 5 hours, with 45-minute sessions and 15-minute breaks in between.
At the end of the onsite, I had a chat with the recruiter, who promised feedback in a couple of days. The recruiter went radio silent after the onsite. I sent a message after a week but never received a response, so I assume it didn't go well.
The interview process was okay overall, but I thought the radio silence and lack of response after the interview was a bit rude, considering the time I took to interview.
Questions
Questions were hard.
LeetCode-type questions.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Nuro Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
Nuro's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Nuro's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Nuro Work Experiences
- 4.0Really cool technologySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesAugust 26, 2021Pros: - Lots of opportunity to learn new things. - Really clever people.Cons: - Lots of new grads, fewer established senior ICs
- 5.0Great place for career growthSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMarch 8, 2021Pros: - Some of the smartest people I've worked with. - Everybody is driven. - A lot of important problems yet to be solved. - Extreme transparency around autonomy metrics and financials.Cons: Can be a difficult environment if you're not a self-starter.
- 5.0Great engineering cultureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeDecember 2, 2025Pros: Terrific engineering culture working on one of the hardest and most impactful engineering problems there is: driverless autonomous vehicles for mass deployment. Not much politics, streamlined decision making, and the ability to focus on solving problems with real scope and improving the system.Cons: Work on non-autonomy teams may not quite realize the same scope, culture, or impact as those working on the critical path, and as a result have a harder time identifying with the company's vision or mission.
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