Senior ML Engineer Interview Experience - London, United Kingdom
May 1, 2025
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The recruiter contacted me after I applied. The interview process included:
- One culture fit check
- One phone screen (coding)
- The onsite interview
The onsite comprised:
- Two coding interviews
- One ML modeling interview
- One ML system design interview
- One behavioral interview
The interviewers were all very nice and helpful.
Questions
LeetCode-style questions, but with all variations. Mostly graph-related, needing to use BFS.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Waymo Senior ML Engineer role in London, United Kingdom.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Waymo's interview process for their Senior ML Engineer roles in London, the United Kingdom is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Waymo's Senior ML Engineer interview process in London, United Kingdom.
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