Senior Perception Engineer Interview Experience - Palo Alto, California
Process
The interviewer asked a math question. It wasn't particularly hard, but it did take some time to solve, approximately 40 minutes. I did receive some hints from the interviewer. There was no coding involved in the interview, and the interviewer was nice.
Questions
A math question:
Given a 2-D plane with multiple points on it, how do you find a line that goes through two points and separates the remaining points into two even groups (the same number of points in each group)?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Waymo Senior Perception Engineer role in Palo Alto, California.
Success Rate
Waymo's interview process for their Senior Perception Engineer roles in Palo Alto, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Waymo's Senior Perception Engineer interview process in Palo Alto, California.
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