Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
June 1, 2018
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The phone interview was very normal. I passed pretty easily.
Onsite, I answered all programming questions. The last interviewer asked some questions which I was finally able to answer after a lot of clarifying questions.
Questions
Normal programming questions.
Examples:
- Graphs
- Standard containers
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Waymo Senior Software Engineer role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Waymo's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in San Jose, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral0%
Negative50%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Waymo's Senior Software Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.
Waymo Work Experiences
3.0
Not great, not terrible
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
November 16, 2025
Pros: Cool colleagues, great location, and a fine office in general. Benefits include medical insurance and a sports card.
Cons: Compensation, internal tooling. Forget about everything you have used so far. There will be no Git, no Jenkins, no AWS. Basically, each and every tool is created in-house.
5.0
Great place to work
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
October 30, 2025
Pros: - Interesting project
- Work with Alphabet's technologies and people
- Great benefits
- High compensation package
Cons: Don't see at this time.
4.0
Exciting Projects, Scope Issues
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
August 4, 2025
Pros: Good tech, exciting vision, lots of interesting projects.
Cons: Bad scope, spending lots of time on cross-team alignment.
- 3.0Not great, not terribleSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeWarsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, PolandNovember 16, 2025Pros: Cool colleagues, great location, and a fine office in general. Benefits include medical insurance and a sports card.Cons: Compensation, internal tooling. Forget about everything you have used so far. There will be no Git, no Jenkins, no AWS. Basically, each and every tool is created in-house.
- 5.0Great place to workSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeWarsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, PolandOctober 30, 2025Pros: - Interesting project - Work with Alphabet's technologies and people - Great benefits - High compensation packageCons: Don't see at this time.
- 4.0Exciting Projects, Scope IssuesSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesAugust 4, 2025Pros: Good tech, exciting vision, lots of interesting projects.Cons: Bad scope, spending lots of time on cross-team alignment.
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