Software Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California
August 3, 2026
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
2D prefix sum screen, skip manager behavioral, final panel of hiring manager and system of AI for perception evals. Process was fair and fast. Got offer, but team was 14 and project scope unclear.
Questions
2D prefix sum screen, skip manager behavioral, final panel of hiring manager and system of AI for perception evals,
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 7 interview experiences for the Waymo Software Engineer role in Mountain View, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Waymo's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Mountain View, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive43%
Neutral14%
Negative43%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Waymo's Software Engineer interview process in Mountain View, California.
Waymo Work Experiences
3.0
Good Engineering, Bad Management
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
June 29, 2023
Pros: Friendly working environment, good engineering.
Cons: Very bad management at the company.
3.0
Cool product, nothing else
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
June 12, 2024
Pros: Product is cool.
A subset of Google perks.
Cons: 1. Low TC, plus stock is not tradable, making your cash income even lower.
2. Share price drops and fundraising is not going well. The future is not clear.
3. Career growth can be limited in a production team, since self-driving has many unique challenges that are difficult to solve but don't give you transferable knowledge to other problem domains.
4.0
Good for new grads
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
August 18, 2024
Pros: Good people support managers, and in general, good work-life balance.
Cons: Slow promotion; you have to wait in line.
- 3.0Good Engineering, Bad ManagementSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesJune 29, 2023Pros: Friendly working environment, good engineering.Cons: Very bad management at the company.
- 3.0Cool product, nothing elseSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesJune 12, 2024Pros: Product is cool. A subset of Google perks.Cons: 1. Low TC, plus stock is not tradable, making your cash income even lower. 2. Share price drops and fundraising is not going well. The future is not clear. 3. Career growth can be limited in a production team, since self-driving has many unique challenges that are difficult to solve but don't give you transferable knowledge to other problem domains.
- 4.0Good for new gradsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesAugust 18, 2024Pros: Good people support managers, and in general, good work-life balance.Cons: Slow promotion; you have to wait in line.
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