Waymo

Software Engineer Interview Experience - United States

April 27, 2020

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online with no references. Then, I had a short call from a recruiter to ask about my background and some basic non-technical questions. They set up the first round coding interview after one week.

Questions

Coding.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 35 interview experiences for the Waymo Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

Pass Rate

Waymo's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive40%

Neutral23%

Negative37%

Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Waymo's Software Engineer interview process in United States.

Waymo Interview Questions

Max Points on a Line

Hard

Given a set of points on a plane, find the maximum number of points that lie on the same straight line. Determine the line that passes through the most points.

Arrays

Number of Islands

Medium

Given a grid representing land and water, count the number of distinct islands. An island is formed by connected land cells.

ArraysGraphsRecursion

Meeting Rooms II

Medium

You are given a list of meeting time intervals. Determine the minimum number of conference rooms required to accommodate all the meetings without any overlap.

ArraysGreedy Algorithms