Great people and technology
Great people and technology
Tech and non-tech employees tend to be deep subject matter experts and collaborative.
Internal sharing of design docs, fleet data, code, and slides helps you stay aware of the latest in how they use ML, data science, raw sensor data, and vehicle dynamics for all-weather autonomy.
It retains many of the good things from Google's culture with some tweaks from consumer-hardware and modern-automotive cultures.
Business outlook uncertainty and slowing headcount growth.
So far so good for Waymo, but competitors are having a hard time attracting capital, which could be a bearish sign for the pace at which robotaxi fleets expand.
Even with headcount growth slowing, keep hiring some new grads and summer interns. Some of the strongest engineers came in that way.
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Software Engineer
The interview process involved a talk with the recruiter, followed by a phone screening two weeks later, and then the onsite interview two weeks after that. The onsite was challenging, but not impossible. If you grind LeetCode for a few months, you h
Release Manager
Process was smooth; first round was a 20-min call with the recruiter. 2nd round was with the HM. Unfortunately, I did not pass, but the HM was very nice and explained a lot about the role.
Software Engineer
Run away from this company as fast and as far as you can. This was the worst interview experience ever. The HR team is horrible, and the engineers who work here are monkeys with no real talent, who are in turn managed by a bunch of donkeys. I caught
Software Engineer
Mountain View, California, United StatesMay 1, 2025The interview process involved a talk with the recruiter, followed by a phone screening two weeks later, and then the onsite interview two weeks after that. The onsite was challenging, but not impossible. If you grind LeetCode for a few months, you h
Release Manager
Mountain View, California, United StatesJune 6, 2026Process was smooth; first round was a 20-min call with the recruiter. 2nd round was with the HM. Unfortunately, I did not pass, but the HM was very nice and explained a lot about the role.
Software Engineer
Mountain View, California, United StatesJanuary 1, 2020Run away from this company as fast and as far as you can. This was the worst interview experience ever. The HR team is horrible, and the engineers who work here are monkeys with no real talent, who are in turn managed by a bunch of donkeys. I caught
