Now there's no reason to stay
Now there's no reason to stay
The only pros were the perks: the beautiful office space, the delicious food, and the easy commute.
With COVID/WFH, the realities of Waymo are only more clear, and the glitter of fancy perks is just a fading memory.
Where to begin:
- Senior management is pretty political. There are often land-grabs and some pretty high turnover.
- There's not much direction at this point. Technical progress is stalling, and the team is getting restless.
- We are bleeding talent. Progress in the industry is stalling, but it might be worse here because the best guys have moved on.
Quit
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1 phone interview and 4 rounds of onsite interviews. Asked general algorithm and design questions. Onsite interviews: 2 rounds in the morning, followed by lunch with the manager, then another 2 rounds in the afternoon.
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After asking to reschedule the phone screen, I must have broken their AI-driven recruiting process. When meeting the recruiter, they said it seemed my phone screen went well. This was strange because I hadn’t done a phone screen yet. The recruiter
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A Waymo recruiter reached out to me via email. They asked about my past projects and what I was interested in working on. After that, the recruiter shared a few roles via email. Then there was a coding round. It was a 2D matrix problem that asked to
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Mountain View, California, United StatesMay 1, 20191 phone interview and 4 rounds of onsite interviews. Asked general algorithm and design questions. Onsite interviews: 2 rounds in the morning, followed by lunch with the manager, then another 2 rounds in the afternoon.
Senior Software Engineer
CanadaJuly 31, 2025After asking to reschedule the phone screen, I must have broken their AI-driven recruiting process. When meeting the recruiter, they said it seemed my phone screen went well. This was strange because I hadn’t done a phone screen yet. The recruiter
Senior Software Engineer
United StatesApril 1, 2025A Waymo recruiter reached out to me via email. They asked about my past projects and what I was interested in working on. After that, the recruiter shared a few roles via email. Then there was a coding round. It was a 2D matrix problem that asked to
