Process
I applied through a recruiter.
I had a terrible experience interviewing at Wayve:
- They sent me the wrong HackerRank, as I was supposed to interview for a different position.
- Two of the problems on their HackerRank required writing the output of your solution to a file.
- The tests on HackerRank were configured to only show the STDOUT of your solution (not the contents of the output files) and the desired output.
- It turns out their tests were failing because of a trailing newline in the output files, even though the results were correct.
- There was no feedback on this from the tests, so I assumed they were broken/misconfigured and explained my thinking.
Even though they sent me the wrong test, they rejected me over the newline thing. You are not actually testing the ability of candidates with pointless nitpicks like that!
Questions
basic sysadmin scripting problems, one LC easy
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Wayve Production Engineer role.
Success Rate
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Pass Rate
Wayve's interview process for their Production Engineer roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
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Negative100%
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Wayve's Production Engineer interview process.
Wayve Work Experiences
5.0
Great culture and ambitious technology
Production Engineer • Current Employee
London, England
November 30, 2022
Pros: Very positive culture of inclusion and a very social group. Technology is interesting and cutting edge with a lot of potential. Incredibly skilled people from across the world who you can learn a lot from. Heavy emphasis on autonomy but never at the cost of teamwork.
Cons: As a startup, it can oftentimes be chaotic with changing priorities. Lower-level management sometimes lacks experience, and there is not great transparency around compensation.
5.0
Great development opportunities in a fantastic company
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
September 29, 2026
Pros: An amazing company with great development opportunities.
Cons: Not really anything to say.
5.0
Great Interview process & work environment
Data Engineer • Current Employee
December 21, 2020
Pros: The focus on hiring good people is fantastic -- all of my team mates have been good at what they do and willing to help. I have really enjoyed the flatness of the decision hierarchy when it comes to picking and prioritising projects. It had the best interview process of anywhere I have ever applied.
Cons: The work is really challenging; we have difficult problems to solve and it is often really unclear how best to approach this. This makes prioritising and planning projects hard.
- 5.0Great culture and ambitious technologyProduction Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, EnglandNovember 30, 2022Pros: Very positive culture of inclusion and a very social group. Technology is interesting and cutting edge with a lot of potential. Incredibly skilled people from across the world who you can learn a lot from. Heavy emphasis on autonomy but never at the cost of teamwork.Cons: As a startup, it can oftentimes be chaotic with changing priorities. Lower-level management sometimes lacks experience, and there is not great transparency around compensation.
- 5.0Great development opportunities in a fantastic companySenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSeptember 29, 2026Pros: An amazing company with great development opportunities.Cons: Not really anything to say.
- 5.0Great Interview process & work environmentData Engineer • Current EmployeeDecember 21, 2020Pros: The focus on hiring good people is fantastic -- all of my team mates have been good at what they do and willing to help. I have really enjoyed the flatness of the decision hierarchy when it comes to picking and prioritising projects. It had the best interview process of anywhere I have ever applied.Cons: The work is really challenging; we have difficult problems to solve and it is often really unclear how best to approach this. This makes prioritising and planning projects hard.
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