Cruise·Software Engineer

Cruise Software Engineer interview experience

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United StatesPosted Aug 2021 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After applying online, I had a thorough phone screen and then stayed in close contact with an internal recruiter who seemed really invested in keeping things moving.

The technical part ended up being heavy and structured: I went through two coding interviews, then two separate design or systems-focused interviews, plus an extra round that leaned more toward social fit. Everyone I spoke with came across as extremely sharp and enthusiastic, and the whole flow felt well thought-out.

What surprised me was how “complete” the loop felt for a process that still started with a simple recruiter call. After those rounds, I could tell the bar was genuinely high—not just for raw coding, but for how I reasoned through system-level problems. Even though I didn’t end

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