Waymo·Software Engineer

Waymo Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Positive

Mountain View, CAPosted Aug 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My interview started with a data-focused round that felt like they were checking how I handled data fluency before anything deeper.

The video assessment then became a mix of ML and systems-style evaluation: I went through an ML algorithm round, a separate coding algorithm round, and also a data systems design round. I finished with another data fluency check.

The whole process moved quickly, almost like it was designed to compress decision-making. It felt like each step flowed right into the next with little downtime to reflect. The difficulty was in the breadth—multiple different lenses on similar underlying skills, rather than one narrow area.

I didn’t end up with an offer, but I came away thinking I understood the

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