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Waymo Software Engineer Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a Waymo Software Engineer interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated daily.

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CodingStart here. 15 questions · ~144 min
Shortest Path in Cost MazeMedium
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Use Dijkstra’s algorithm with a min-heap to find the minimum-cost path through a weighted maze grid.

RecursionMathDynamic ProgrammingWaymo
Smooth Jagged Grid PathMedium
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Compress a grid path by greedily removing intermediate points on the same horizontal, vertical, or 45-degree diagonal segment.

MathDynamic ProgrammingArraysWaymo
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Execution10 questions · ~96 min
Executing a Distributed Systems InitiativeMedium
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Explain how you would execute a distributed systems project, aligning stakeholders, managing trade-offs, and reducing delivery risk.

InfrastructureTrade-offsRisk AssessmentWaymo
Distributed System Reliability Trade-offsMedium
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Explain how to balance latency, consistency, and availability in a distributed system and align stakeholders on the launch decision.

InfrastructureTrade-offsRisk AssessmentWaymo
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System Design12 questions · ~115 min
Material Selection for AutomotiveHard
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Evaluates your ability to make engineering trade-offs for material selection in automotive contexts.

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Pipelines6 questions · ~58 min
Simulation for Autonomous SystemsHard
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Tests experience building and using simulation to validate autonomy behavior and regressions.

InfrastructureETLBatch ProcessingWaymo
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Behavioral & Leadership4 questions · ~38 min
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More topics3 questions · ~29 min
Explaining Architecture Trade-offs ClearlyMedium
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Tests technical ownership and communication through a concrete architecture decision, with emphasis on trade-offs, judgment, and lessons learned.

Trade-offsrecent projectstechnical experienceWaymo
TensorFlow or JAX ExperienceMedium
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Evaluates your familiarity with modern ML frameworks relevant to Waymo’s ML stack.

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