Toyota Research Institute interview questions

The interview process is the longest and most demanding I’ve ever experienced. They assign a take-home exercise that feels designed to take inspiration from your work, followed by a technical presentation you prepare from scratch. You are essentially providing free labor. After the onsite, they no longer respect the times they arranged to call you. Because they no longer need you, they become very casual about communication, disrupting your personal commitments without apology. The people evaluating you include managers from social sciences hired just months ago and engineers fresh out of grad school. The technical depth of the evaluation felt uneven at best. Be cautious. The time investment is significant and the process does not reflect the respect candidates deserve.

2 initial recruiter screens with hiring partners of TRI (it's a contingent role) over the course of a week. One of the recruiters reached out to me directly. Despite it being an engineering role, they declined to move forward because I don't have experience as a 3D modeler... which is an art role. No Gameplay engineer is also a 3D modeler. It's like rejecting a structural engineer because they aren't also an interior decorator. TRI seems to fundamentally not understand the separation of concerns in gameplay and simulation engineering, which is concerning for a company relying on this kind of engineering to lead the way in the AV industry.