I applied online. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Waymo (San Francisco, CA) in May 2019
Interview
Two phone interviews done through Google Hangouts, mostly asked about past work experience and skills. Left plenty of time for questions after the main interview portion. No technical questions what so ever.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Waymo in Aug 2025
Interview
I only made it through the recruiter screen and hiring manager interview. After the recruiter call, I immediately got calendar invite to meet hiring manager next day. The questions were standard program manger interview questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
-Explain how to built the early phases of a program and the role you played in final stages.
-How do you manage risk?
-How do you decide when to go deep vs stay high level
Went through all rounds of the interview only to be turned down saying they hired internally. This happened twice with them. They seem to find folks internally and they keep interviewing outside candidates to keep as a baseline?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Product development model based on a set of challenges