I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Waymo (Mountain View, CA) in May 2025
Interview
Talk with recruiter, 2 weeks later phone screening, then 2 weeks later the onsite. the onsite was hard, but not impossible. If you just grind leetcode for a few months you have a real shot.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Signed NDA so not allowed to answer but it was not too hard if you do medium leetcode problems.
I applied online. I interviewed at Waymo (Mountain View, CA) in Feb 2026
Interview
Totally a mess. Attended a recruiter screen call and received the invitation the same day. But the next round with the hiring manager was scheduled for two weeks later (although I tried to schedule it ASAP)! The hiring manager delayed the interview by one day without any clear reason, but the recruiter insisted that there were 2 headcounts available. Even the rejection was delayed to the following week.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk through your background and the experience in labeling infrastructure.
I applied online. I interviewed at Waymo (California, MD)
Interview
Started with recruiter call. First round is a programming interview mainly focused on dynamic programming. solved the question but still got rejected. I interviewed for simulation team - scenario creation.
The interview is back to back 2 rounds, including general coding questions and ML related questions. The interviewers are nice and will give enough time to prepare. Follow their guidance is important.