Hopeless struggle - Software Engineer Waymo Employee Review

1.0
Dec 21, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Waymo has a famous brand and part of inspiring industry

Cons

Waymo is struggling with growth pain around issues of culture and transparency. I did not meet many strong software engineers here, compared to other, less famous, companies I worked for. That's not surprising given how poorly Waymo treats its employees. At Waymo, like other startups, employees have stock-based compensation. However, here you are not allowed to know what share of the company your stock represents - and the company can take your vested stock away if you leave. I find workplace conditions here humiliating, and those continue to get worse. If you join Waymo, expect to get a tiny desk in a hallway on a giant floor packed with hundreds of other desks side-to-side. You'll be surrounded by piles of boxes and yelling people all the time. People around me are often working sick, so I get constantly exposed to new deceases.

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5.0
May 13, 2026
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Pros

This place is technical strong, and AV is on a good track than few years ago.

Cons

Some politics among the org. Top talent is attracted by LLM, and company have to pay higher salary to attract more people come in

2.0
Mar 28, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Decent place to work if youre interested in exciting new technology.

Cons

Long hours , very high expectations.

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