Now there's no reason to stay - Senior Software Engineer Waymo Employee Review

1.0
Jun 19, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The only Pros were the perks: the beautiful office space, the delicious food, the easy commute. With Covid/WFH, the realities of Waymo are only more clear, and the glitter of fancy perks is just a fading memory.

Cons

Where to begin: - Sr management is pretty political. There are often land-grabs and some pretty high turn-over - There's not much direction at this point. Technical progress is stalling and the team is getting restless. - We are bleeding talent. Progress in the industry is stalling, but it might be worse here because the best guys have moved on

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5.0
May 13, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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

4.0
Jun 8, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good team culture and lots of room for advancement.

Cons

A lot of temp and contract work can be unstable.

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