I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 days. I interviewed at Waymo
Interview
Standard phone screen. The call went fine, but the recruiter totally disappeared from then on out. I followed up shortly after to thank them for their time. Then several times after to ask about updates. Three months later, no response. No follow up. Nothing.
Very unprofessional. Don't bother responding to their recruiters if they reach out, they just want to waste your time.
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.