Several helper functions are provided and I was asked to fill in the rest of them. Got the brute-force solution but not the optimal one, which is a named algorithm in computer science, way too more difficult for an interview.
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Autres retours d’entretien d’embauche pour un poste comme Software Engineer chez Waymo
J'ai postulé en ligne. J'ai passé un entretien chez Waymo (Mountain View, CA) en févr. 2026
Entretien
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.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Walk through your background and the experience in labeling infrastructure.
J'ai postulé en ligne. J'ai passé un entretien chez Waymo (California, MD)
Entretien
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.