Waymo Software Engineer Interview Experience — Navigation Constraints and Mapping Systems

The author lists a Waymo phone screen followed by onsite system-design and coding interviews. The screen involved a robot moving in four directions, returning to its starting point, and avoiding obstacles. The design discussion asked about a vehicle fleet collecting map information.

One onsite coding task matched dictionary words against input containing repeated letters. Another used a map with obstacles and refueling locations, requiring a vehicle to reach the far side despite limited fuel and memory. Its controller could store only ten commands and had to repeat that sequence. The report identifies movement and refueling as available actions but does not describe the applicant’s solution, interviewer feedback, or eventual hiring result.