Waymo interview questions

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This is every question in the Waymo guide, in one list: 29 coding problems, 3 system designs and 15 behavioral questions, drawn from what candidates report about Waymo interviews.

Each row shows the round it comes from and links to the lesson that works through it. 7 are free to read in full. The other 40 are Premium, and here you still see their round, difficulty and topic, so you know what you're walking into.

Waymo coding interview questions

29 problems, in the order the guide teaches them. Each lesson gives the full problem, a worked solution and the follow-ups interviewers tend to add.

1Occupancy Grid: Reachable Cells in a Step BudgetFreeCodingMediumDS&A in Driving Scenarios
2Detection Windows: Merge Overlapping IntervalsFreeCodingMediumDS&A in Driving Scenarios
3Fleet Tracker: Latest Position Per CarFreeCodingEasyDS&A in Driving Scenarios
4Cross-System Object Tracker: Union-Find With Merged HistoryFreeCodingMediumDS&A in Driving Scenarios
5Maintenance Readiness: Open/End Event MatchingFreeCodingMediumDS&A in Driving Scenarios
6K-Means: Lloyd's Iterations with K-Means++ SeedingFreeCodingMediumML & Perception Coding
7Premium medium problemCodingMediumThe Signature Problems
8Premium medium problemCodingMediumThe Signature Problems
9Premium hard problemCodingHardThe Signature Problems
10Premium medium problemCodingMediumThe Signature Problems
11Premium hard problemCodingHardGrid Search and Shortest Paths
12Premium medium problemCodingMediumGrid Search and Shortest Paths
13Premium medium problemCodingMediumGrid Search and Shortest Paths
14Premium medium problemCodingMediumGrid Search and Shortest Paths
15Premium hard problemCodingHardGrid Search and Shortest Paths
16Premium medium problemCodingMediumStrings, Tries and Trees
17Premium medium problemCodingMediumStrings, Tries and Trees
18Premium medium problemCodingMediumStrings, Tries and Trees
19Premium medium problemCodingMediumStrings, Tries and Trees
20Premium medium problemCodingMediumStrings, Tries and Trees
21Premium medium problemCodingMediumWindows, Matrices and Ranges
22Premium hard problemCodingHardWindows, Matrices and Ranges
23Premium easy problemCodingEasyWindows, Matrices and Ranges
24Premium medium problemCodingMediumWindows, Matrices and Ranges
25Premium medium problemCodingMediumHash Maps and Counting
26Premium medium problemCodingMediumHash Maps and Counting
27Premium medium problemCodingMediumHash Maps and Counting
28Premium medium problemSystem designMediumDesign an Org Chart System
29Premium medium problemSystem designMediumDesign a Scene Similarity System

Waymo system design interview questions

3 designs, each worked end to end in its own lesson, from requirements to the architecture and its trade-offs.

#Question
1Design an AV Data SystemFree
2Design an Org Chart System (Premium)
3Design a Scene Similarity System (Premium)

A lock means the design is named here and its walkthrough is Premium.

Waymo behavioral interview questions

15 questions, grouped by what the interviewer is testing. The lesson explains why each one gets asked and what a strong answer covers.

Why Waymo, and the safety mission (3)

All 3 are Premium

Leadership and project depth (3)

All 3 are Premium

Collaboration across tightly coupled teams (3)

All 3 are Premium

Ownership, reliability, and root cause (3)

All 3 are Premium

Working through ambiguity (3)

All 3 are Premium

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Premium opens the 40 locked questions on this page, each with the full prompt and a worked answer, and every other lesson in all 100 company guides.

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How many questions are in the Waymo interview guide?

47: 29 coding problems, 3 system designs and 15 behavioral questions. The guide was last updated in November 2026.

Which rounds do these Waymo interview questions come from?

Of the 29 coding problems, 27 come from the coding rounds and 2 from the system design lessons. The 3 system designs and 15 behavioral questions come from the system design and behavioral rounds. Every row in the list carries its round, so you can start with the one you have booked.

Which Waymo interview questions are free?

7 of the 47 are free to read in full, marked Free in the list. The other 40 come with Premium, which also opens all 100 company guides.