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      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      Jan 3, 2022
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      San Francisco, CA
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Cruise (San Francisco, CA) in Dec 2021

      Interview

      Was offered full day or a split between two days. Entirely remote process (during COVID). Recruiter was very transparent and helpful throughout the process. Asked both general software questions and domain-specific questions. After the interviews, the recruiter and manager of the team I would join called me and walked me through the feedback and what the team thought.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Describe a project that you're proud of.
      Answer question

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      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      Apr 4, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      San Francisco, CA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Cruise (San Francisco, CA)

      Interview

      The interview process consisted of an initial recruiter screen followed by a technical phone interview focused on data structures and problem-solving in Python. The onsite loop included 4 rounds: one coding round (medium LeetCode-style problem), one system design round focused on building a scalable ML data processing pipeline, one backend/API design round, and one behavioral round. Interviewers emphasized real-world problem solving, tradeoffs, and communication. Overall, the process was structured and aligned with large-scale distributed systems and ML infrastructure.

      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      Nov 25, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      San Francisco, CA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Cruise (San Francisco, CA)

      Interview

      Online submission. Then contacted by recruiter. The phone screening, and then onsite, which lasted an entire day in San Francisco office. Sat in a room while interviewers came and left.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      generic questions, nothing to really test what I knew. The interviewers seemed to not know how to interview a candidate and what to look for. I didn't want to work there after what i saw.
      Answer question

      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      Nov 21, 2024
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cruise in Nov 2024

      Interview

      The interview process consisted of a one-hour coding challenge followed by a one-hour deep dive with the hiring manager. The coding challenge involved solving a LeetCode hard-level problem, The discussion with the hiring manager focused on previous experience. Mismatch in chemistry. Rejected.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      coding round: lc high frequency hard HM round: project deep dive
      Answer question

      Cruise interviews FAQs

      • Senior Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Cruise with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 45% positive. To compare, the company-average is 40.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 53 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cruise overall takes an average of 26 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Cruise as a Senior Software Engineer according to 53 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Phone interview:  35%

        Presentation:  20%

        One on one interview:  19%

        Group panel interview:  7%

        Skills test:  7%

        IQ intelligence test:  5%

        Drug test:  4%

        Personality test:  2%

        Background check:  1%

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