I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Cruise (San Francisco, CA) in Nov 2022
Interview
First step: OA that had 3 questions 2 mediums 1 easy! Second Step: 45 Minute Technical Interview where I was asked an easy DFS question! Third Step: Back to back 45 minute interviews where the first one was behavioral and the second one was coding!
Coding challenge for the first round was not hard compared to other tech companies. Second round has two interviewers, descent technical questions. Takes about two hours. Third round onsite.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Cruise (Mountain View, CA) in Dec 2018
Interview
Went through 5-6 hours of interview, including behavioral and deciding the team I wanted, to be ultimately rejected. They were very nice and described all the teams and openings. They asked about my resume and each team I wanted interviewed me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What type of obstacles and variables would a car need to consider if it needs to pass another car?
Software Engineer(Internship) applicants have rated the interview process at Cruise with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 40.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer(Internship) roles take an average of 29 days to get hired, when considering 4 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 Software Engineer(Internship) according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 43%
Presentation: 29%
One on one interview: 29%
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