Is it hard to get hired as a Principal Engineer/Team Leader at Motional?

Principal Engineer/Team Leader applicants have rated the interview process at Motional with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 51% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.

How long does it take to get hired as a Principal Engineer/Team Leader at Motional?

Candidates applying for Principal Engineer/Team Leader roles take an average of 3 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Motional overall takes an average of 29 days.

Where can I find Motional interview experiences by job title?

Software Engineer (51) ; Engineer (31) ; Senior Software Engineer (29) ; Senior Engineer (26) ; Intern (16) ; Autonomous Vehicle Operator (14) ; Principal Engineer (8) ; Human Resources (5) ; Program Manager (5) ; Vehicle Operator (5) ; Director (4) ; Machine Learning Engineer (4) ; Manager (4) ; Principal Software Engineer (4) ; Senior Technical Program Manager (4)

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Dec 17, 2025

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Principal Engineer/Team Leader applicants have rated the interview process at Motional with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 51% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Principal Engineer/Team Leader roles take an average of 3 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Motional overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Motional as a Principal Engineer/Team Leader according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Personality test: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
Skills test: 33%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
Software Engineer(51) ;
Engineer(31) ;
Senior Software Engineer(29) ;
Senior Engineer(26) ;
Intern(16) ;
Autonomous Vehicle Operator(14) ;
Principal Engineer(8) ;
Human Resources(5) ;

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Motional interviews FAQs

Principal Engineer/Team Leader applicants have rated the interview process at Motional with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 51% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Principal Engineer/Team Leader roles take an average of 3 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Motional overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Motional as a Principal Engineer/Team Leader according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Personality test: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
Skills test: 33%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
Software Engineer(51) ;
Engineer(31) ;
Senior Software Engineer(29) ;
Senior Engineer(26) ;
Intern(16) ;
Autonomous Vehicle Operator(14) ;
Principal Engineer(8) ;
Human Resources(5) ;

Program Manager

(5) ;

Vehicle Operator(5) ;

Director(4) ;

Machine Learning Engineer(4) ;

Manager(4) ;

Principal Software Engineer(4) ;

Senior Technical Program Manager(4) .

Principal Engineer/Team Leader Interview

Dec 17, 2025

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied through other source. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Motional in Dec 2025

Interview

Manager screening interview - 1 hour with the manager of thr group I'm suppose to go to. The interview was besically a deep dive into my CV. The manager was super nice, asked good questions that felt like he prepared and read my CV and about previous company I worked for

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Asked about projects I wrote about in my CV

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