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      Senior Motion Planning Engineer Interview

      Jun 24, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Pittsburgh, PA
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Motional (Pittsburgh, PA) in Apr 2025

      Interview

      Recruiter reached out and first interview was a coding round(leetcode medium). Following that, onsite with 4 rounds including two coding round, one system design and one domain knowledge. Overall average difficulty and interviewers were friendly and helpful. Had to go for another offer in Bay area.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Tell me about one of the project where you have to deal with ambiguity and less tooling and how did you overcome it. Basic questions about motion planning and controls fundamentals.
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