Is Waymo a good company to work for as a Software Engineer?

Software Engineer professionals working at Waymo have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 52 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Waymo employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer Jobs at Waymo now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at Waymo .

Does Waymo pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Waymo with 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 52 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at Waymo.

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at Waymo?

72% of Software Engineer employees at Waymo would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 38% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Waymo with a 3.6 rating for work-life-balance, 4.2 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.3 rating for culture and values and 3.9 rating for career opportunities.

What Waymo locations are top rated by Software Engineer employees?

Mountain View is the top rated Waymo location by Software Engineer employees.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Waymo?

Software Engineer (54) , Senior Software Engineer (23) , Software Quality Operations Associate (19) , Program Manager (10) , Vehicle Operator (9) , Autonomous Vehicle Operator (8) , Fleet Response Specialist (7) , Hardware Engineer (7) , Systems Engineer (6) , Technical Program Manager (6) , Data Scientist (5) , Driver (5) , Engineer (5) , Machine Learning Engineer (4) , Operations (4)

What are the pros of working at Waymo according to real employee reviews?

"The people were great and very knowledgeable." ((in 43 reviews)); "Great benefits as an Alphabet company." ((in 37 reviews)); "The pay is good." ((in 25 reviews)); "Great teams and people are very friendly" ((in 18 reviews)); "Brilliant coworkers" ((in 14 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Waymo according to real employee reviews?

"Bad work life balance." ((in 12 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 6 reviews)); "Disorganized leadership and ambiguous instructions." ((in 6 reviews)); "awful communication, terrible feedback, not considerate of contractors (which comprise more than 80% of the workforce on some teams)" ((in 6 reviews)); "No growth opportunities for contractors" ((in 5 reviews))

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4.2

72% would recommend to a friend

(52 total reviews)

Tekedra Mawakana and Dmitri Dolgov

84% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

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Software Engineer employees have rated Waymo with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 52 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Waymo is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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5.0

Apr 13, 2023

Amazing place, great mission!

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work and challenging mission

Cons

Slow and risky industry under current macro-economic conditions

5.0

Mar 31, 2023

I feel like it's going to be the next big thing

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Things are growing like crazy. Product is magic

Cons

Can be really busy, lots of changes, lots of pay in stock (which feels risky)

4.0

Feb 18, 2023

Great Culture

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very supportive people and helpful teams.

Cons

Tough hours, and things can be slow when trying to get things working between teams.

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