I applied online. I interviewed at Cruise (San Francisco, CA) in Jun 2017
Interview
Applied online, got a call from HR, then a technical phone interview and one week later an on-site interview.
I liked the Cruise team, both HR and engineers, and liked their location in San Francisco (having spent most of my life in another much larger and bustling city and now living in Silicon Valley's suburbia). The engineers who interviewed me were highly skilled and enthusiastic. I would have accepted their offer if it weren't for another offer (also in the autonomous driving space) that aligned better with my long-term career goals. It was a tough choice.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Algorithms, data structures, real-time considerations, C++, memory management, etc.
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.
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.
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
