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What this posting asks for
Level: Lead / staff — The title says "Lead".
Main responsibilities
- Lead cross-functional strategies to accelerate development for new product initiatives
- Translate new, complex use cases into actionable system requirements
- Execute trade studies and investigation to influence cross-functional priorities and product roadmaps
- Partner with Systems Engineering and Test teams to develop and execute robust verification strategies that demonstrate critical requirements are met
- Innovate solutions for technical challenges within integrated hardware and software autonomous systems, covering the full day-in-the-life
- Define concept of operations for new product initiatives
- Bachelor's Degree in relevant Engineering or related field (including ME, EE, CS, Robotics, Controls, Aerospace, etc.) or equivalent practical experience
- 10 or more years of engineering experience with demonstrated delivery of hardware / software integrated vehicle or robotic systems
- Experience across full product lifecycle, from concept or pilot through transition into operations in a fast paced environment
- Strong foundation in systems engineering fundamentals such as requirements definition, formal verification and validation methods
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Technical skill Core
In the posting: “Waymo's Systems Engineering team works together to blend software and hardware systems in groundbreaking new ways.” · “This role follows a hybrid work schedule and you will report to Systems Engineering Leadership.” · “Partner with Systems Engineering and Test teams to develop and execute robust verification strategies that demonstrate critical requirements are met”
Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off. - Teamwork and collaboration Core
In the posting: “We're looking for talented teammates who’ll help us maintain strong teamwork and are passionate about driving results.” · “Lead cross-functional strategies to accelerate development for new product initiatives” · “Execute trade studies and investigation to influence cross-functional priorities and product roadmaps”
Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled. - Ownership and accountability Core
In the posting: “Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver.” · “The Waymo Driver powers Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases.” · “The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and te…”
Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it. - Planning and organisation Core
In the posting: “This role follows a hybrid work schedule and you will report to Systems Engineering Leadership.” · “Execute trade studies and investigation to influence cross-functional priorities and product roadmaps” · “Experience across full product lifecycle, from concept or pilot through transition into operations in a fast paced environment”
Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how. - Leadership and mentoring Core
In the posting: “This role follows a hybrid work schedule and you will report to Systems Engineering Leadership.” · “Cross-functional technical leadership and mentorship”
Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them. - Attention to detail and quality Core
In the posting: “We set the high performance standards that ensure our vehicles run smoothly and keep passengers safe, then design and perform the tests that validate that pe…” · “Experience testing and deploying production-level safety critical systems, especially at scale”
Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used. - Stakeholder management Core
In the posting: “Execute trade studies and investigation to influence cross-functional priorities and product roadmaps” · “Experience influencing product strategy and user flows through iterative launches”
Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior. - Problem solving Supporting
In the posting: “Execute trade studies and investigation to influence cross-functional priorities and product roadmaps”
Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix. - Data and analysis Supporting
In the posting: “Data analysis and related script development skills (e.g.”
Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it.
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- Built from this posting (8):
- Walk me through a piece of work where you used your strongest technical skill. What exactly did you do? From this posting
- Describe a time you worked with another team to deliver something. What was your part? From this posting
- Tell me about a task you took from start to finish without anyone asking you to. From this posting
- You have three urgent tasks due today and time to finish only two. How do you decide? From this posting
- How have you used scheduling in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
- Tell me about a problem you solved using sql. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you helped someone on your team get better at their work. From this posting
- Tell me about a difficult problem you solved at work. How did you find the cause? From this posting
- Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. What do you do?
- Walk me through how you would check whether a report's numbers are right.
- Describe a time you handled an upset customer or colleague.
- Tell me about a time you had several deadlines at once. How did you decide what to do first?
- Give an example of a mistake you caught before it caused a problem.
- Tell me about a time you taught someone how to do something.
- Describe a time you took the lead without being asked.
- Tell me about a time you had to explain something complicated in simple terms.
- Describe a process you improved.
- Do you have any questions for us?
- Why do you want to work here?
- Why is there a gap in your employment? Difficult question
- Why did you leave your last job? Difficult question
- Why are you changing careers? Difficult question
- What is your greatest weakness? Difficult question
- What are your salary expectations? Difficult question
- You seem overqualified for this role. Why do you want it? Difficult question
- Improper-question practice: How old are you? / Do you have children? / Where are you from originally?
- A customer is angry about a delay you did not cause. What do you do?
- How do you keep track of many open customer requests?
- Tell me about a time you could not give a customer what they wanted.
- You find that the inventory count does not match the system. What do you do?
- Tell me about a time a shipment or delivery went wrong.
- How do you make sure safety rules are followed on a busy shift?
- How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
- Tell me about a time you had to enter or check a lot of data accurately.
- Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
- A prospect says your price is too high. How do you respond?
- How do you keep your pipeline organised?
- Tell me about a technical problem you solved on your own.
- You find a bug right before a release. What do you do?

