Is Cruise a good company to work for as a Senior Machine Learning Engineer II?

Senior Machine Learning Engineer II professionals working at Cruise have rated their employer with 3.4 out of 5 stars in 17 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Cruise employees being 3.3 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior Machine Learning Engineer II Jobs at Cruise now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Machine Learning Engineer II interview questions at Cruise .

Does Cruise pay Senior Machine Learning Engineer II employees well?

Senior Machine Learning Engineer II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Cruise with 4.6 out of 5 stars based on 17 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 14% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Machine Learning Engineer II salaries at Cruise.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cruise?

Senior Software Engineer (81) , Software Engineer (53) , Autonomous Vehicle Trainer (21) , Avto (21) , Autonomous Vehicle Operator (19) , Engineering Manager (18) , Staff Software Engineer (14) , Senior AVTO (13) , Engineer (12) , Manager (12) , Operations Coordinator (11) , Recruiter (11) , Avt (10) , Technical Program Manager (9) , Director (8)

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

"people here are smart and friendly and driven by the vision" ((in 101 reviews)); "Pay is good and higher than other places" ((in 87 reviews)); "Great benefits and WLB." ((in 62 reviews)); "Great culture and teammates." ((in 51 reviews)); "From tackling tough eng problems first (urban driving in SF) to building great teams from the ground up" ((in 50 reviews))

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

"Poor management on a company scale" ((in 67 reviews)); "Poor leadership: Across the entire company but in my department specifically it was the worst." ((in 53 reviews)); "No Work Life Balance Things Constantly Breaking" ((in 41 reviews)); "Poor and/or inexperienced managers." ((in 23 reviews)); "Since the massive layoffs it's a different company" ((in 15 reviews))

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Cruise Senior Machine Learning Engineer II reviews

3.4

53% would recommend to a friend

(17 total reviews)

Kyle Vogt

62% approve of CEO

23% positive business outlook

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4.8

Diversity & inclusion

4.6

Compensation and benefits

4.3

Career opportunities

3.8

Culture & values

3.1

Work/Life balance

2.5

Senior management

Senior Machine Learning Engineer II employees have rated Cruise with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 17 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Machine Learning Engineer II professionals have a good working experience there. Cruise is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Machine Learning Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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17 reviews

3.0

May 8, 2025

Chaotic

Senior machine learning engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

pay is higher than the market interesting problem space

Cons

chaotic culture stressful environment company went through drastic changes the future has been always uncertain

4.0

Feb 18, 2025

Great tech stacks

Machine learning engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company works on very cutting-edge tech, which makes it a great place to learn

Cons

Growing pains of a changing from a startup to a large company

3.0

Jan 16, 2025

Great people, poor leadership

Senior machine learning engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people I see day-to-day are all talented and passionate about their work. Benefits and pay are competitive

Cons

Ever since the accident back in 2023 Cruise has been on a downhill spiral.

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