Question 1

Is Waymo a good company to work for?

Accepted Answer

Waymo has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 476 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 12 months. 69% of employees would recommend working at Waymo to a friend and 68% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Waymo have been left by employees working as Software Engineer, Software Quality Operations Associate and Senior Software Engineer.

Question 2

Does Waymo pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Waymo employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Waymo. This rating has improved by 5% over the last 12 months.

Question 3

How satisfied are employees working at Waymo?

Accepted Answer

69% of Waymo employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Waymo 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

Question 4

What are the top reviewed jobs at Waymo?

Accepted Answer

Software Engineer (54), Senior Software Engineer (23), Software Quality Operations Associate (19), Program Manager (9), 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), Operations (4), Software Engineer (Swe II) (4)

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

"The people were great and very knowledgeable." ((in 40 reviews)); "Pay and Benefits are great" ((in 31 reviews)); "The pay is good." ((in 26 reviews)); "Great teams and people are very friendly" ((in 18 reviews)); "2. Talented coworkers and good opportunities to learn new technology." ((in 15 reviews))

Question 6

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

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"inconvenient working hours, inexperienced managers, lack of communication" ((in 12 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)); "TVC churn is highly exploitative; upper management extremely resistant to increase FTE quotas" ((in 5 reviews)); "Overly bloated management, average appreciation for work and exceeding expectations, little growth opportunity." ((in 4 reviews))

Question 7

What are employees saying about Waymo layoffs in 2026?

Accepted Answer

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Waymo layoffs and their outlook for job security at Waymo in 2026.

Question 8

What Waymo locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Accepted Answer

Novi, San Jose, San Francisco, Mountain View, Detroit

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