Engineering Culture and Cross-Functional Collaboration

Waymo's engineering culture is defined by the intersection of cutting-edge AI research and real-world safety-critical deployment. VP of Engineering Srikanth Thirumalai says their challenge goes "far beyond what many AI companies out there are trying to do." This module covers how teams are structured, the cross-disciplinary collaboration that drives development, and what Glassdoor and Blind reviews reveal about the day-to-day engineering experience.