We counted how often Waymo's own 87 ads (those with a full description) state each requirement. This shows the filters the ads apply before anyone reads a resume. We have no data on why candidates are rejected after applying, and we do not guess.
Years of experience. 56 of 87 ads (64%) state a number of years. The median is 5 years; 71% ask for 5 or more and 9% for 10 or more.
Education
Sort:
Requirement ⇅
Ads that state it ⇅
Share of ads ⇅
PhD or doctorate
69
79%
Master's degree
40
46%
'or equivalent experience' accepted
33
38%
Bachelor's degree
8
9%
Working conditions
Sort:
Requirement ⇅
Ads that state it ⇅
Share of ads ⇅
On-site or in-person work
26
30%
Relocation mentioned
7
8%
Nights, weekends, holidays or on-call
6
7%
Travel mentioned
3
3%
Skills and tools named most often
Sort:
Requirement ⇅
Ads that state it ⇅
Share of ads ⇅
python
70
80%
machine learning
69
79%
c++
50
57%
sql
21
24%
java
2
2%
linux
1
1%
gcp
1
1%
salesforce
1
1%
sap
1
1%
How to stand out
First, cover the basics the ads ask for most (see the requirements above: python (80%), machine learning (79%), c++ (57%), sql (24%)). Then look at what separates higher-paid ads:
Among the 87 ads that publish a pay range, we compared the median pay of ads that name each item with ads that do not. This is a correlation in the ads, not a promise: an item can pay more because it comes with senior roles.
Sort:
Item named in the ad ⇅
Ads naming it ⇅
Ads not naming it ⇅
Median pay midpoint with it ⇅
Difference vs ads without it ⇅
'or equivalent experience' accepted
33
54
$270,000
+$75,000
machine learning
69
18
$238,000
+$0
c++
50
37
$238,000
+$0
Master's degree
40
47
$238,000
+$0
Bachelor's degree
8
79
$238,000
+$0
sql
21
66
$231,500
-$6,500
PhD or doctorate
69
18
$231,500
-$6,500
python
70
17
$231,500
-$38,500
We describe only what the ads state. We do not know how recruiters rank candidates.
Same role elsewhere
Where else the same role family is open, with the pay each posts: