Cruise General Intern Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 10 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Cruise.
Cruise
Intern
Intern Average Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
The interview process included a screening with a recruiter and two rounds of interviewing with different people on the team (people you'd work with, team leads, and management). Talked about background, experience, process, how you collaborate and what you hope to accomplish during your internship as well as after.
Confirmed questions1 question
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Cruise
AI/ML Intern
Intern Average Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Phone screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding
Started with a recruiter chat, then a technical interview with an employee, and finally a manager chat about the roles. This is the typical process for this kind of position. No surprises, and they were pretty good about keeping me updated on the timeline and what to expect.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Machine Learning technical interview covering both conceptual understanding and coding. For optimization, could you explain the properties of functions and analytically compute their minimums? Then, implement Stochastic Gradient Descent (SGD) to numerically find these minimums. Following that, repeat the SGD implementation but incorporating backpropagation and the chain rule.
Cruise
Intern
Intern Average Neutral experience No offer 6 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home Technical screen Technical screen Technical screen Background check
Interview formats
Coding Technical Behavioral
The interview process included an HR call, a take-home challenge, a LeetCode assessment, a coding round, a technical round, and a behavioral round. The entire process took some time but felt smooth and unhurried. The team discussed their preferences and current projects, although specific work details weren't extensively shared.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Assessments on coding abilities and questions typically found on LeetCode.
Cruise General Intern Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Cruise interview reports.
“What is the middle number in a list that isn't sorted?”
Read reports →“Could you describe the sequence in which a scheduler handles incoming tasks?”
Read reports →“Can you explain how you would design a checkerboard pattern for sensors?”
Read reports →“Could you explain to a designer why UX research is so important?”
Read reports →“Machine Learning technical interview covering both conceptual understanding and coding. For optimization, could you explain the properties of functions and analytically compute their minimums? Then, implement Stochastic Gradient Descent (SGD) to numerically find these minimums. Following that, repeat the SGD implementation but incorporating backpropagation and the chain rule.”
Read report →“Could you introduce yourself?”
Read report →“Share something about yourself that isn't on your resume.”
Read report →“Tell me about a project where you implemented continuous improvement.”
Read report →“Can you describe the best project you've been a part of?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 10 Cruise interview reports.