Lucid Motors Software Engineer interview on motion planning and controls

The interviews focused heavily on motion planning and controls from the beginning. The hiring process felt organized, and the technical questions were reasonable, but I was expected to think as if I were actually designing the systems. I had to cover system design along with coding related to motion planning and control. I wasn’t only asked to name components. I had to explain how I would structu…

Shared by a candidate · reported Apr 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.