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This question evaluates understanding of graph theory concepts—specifically rooted trees, parent-child relationships, cycle detection, and node in-degree constraints—and the ability to implement validation logic for data structures representing forests.

  • medium
  • Waymo
  • Coding & Algorithms
  • Software Engineer

Validate a Parent-Child Forest

Company: Waymo

Role: Software Engineer

Category: Coding & Algorithms

Difficulty: medium

Interview Round: Technical Screen

Quick Answer: This question evaluates understanding of graph theory concepts—specifically rooted trees, parent-child relationships, cycle detection, and node in-degree constraints—and the ability to implement validation logic for data structures representing forests.

Last updated: Jun 6, 2026
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