Tesla

Data Engineer Interview Experience

February 1, 2023

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Recruiter call
OA of Python
SQL and Python questions in a technical phone interview
Technical video assessment of Python questions, resume review, and examining technical knowledge in depth.

Questions

SQL and LeetCode medium-level questions using Python

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 21 interview experiences for the Tesla Data Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

19%

Pass Rate

Tesla's interview process for their Data Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive57%

Neutral29%

Negative14%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Tesla's Data Engineer interview process in United States.

Tesla Work Experiences

Smart But Needs Time Management

Data Engineer • Former Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

October 2, 2023

Pros: A very intelligent engineer to work with.

Cons: Need to manage time wisely.

Smart But Needs Time Management

Data Engineer • Former Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

October 2, 2023

Pros: A very intelligent engineer to work with.

Cons: Need to manage time wisely.

Good, but also not that good

Data Engineer • Former Employee

Fremont, California, United States

January 7, 2021

Pros: It's a great place to work, according to the flexibility of time only.

Cons: Has hard work-life balance.

Good, but also not that good

Data Engineer • Former Employee

Fremont, California, United States

January 7, 2021

Pros: It's a great place to work, according to the flexibility of time only.

Cons: Has hard work-life balance.

Awesome place to work if you have a great manager

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Working on stuff that matters, high-impact projects all the time, and given way more responsibility than at other orgs.

Cons: Hours can be a lot at times, especially as you get more senior.

Awesome place to work if you have a great manager

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Working on stuff that matters, high-impact projects all the time, and given way more responsibility than at other orgs.

Cons: Hours can be a lot at times, especially as you get more senior.

Smart But Needs Time Management

Data Engineer • Former Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

October 2, 2023

Pros: A very intelligent engineer to work with.

Cons: Need to manage time wisely.

4.0
Smart But Needs Time Management
Data Engineer • Former Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
October 2, 2023
Pros: A very intelligent engineer to work with.
Cons: Need to manage time wisely.

Good, but also not that good

Data Engineer • Former Employee

Fremont, California, United States

January 7, 2021

Pros: It's a great place to work, according to the flexibility of time only.

Cons: Has hard work-life balance.

3.0
Good, but also not that good
Data Engineer • Former Employee
Fremont, California, United States
January 7, 2021
Pros: It's a great place to work, according to the flexibility of time only.
Cons: Has hard work-life balance.

Awesome place to work if you have a great manager

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Working on stuff that matters, high-impact projects all the time, and given way more responsibility than at other orgs.

Cons: Hours can be a lot at times, especially as you get more senior.

5.0
Awesome place to work if you have a great manager
Data Engineer • Current Employee
March 5, 2024
Pros: Working on stuff that matters, high-impact projects all the time, and given way more responsibility than at other orgs.
Cons: Hours can be a lot at times, especially as you get more senior.

Tesla Interview Questions

Course Schedule

Determine if it is possible to finish all courses given prerequisite relationships between them. Essentially, detect if a cycle exists in the course dependencies.

GraphsRecursion

Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters

Find the length of the longest substring within a given string that contains no repeating characters. The substring must be contiguous.

StringsTwo PointersSliding Windows

Minimum Changes To Make Alternating Binary String

Determine the fewest modifications needed to transform a binary string into an alternating pattern (e.g., "0101" or "1010"). You can change '0' to '1' or '1' to '0'.

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