Tesla

Embedded Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California

December 1, 2023

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

There were three interviews: two online technical interviews and one in-person panel interview.

I made it past the first technical interview but was rejected after the second technical interview.

I got both questions correct in each technical interview.

Questions

1 System Design question for the first interview

1 Coding question for the second interview

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Tesla Embedded Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

Tesla's interview process for their Embedded Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive100%

Neutral0%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Tesla's Embedded Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.

Tesla Work Experiences

Good Company, Hard To Keep Up

Embedded Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

August 14, 2023

Pros: A good company to work at.

Cons: Very hard to keep up.

Good Company, Hard To Keep Up

Embedded Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

August 14, 2023

Pros: A good company to work at.

Cons: Very hard to keep up.

Learn a lot

Embedded Software Engineer • Current Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

Pros: Great position where you learn a lot, with great colleagues. However, you need to work most weekends fully and stay in the office from morning to night.

Cons: Weekends and late nights are mandatory, so be prepared to work a lot.

Embedded Software Engineer • Current Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

Pros: Great position where you learn a lot, with great colleagues. However, you need to work most weekends fully and stay in the office from morning to night.

Cons: Weekends and late nights are mandatory, so be prepared to work a lot.

Fulfilling, engaging work, but subpar benefits.

Embedded Software Engineer • Current Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

Pros: You genuinely get to work on products that are having a positive impact on the world with a team that’s highly capable.

Cons: Relative to other big tech companies, you put in more hours for less pay.

Fulfilling, engaging work, but subpar benefits.

Embedded Software Engineer • Current Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

Pros: You genuinely get to work on products that are having a positive impact on the world with a team that’s highly capable.

Cons: Relative to other big tech companies, you put in more hours for less pay.

Good Company, Hard To Keep Up

Embedded Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

August 14, 2023

Pros: A good company to work at.

Cons: Very hard to keep up.

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Good Company, Hard To Keep Up
Embedded Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
August 14, 2023
Pros: A good company to work at.
Cons: Very hard to keep up.

Learn a lot

Embedded Software Engineer • Current Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

Pros: Great position where you learn a lot, with great colleagues. However, you need to work most weekends fully and stay in the office from morning to night.

Cons: Weekends and late nights are mandatory, so be prepared to work a lot.

3.0
Learn a lot
Embedded Software Engineer • Current Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
May 18, 2023
Pros: Great position where you learn a lot, with great colleagues. However, you need to work most weekends fully and stay in the office from morning to night.
Cons: Weekends and late nights are mandatory, so be prepared to work a lot.

Fulfilling, engaging work, but subpar benefits.

Embedded Software Engineer • Current Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

Pros: You genuinely get to work on products that are having a positive impact on the world with a team that’s highly capable.

Cons: Relative to other big tech companies, you put in more hours for less pay.

4.0
Fulfilling, engaging work, but subpar benefits.
Embedded Software Engineer • Current Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
April 27, 2023
Pros: You genuinely get to work on products that are having a positive impact on the world with a team that’s highly capable.
Cons: Relative to other big tech companies, you put in more hours for less pay.

Tesla Interview Questions

Course Schedule

Determine if it is possible to finish all courses given prerequisites. Some courses must be taken before others; can you find a valid order?

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.

StringsSliding 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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