Tesla

Full Time Engineer Interview Experience - Canada

March 11, 2021

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

A 45-minute video call with the hiring manager, using the Teams video function. The HR manager will reach out to set this up.

5-minute introductions
15-minute presentation of a project that showcases technical rigor
15-minute technical questions
5-minute Q&A

Questions

Technical questions:

Know your material's properties.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Tesla Full Time Engineer role in Canada.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

Tesla's interview process for their Full Time Engineer roles in Canada is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Tesla's Full Time Engineer interview process in Canada.

Tesla Work Experiences

Highly rewarding, but deadlines are often unrealistic

Senior Controls Engineer • Current Employee

Fremont, California, United States

November 17, 2020

Pros: You'll learn a lot and can end up on projects where you're really forced to develop quickly. It's risky, but if you manage it well, you can move up quickly.

Cons: It can take a toll on your personal health if you're not careful to prioritize good exercise and diet. Tight deadlines and high-pressure projects also have a tendency to bring out the negative morale in teams, which can have a spiraling effect.

Highly rewarding, but deadlines are often unrealistic

Senior Controls Engineer • Current Employee

Fremont, California, United States

November 17, 2020

Pros: You'll learn a lot and can end up on projects where you're really forced to develop quickly. It's risky, but if you manage it well, you can move up quickly.

Cons: It can take a toll on your personal health if you're not careful to prioritize good exercise and diet. Tight deadlines and high-pressure projects also have a tendency to bring out the negative morale in teams, which can have a spiraling effect.

Grind work place - burnout common

Sr. Software Engineer • Current Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

Pros: Gratifying work, fast career progression - only up to Sr.

Cons: burnout, treat employees poorly, lots of work and not enough people

Grind work place - burnout common

Sr. Software Engineer • Current Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

Pros: Gratifying work, fast career progression - only up to Sr.

Cons: burnout, treat employees poorly, lots of work and not enough people

Great Brand, Toxic Culture

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Fremont, California, United States

Pros: Brand value and good mission

Cons: Toxic, sexist environment, especially as a female engineer.

Great Brand, Toxic Culture

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Fremont, California, United States

Pros: Brand value and good mission

Cons: Toxic, sexist environment, especially as a female engineer.

Highly rewarding, but deadlines are often unrealistic

Senior Controls Engineer • Current Employee

Fremont, California, United States

November 17, 2020

Pros: You'll learn a lot and can end up on projects where you're really forced to develop quickly. It's risky, but if you manage it well, you can move up quickly.

Cons: It can take a toll on your personal health if you're not careful to prioritize good exercise and diet. Tight deadlines and high-pressure projects also have a tendency to bring out the negative morale in teams, which can have a spiraling effect.

4.0
Highly rewarding, but deadlines are often unrealistic
Senior Controls Engineer • Current Employee
Fremont, California, United States
November 17, 2020
Pros: You'll learn a lot and can end up on projects where you're really forced to develop quickly. It's risky, but if you manage it well, you can move up quickly.
Cons: It can take a toll on your personal health if you're not careful to prioritize good exercise and diet. Tight deadlines and high-pressure projects also have a tendency to bring out the negative morale in teams, which can have a spiraling effect.

Grind work place - burnout common

Sr. Software Engineer • Current Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

Pros: Gratifying work, fast career progression - only up to Sr.

Cons: burnout, treat employees poorly, lots of work and not enough people

2.0
Grind work place - burnout common
Sr. Software Engineer • Current Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
May 15, 2024
Pros: Gratifying work, fast career progression - only up to Sr.
Cons: burnout, treat employees poorly, lots of work and not enough people

Great Brand, Toxic Culture

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Fremont, California, United States

Pros: Brand value and good mission

Cons: Toxic, sexist environment, especially as a female engineer.

1.0
Great Brand, Toxic Culture
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Fremont, California, United States
July 25, 2024
Pros: Brand value and good mission
Cons: Toxic, sexist environment, especially as a female engineer.

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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