Tesla

Senior Data Engineer Interview Experience

July 6, 2026

Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online.

This was the most difficult CodePad test I’ve ever taken in my life. There were 24 questions in 1 hour and 43 minutes. The SQL questions were very hard, with only about 5 minutes per question. I was really disappointed with the exam. It felt extremely tricky and difficult, and I don’t understand why they assess senior engineers with such tight time limits and tricky questions.

Questions

Some python sql and kafka questions multiple choice, coding etc.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 5 interview experiences for the Tesla Senior Data Engineer role.

Success Rate

40%

Pass Rate

Tesla's interview process for their Senior Data Engineer roles is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive40%

Neutral0%

Negative60%

Candidates reported having negative feelings for Tesla's Senior Data Engineer interview process.

Tesla Work Experiences

Solid Architecture, Awkward People

Senior Data Engineer • Former Employee

Pros: Good data architecture for sure.

Cons: Bad people, relationship for sure.

Solid Architecture, Awkward People

Senior Data Engineer • Former Employee

Pros: Good data architecture for sure.

Cons: Bad people, relationship for sure.

Good Company, Needs Employee Care

Senior Data Engineer • Current Employee

South Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Pros: Good company to work in, Tesla.

Cons: Need to take care of employees.

Good Company, Needs Employee Care

Senior Data Engineer • Current Employee

South Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Pros: Good company to work in, Tesla.

Cons: Need to take care of employees.

Interesting tech, still some growing pains, lack of culture

Global Battery Manufacturing Engineering • Current Employee

Fremont, California, United States

Pros: - Interesting tech - Very mission-driven

Cons: - The company's organization infrastructure is that of a startup, but the company is huge. This creates wasted time trying to do work. - Lack of company culture, lack of benefits. It seems like you have to be committed towards the mission even if you suffer. - High turnover disrupts projects.

Interesting tech, still some growing pains, lack of culture

Global Battery Manufacturing Engineering • Current Employee

Fremont, California, United States

Pros: - Interesting tech - Very mission-driven

Cons: - The company's organization infrastructure is that of a startup, but the company is huge. This creates wasted time trying to do work. - Lack of company culture, lack of benefits. It seems like you have to be committed towards the mission even if you suffer. - High turnover disrupts projects.

Solid Architecture, Awkward People

Senior Data Engineer • Former Employee

Pros: Good data architecture for sure.

Cons: Bad people, relationship for sure.

3.0
Solid Architecture, Awkward People
Senior Data Engineer • Former Employee
July 11, 2024
Pros: Good data architecture for sure.
Cons: Bad people, relationship for sure.

Good Company, Needs Employee Care

Senior Data Engineer • Current Employee

South Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Pros: Good company to work in, Tesla.

Cons: Need to take care of employees.

3.0
Good Company, Needs Employee Care
Senior Data Engineer • Current Employee
South Omaha, Nebraska, United States
July 2, 2021
Pros: Good company to work in, Tesla.
Cons: Need to take care of employees.

Interesting tech, still some growing pains, lack of culture

Global Battery Manufacturing Engineering • Current Employee

Fremont, California, United States

Pros: - Interesting tech - Very mission-driven

Cons: - The company's organization infrastructure is that of a startup, but the company is huge. This creates wasted time trying to do work. - Lack of company culture, lack of benefits. It seems like you have to be committed towards the mission even if you suffer. - High turnover disrupts projects.

2.0
Interesting tech, still some growing pains, lack of culture
Global Battery Manufacturing Engineering • Current Employee
Fremont, California, United States
March 21, 2023
Pros: - Interesting tech - Very mission-driven
Cons: - The company's organization infrastructure is that of a startup, but the company is huge. This creates wasted time trying to do work. - Lack of company culture, lack of benefits. It seems like you have to be committed towards the mission even if you suffer. - High turnover disrupts projects.

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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