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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience

June 1, 2025
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Started with some recruiter calls and interview rounds with the hiring manager. Talked about my projects and the team, and everything went well. For the onsite, they want a 30-minute presentation of your choice.

During the onsite, it is very noticeable that it is a very in-group environment where they prefer to hire people similar to themselves. The coding and questions were not too difficult, but it was obvious they prefer to work with like-minded people.

It is their choice, but this wastes everyone's time. I did not believe the bad reputation of Tesla, but I was proven wrong.

Questions

Why do you want to work for Tesla?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 21 interview experiences for the Tesla Senior Software Engineer role.

Success Rate

29%
Pass Rate

Tesla's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive52%
Neutral24%
Negative24%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Tesla's Senior Software Engineer interview process.

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