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Software Development Engineer (SDE) II Interview Experience - Palo Alto, California

August 1, 2022
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Screening Call with Recruiter

Take-Home Challenge: Completed all questions with minimal negative points.

Interview with Manufacturing Manager (1 hour): Positive impression, moving forward.

Technical Interview with Sr. Staff SDE: Two system design questions, completed both in half the allotted time.

Panel Interview with Presentation:

Presented technical material, followed by 3 hours and 45 minutes of 2-on-1 panel interviews.

Ended early because the presentation was not deemed 'technical enough'. I did decline to go to the code-level explanation, which may have contributed. Disappointed with the panel process; the presentation felt like a way to elicit IP discussions.

Questions

Technical Design of a Toaster.

How I would approach designing a 3-button safety system.

Design a system to test a linear actuator.

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Tesla's interview process for their Software Development Engineer (SDE) II roles in Palo Alto, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Tesla's Software Development Engineer (SDE) II interview process in Palo Alto, California.

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