The recruiter contacted me, followed by a call with the hiring manager and two phone screens with coding in an editor, which went "very well!" according to feedback. Then, I had an onsite interview for a more junior position.

For the onsite, you will have to prepare a PowerPoint presentation on a technical achievement or project that solves a critical problem. If you aren't the type of person to do side projects or if you can't quickly whip up something impressive, just quit here and save your time.

Apparently, it's also a code review, which wasn't explicitly revealed to me. My presentation was torn to shreds in a way that I personally thought was leaning toward unprofessional and, quite frankly, unkind. There's a way to criticize someone's work without interrupting them and making the room awkward. So, if you share any code, make sure it's perfectly optimized. Better yet, just be perfect.

I'd say this was overall a time-consuming process that requires a lot of at-home preparation. I left feeling pretty defeated and like our values didn't align.

Otherwise, I'd say it's a fair process if you're the type of person who immerses themselves in projects or are one of those Tesla/Elon fangirl/boy types. That's probably who they want to hire anyway.

Phone screens and on-sites involved DS/Algo Leetcode easy-mediums. Nothing "crazy" or tricky. If you've been on the typical study grind, you'll be fine.

Why Tesla? Why this team?

System design question. I think reading up on this if you're entry-level is the best you can do.