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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Palo Alto, California

September 1, 2018
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Horrible interview process.

I was contacted by a recruiter, and a phone interview was set up for the following day.

I spoke to a Staff Engineer at Tesla who told me he enjoyed our conversation and would send out a coding test within the next few days.

I never heard back, so I checked in with the recruiter for updates but didn't receive any.

I didn't hear back for another week, so I checked in again. My recruiter responded with a rejection email.

Questions

I was asked about web development, including cookies, user authentication, data hashing, security, etc.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 40 interview experiences for the Tesla Software Engineer role in Palo Alto, California.

Success Rate

8%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive48%
Neutral40%
Negative13%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Tesla's Software Engineer interview process in Palo Alto, California.

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