Tesla

Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience

January 1, 2023

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The interview was a really nice experience. The interviewer was very sweet and made sure I felt comfortable.

It didn't feel like an interrogation but more like a conversation, which made me feel calmer when answering questions.

I was contacted by the hiring manager to interview for the first round.

Questions

Coding question was straight out of LeetCode (medium difficulty - Word Break).

Behavioral questions focused on past projects and experience, and questions about yourself and why Tesla.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 44 interview experiences for the Tesla Software Engineer (Internship) role in United States.

Success Rate

39%

Pass Rate

Tesla's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive57%

Neutral36%

Negative7%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Tesla's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in United States.

Tesla Work Experiences

Ups and downs

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer • Current Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

Pros: Generally, you will work with very smart, driven, and passionate people. Some roles allow for interesting travel opportunities. There is always a possibility for growth if you are willing to take on new challenges.

Cons: The environment can be chaotic and demanding. Schedules are always tight, and direction changes are common. This can be detrimental to the attitudes within the teams.

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer • Current Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

Pros: Generally, you will work with very smart, driven, and passionate people. Some roles allow for interesting travel opportunities. There is always a possibility for growth if you are willing to take on new challenges.

Cons: The environment can be chaotic and demanding. Schedules are always tight, and direction changes are common. This can be detrimental to the attitudes within the teams.

Learned So Much, Great Team

Software Engineering Intern • Current Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

September 21, 2022

Pros: Passionate, helpful, and knowledgeable colleagues. A lot of things to learn.

Cons: I couldn’t think of any right now.

Learned So Much, Great Team

Software Engineering Intern • Current Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

September 21, 2022

Pros: Passionate, helpful, and knowledgeable colleagues. A lot of things to learn.

Cons: I couldn’t think of any right now.

Great Company for growth

Data Engineer • Former Employee

San Jose, California, United States

Pros: Lots of opportunity for growth.

Cons: Lower compensation than industry average.

Great Company for growth

Data Engineer • Former Employee

San Jose, California, United States

Pros: Lots of opportunity for growth.

Cons: Lower compensation than industry average.

Ups and downs

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer • Current Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

Pros: Generally, you will work with very smart, driven, and passionate people. Some roles allow for interesting travel opportunities. There is always a possibility for growth if you are willing to take on new challenges.

Cons: The environment can be chaotic and demanding. Schedules are always tight, and direction changes are common. This can be detrimental to the attitudes within the teams.

4.0
Ups and downs
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer • Current Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
July 15, 2020
Pros: Generally, you will work with very smart, driven, and passionate people. Some roles allow for interesting travel opportunities. There is always a possibility for growth if you are willing to take on new challenges.
Cons: The environment can be chaotic and demanding. Schedules are always tight, and direction changes are common. This can be detrimental to the attitudes within the teams.

Learned So Much, Great Team

Software Engineering Intern • Current Employee

Palo Alto, California, United States

September 21, 2022

Pros: Passionate, helpful, and knowledgeable colleagues. A lot of things to learn.

Cons: I couldn’t think of any right now.

5.0
Learned So Much, Great Team
Software Engineering Intern • Current Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
September 21, 2022
Pros: Passionate, helpful, and knowledgeable colleagues. A lot of things to learn.
Cons: I couldn’t think of any right now.

Great Company for growth

Data Engineer • Former Employee

San Jose, California, United States

Pros: Lots of opportunity for growth.

Cons: Lower compensation than industry average.

5.0
Great Company for growth
Data Engineer • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
April 15, 2024
Pros: Lots of opportunity for growth.
Cons: Lower compensation than industry average.

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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