Tesla

SWE Intern Interview Experience

July 27, 2020

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

Lots of questions about technical stuff and coding. I passed a lot of it and passed it all. It was really hard, but you just gotta crank out your LeetCode beforehand if you want to work for Elon.

Questions

How to build an EV

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 7 interview experiences for the Tesla SWE Intern role in United States.

Success Rate

43%

Pass Rate

Tesla's interview process for their SWE Intern roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive57%

Neutral29%

Negative14%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Tesla's SWE Intern interview process in United States.

Tesla Work Experiences

Lots to learn, but busy

SWE Intern • Current Employee

Pros: Many things to learn, and a really awesome mission.

Cons: Hard to reach people because everyone is so busy.

Lots to learn, but busy

SWE Intern • Current Employee

Pros: Many things to learn, and a really awesome mission.

Cons: Hard to reach people because everyone is so busy.

Very good for an intern, which was my role

SWE Intern • Former Employee

Reno, Nevada, United States

September 24, 2019

Pros: Startup vibes. High-powered PC, free coffee, goldfish, and cereal. Great intern community because Tesla houses all interns together. The work is very interesting for all teams and has importance within the company. I had great mentors and a team as well. I would highly recommend. Work hours were fine as well.

Cons: I worked in Reno, which may or may not be everyone's favorite choice. I, however, liked it because of the low cost of living, numerous hiking and snowboarding spots, and the beautiful Lake Tahoe. Definitely for anyone who is an outdoorsy kind of person.

Very good for an intern, which was my role

SWE Intern • Former Employee

Reno, Nevada, United States

September 24, 2019

Pros: Startup vibes. High-powered PC, free coffee, goldfish, and cereal. Great intern community because Tesla houses all interns together. The work is very interesting for all teams and has importance within the company. I had great mentors and a team as well. I would highly recommend. Work hours were fine as well.

Cons: I worked in Reno, which may or may not be everyone's favorite choice. I, however, liked it because of the low cost of living, numerous hiking and snowboarding spots, and the beautiful Lake Tahoe. Definitely for anyone who is an outdoorsy kind of person.

Interesting Work, Lacking Benefits

SWE Intern • Former Employee

Fremont, California, United States

November 11, 2024

Pros: - Interesting work - Real projects - Fast-paced learning environment

Cons: - Lack of competitive benefits

Interesting Work, Lacking Benefits

SWE Intern • Former Employee

Fremont, California, United States

November 11, 2024

Pros: - Interesting work - Real projects - Fast-paced learning environment

Cons: - Lack of competitive benefits

Lots to learn, but busy

SWE Intern • Current Employee

Pros: Many things to learn, and a really awesome mission.

Cons: Hard to reach people because everyone is so busy.

4.0
Lots to learn, but busy
SWE Intern • Current Employee
April 27, 2021
Pros: Many things to learn, and a really awesome mission.
Cons: Hard to reach people because everyone is so busy.

Very good for an intern, which was my role

SWE Intern • Former Employee

Reno, Nevada, United States

September 24, 2019

Pros: Startup vibes. High-powered PC, free coffee, goldfish, and cereal. Great intern community because Tesla houses all interns together. The work is very interesting for all teams and has importance within the company. I had great mentors and a team as well. I would highly recommend. Work hours were fine as well.

Cons: I worked in Reno, which may or may not be everyone's favorite choice. I, however, liked it because of the low cost of living, numerous hiking and snowboarding spots, and the beautiful Lake Tahoe. Definitely for anyone who is an outdoorsy kind of person.

5.0
Very good for an intern, which was my role
SWE Intern • Former Employee
Reno, Nevada, United States
September 24, 2019
Pros: Startup vibes. High-powered PC, free coffee, goldfish, and cereal. Great intern community because Tesla houses all interns together. The work is very interesting for all teams and has importance within the company. I had great mentors and a team as well. I would highly recommend. Work hours were fine as well.
Cons: I worked in Reno, which may or may not be everyone's favorite choice. I, however, liked it because of the low cost of living, numerous hiking and snowboarding spots, and the beautiful Lake Tahoe. Definitely for anyone who is an outdoorsy kind of person.

Interesting Work, Lacking Benefits

SWE Intern • Former Employee

Fremont, California, United States

November 11, 2024

Pros: - Interesting work - Real projects - Fast-paced learning environment

Cons: - Lack of competitive benefits

5.0
Interesting Work, Lacking Benefits
SWE Intern • Former Employee
Fremont, California, United States
November 11, 2024
Pros: - Interesting work - Real projects - Fast-paced learning environment
Cons: - Lack of competitive benefits

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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