Various Engineering Positions Interview Experience - Palo Alto, California
May 1, 2016
Neutral ExperienceGot Offer
Process
- Two 30-minute telephone interviews.
- A 15-minute on-site presentation (Here you can show off how awesome you are and how exciting your work is).
- Six one-on-one interviews with employees on site.
- Email the day after with the outcome of the interviews and next steps.
Questions
Several automotive construction questions, and some sketch exercises on the whiteboard.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Tesla Various Engineering Positions role in Palo Alto, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Tesla's interview process for their Various Engineering Positions roles in Palo Alto, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
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Neutral100%
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Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Tesla's Various Engineering Positions interview process in Palo Alto, California.
Tesla Work Experiences
4.0
Good Mission, Tough Balance
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
January 12, 2021
Pros: The mission statement is very good.
Cons: Work-life balance not great.
4.0
Exciting, exhilarating, crazy, and scary, all at the same time
Senior Electoral Engineering Manager • Current Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
July 9, 2013
Pros: Ability to work with cutting-edge technology on great products with a team of highly talented and experienced people, changing the world.
Cons: Tesla has a lot of very opinionated and, at times, arrogant Stanford graduates. It is very apparent that the experience of automakers in Detroit does not really impress Tesla folks. This could be a bad thing.
5.0
Intern - Drive Systems
Test Engineer • Former Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
July 7, 2019
Pros: New things to learn.
Steep learning graph.
Cons: No standardization of software or hardware used.
- 4.0Good Mission, Tough BalanceSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeePalo Alto, California, United StatesJanuary 12, 2021Pros: The mission statement is very good.Cons: Work-life balance not great.
- 4.0Exciting, exhilarating, crazy, and scary, all at the same timeSenior Electoral Engineering Manager • Current EmployeePalo Alto, California, United StatesJuly 9, 2013Pros: Ability to work with cutting-edge technology on great products with a team of highly talented and experienced people, changing the world.Cons: Tesla has a lot of very opinionated and, at times, arrogant Stanford graduates. It is very apparent that the experience of automakers in Detroit does not really impress Tesla folks. This could be a bad thing.
- 5.0Intern - Drive SystemsTest Engineer • Former EmployeePalo Alto, California, United StatesJuly 7, 2019Pros: New things to learn. Steep learning graph.Cons: No standardization of software or hardware used.
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