Great Opportunities to Grow and Take Ownership
Great Opportunities to Grow and Take Ownership
- I have worked at Tesla for 2 years and have been able to design, develop, and manage large projects that have saved the company money and time.
- I have been able to grow a global team and work with very smart, driven colleagues.
- The sense of mission and drive is strong on most days.
- The stock has done amazingly over the past 2 years.
- Very disorganized processes and decision-making.
- There is a middle-management level developing that is composed of yes-men more concerned about perception than reality. This saps motivation and sense of mission.
- Stock options are great but are actually distracting once you hit a certain valuation (yes, this is a first-world problem). People become less hungry and motivated, and other less-nice behaviors emerge.
- Keep hiring people that know what they are doing and listen to them.
- Streamline decision-making and budgeting; Elon should not need to approve spending.
- Do more skip-level 1:1s and cultivate your bench more.
- Elon needs a strong COO, like Glen Shotwell at SpaceX.
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Test Engineer Intern
The first half asked me about my past projects. The second half covered technical questions about testing. They sent me a screenshot to describe the problem, and there were several questions regarding one testing scenario. In the end, a few minutes w
Software Engineer Intern
NDA. Knowledge of data structures and algorithms will be useful. Interviewer was late and quite disrespectful, seeming to multitask while giving me the interview. They provided very little feedback when I asked clarifying questions regarding the pro
Mechanical Design Engineer
I applied online. The process was smooth and fast. I got an email stating there will be 3 interviews and asking some basic questions about me and my availability, and later immediately the interview was scheduled with the hiring manager.
Test Engineer Intern
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesOctober 1, 2022The first half asked me about my past projects. The second half covered technical questions about testing. They sent me a screenshot to describe the problem, and there were several questions regarding one testing scenario. In the end, a few minutes w
Software Engineer Intern
United StatesSeptember 18, 2023NDA. Knowledge of data structures and algorithms will be useful. Interviewer was late and quite disrespectful, seeming to multitask while giving me the interview. They provided very little feedback when I asked clarifying questions regarding the pro
Mechanical Design Engineer
Fremont, California, United StatesMarch 3, 2026I applied online. The process was smooth and fast. I got an email stating there will be 3 interviews and asking some basic questions about me and my availability, and later immediately the interview was scheduled with the hiring manager.
