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Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Tesla for 4 years
July 27, 2019
Palo Alto, California
4.0
RecommendsNeutral OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros
  • Smartest people around, very nice and truly awesome coworkers.
  • Cutting-edge technologies, very challenging problems.
  • Extremely fast-paced environment, no barriers for your work and contribution.
  • Caring and very reasonable management.
  • Little blame if you made a mistake and corrected yourself :)
Cons
  • No free lunch; cafeteria offerings are very expensive.
  • No time allowed for professional development, such as exploring new technologies, reading/discussing papers or patents, or contributing to fun projects.
  • Technology decisions are driven not by developers implementing a real thing, but by "architects" who do Visio artwork.
  • Not enough chairs in the cafeteria for a rainy day.
  • Below-average compensation (for SF Bay) and lack of bonuses (401k).
  • An automotive company has no parking; SHAME!
  • Very high noise level in the office space.
Advice to Management

Please care more about people; they are your biggest asset.

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