Tesla interview questions

I applied for the Data Collection Supervisor role and initially completed an AI-enabled voice interview. After passing that stage, I was invited to an onsite hiring event. At the event, there were around 8–9 candidates waiting in a meeting room. The process involved being called one by one for a driving evaluation with a member of the data collection team who was visiting from Los Angeles. The evaluation started with a short introduction while walking to the vehicle. From there, the interview mostly took place during the drive itself. The evaluator drove first for about 15–20 minutes to a Tesla charging station. I then drove manually for about 10 minutes to a nearby CVS location while answering some behavioral questions about my background and leadership experience. During the return trip, the evaluator enabled Full Self-Driving (FSD) and observed how I interacted with the system. At one point I disengaged FSD due to a pedestrian crossing in a parking lot area and explained my reasoning when asked. The final portion of the evaluation involved manually parallel parking the vehicle in a very tight spot. After completing the parking maneuver, the drive concluded. The process ended there, and I was told the recruiter would follow up within two weeks. I did not have the separate sit-down interview with a supervisor that had been mentioned in the original invitation. A few days later I received a message saying that my submission did not meet the threshold to move forward. Overall, the experience felt somewhat unclear. The driving evaluation itself was interesting, but the structure of the hiring event differed from what was originally communicated, and there was limited opportunity for a traditional discussion about the role or responsibilities. That said, the team members I interacted with were professional, and the process provided a brief look into how Tesla evaluates candidates for roles connected to their autonomous driving data collection operations.

First you do an interview with a recruiter and then you do a virtual interview or an in person interview with the sales manager. First one is typically a phone screen and the second one is more of a star formatted interview.