Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Tesla as 50% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Battery Engineer and Senior Recruiter rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Battery Engineer and Senior Recruiter roles were rated as the easiest.
Multiple rounds for a custodial position was surprising, the first two were standard HR-facing interviews, though the third round interviewing with some of the Clean Team was actually very enjoyable.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla in May 2024
Interview
The first round was a phone screening with a recruiter. And then had a interview with a line manger and a HR manager . The third round was a technical interview with senior software engineer from a different team. The last interview was a behavioral interview with a team manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you handle a conflict between different skate holders
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla (Palo Alto, CA) in Mar 2025
Interview
Great technical rounds. Use first principals whenever possible, break down the problem and address it systematically. If you dont know something, better to ask for help and continue rather than randomly guess.