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.
Hiring and interview process was pretty straightforward. We discussed about my past experiences and how it aligns with the company. We also discussed how my long term interest aligns with Tesla’s goals.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Tesla in Jan 2016
Interview
Very easy - one interview with the district manager regarding prior experience and overall contribution to prior firm. They hosted one more informal interview, then extended a job offer. The position is very high turnover and there is limited training which was not made clear at the start.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla (Palo Alto, CA) in Sep 2018
Interview
Horrible interview process. I was contacted by a recruiter and a phone interview was set up the following day. I spoke to a Staff Engineer at Tesla who told me he enjoyed our conversation and would send out a coding test for me within the next few days. I never heard back so I checked in with the recruiter for updates but didn't receive any. I didn't hear back for another week so I checked in again and my recruiter responded with a rejection email.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked about web development including cookies, user authentication, data hashing, security etc.