Is Tesla a good company to work for as a Software Engineer?

Software Engineer professionals working at Tesla have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 334 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Tesla employees being 3.6 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer Jobs at Tesla now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at Tesla .

Does Tesla pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Tesla with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 334 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at Tesla.

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at Tesla?

68% of Software Engineer employees at Tesla would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 9% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Tesla with a 3.1 rating for work-life-balance, 3.9 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.4 rating for culture and values and 3.8 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Tesla?

Production Associate (735) , Software Engineer (391) , Intern (384) , Sales Advisor (244) , Advisor (243) , Engineer (185) , Material Handler (175) , Product Specialist (165) , Data Annotation Specialist (156) , Technician (145) , Internship (124) , Mechanical Engineer (122) , Project Manager (122) , Manufacturing Engineer (116) , Manager (112)

What are the pros of working at Tesla according to real employee reviews?

"great benefits and full of incredible opportunities" ((in 1078 reviews)); "Great people and feels great to be apart of the overall mission of the company." ((in 793 reviews)); "team can be great and collaborative" ((in 370 reviews)); "Team culture is great and you do feel a part of something bigger" ((in 255 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and helpful" ((in 244 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Tesla according to real employee reviews?

"No work life balance and very demanding" ((in 822 reviews)); "very poor management; no life and work balance; pay rate is miserable according to the work being done." ((in 696 reviews)); "Long hours and working weekends are fairly normal depending on the importance and timelines of projects." ((in 677 reviews)); "Some managers have no idea what is to manage." ((in 252 reviews)); "Long hours are expected" ((in 237 reviews))

Tesla Software Engineer reviews

3.9

68% would recommend to a friend

(334 total reviews)

Elon Musk

80% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

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Software Engineer employees have rated Tesla with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 334 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Tesla is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

334 reviews

3.0

Aug 8, 2019

good company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good place to start career

Cons

transport faciluity is not admisible have to improve

1.0

Aug 5, 2019

No work life balance

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Worked here more than 2 yrs.

Cons

No work life balance.

4.0

Jul 27, 2019

Great company for the beginning of your career

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

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, like exploring new technologies, reading/discussing papers or patents, 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), lack of bonuses (401k) - automotive company has no parking, SHAME! - very high noise level in office space

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