Tesla Software Engineer reviews

3.9

68% would recommend to a friend

(334 total reviews)
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Elon Musk

80% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

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).

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334 reviews
4.0
Dec 12, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- good pace - lots to learn - you see your work through to production

Cons

- bad working hours for some teams - sometimes repetitive work

5.0
Dec 6, 2025

Love it

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Love the vision, team and work

Cons

Nothing free lunch and there aren’t many events

4.0
Dec 3, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

very fast paced but really good for early career growth as you're surrounded by incredibly talented people

Cons

not enough flexibility around work and projects

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