Skip to contentSkip to footer
  • Community
  • Jobs
  • Companies
  • Salaries
  • For employers
      Notifications

      Loading...

      Elevate your career

      Discover your earning potential, land dream jobs, and share work-life insights anonymously.

      employer cover photo
      employer logo
      employer logo

      Tesla

      Is this your company?

      About
      Reviews
      Pay and benefits
      Jobs
      Interviews
      Interviews
      Related searches: Tesla reviews | Tesla jobs | Tesla salaries | Tesla benefits
      Tesla interviewsTesla Software Engineer interviewsTesla interview


      Glassdoor

      • About / Press
      • Awards
      • Blog
      • Research
      • Contact Us
      • Guides

      Employers

      • Free Employer Account
      • Employer Centre
      • Employers Blog

      Information

      • Help
      • Guidelines
      • Terms of Use
      • Privacy and Ad Choices
      • Do Not Sell Or Share My Information
      • Cookie Consent Tool
      • Security

      Work With Us

      • Advertisers
      • Careers
      Download the App

      • Browse by:
      • Companies
      • Jobs
      • Locations
      • Communities
      • Recent posts

      Copyright © 2008-2026. Glassdoor LLC. "Glassdoor," "Worklife Pro," "Bowls" and logo are proprietary trademarks of Glassdoor LLC.

      Followed companies

      Stay ahead in opportunities and insider tips by following your dream companies.

      Job searches

      Get personalised job recommendations and updates by starting your searches.

      Software Engineer Interview

      20 Apr 2019
      Anonymous interview candidate
      San Francisco, CA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla (San Francisco, CA) in Mar 2019

      Interview

      1. Codelity - 4 questions, 2 hours duration 2. Telephone Screening - 1 hour 3. Onsite interview - 4 - 5 hours (1. Behavioural, 2. Quality Assurance 3. OOPS concepts. 4. Algorithms 5. I don't know what they focused on exactly)

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      1. Codelity : 4 questions on Angular, sql, .net and java. They are moderate, one could do it with minimum preparation. 2. Telephonic Screening - They will focus on your codelity round and your approaches. They asked 2-3 coding questions. The level of these questions depends on the interviewer. For me, I felt 2 of them were easy and the other took some time but I could do it. 3. Onsite Interview: 1. Behavioural - stay cool and answer them how you usually handle within your team efficiently. 2. Quality Assurance - They focus on your approach for coding to minimize bugs and how efficiently you could code within the deadline. 3. OOPS - Basic java questions on oops concepts and given a problem and the interviewer will assess your approach in achieving it. Mostly it is whiteboarding but if you are good at oops concepts, you are fine. 4. Algorithms: Interviewer asked me about Graphs and graph traversing algorithms. He asked me to write pseudocode for a few of them. I missed handling a few edge cases, but he sounded okay. 5. This is where I think I got screwed up, some other manager has come along with the interviewer. He didn't let her ask any questions and he took all the time asking basic questions which I did well and I was appreciated. Got a response from HR that am good in algorithms but not in databases and data structures and database. None of the interviewer panels asked me any question regarding Database. I solved my algorithm questions using Data structures (Arrays, Queues, Stack). I don't know how they had concluded that am good in algorithms but not in Data structures and Databases.
      Answer question
      19

      Other Software Engineer interview reviews for Tesla

      Software Engineer Interview

      3 May 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Tesla

      Interview

      Remembering the coding question about finding a peak element gives me a sense of relief. It was nearly the same as one I had practiced on PracHub a few days prior. The interview process began with a recruiter screening my resume, followed by a technical phone interview where we discussed data structures and algorithms. The onsite included two additional rounds focusing on coding and behavioral questions. Overall, the experience was straightforward, and I felt well-prepared, ultimately leading to an offer that I happily accepted.
      1

      Software Engineer Interview

      6 May 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Tesla

      Interview

      2 Technical Coding Screen, followed by onsite. Interesting problems and role related. Friendly recruiting coordinator. On site - in person, several rounds, includes presentation and question & answers. Highly role related and based on past experiences.

      Software Engineer Interview

      14 Apr 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Palo Alto, CA
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Tesla (Palo Alto, CA)

      Interview

      pretty chill. asked about evaluation metrics, calculate 2 metrics given a data log. has_collided, radial TTC. A few questions from my resume. How did you determine xyz, what are the factors, and what could be some other factors?

      Bowls

      Get actionable career advice tailored to you by joining more bowls.

      Company Bowl sample

      Want the inside scoop on your own company?

      Check out your Company Bowl for anonymous work chats.