Software Engineering Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Tesla with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 55% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineering Intern roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Tesla overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Tesla as a Software Engineering Intern according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 17%
Presentation: 17%
Skills test: 17%
IQ intelligence test: 17%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Tesla (Fremont, CA) in Feb 2025
Interview
First round was really easy. The engineer I spoke to was interested in me and was asking simple data structures questions. The person I spoke to in the second round didn't seem to acknowledge my presence and kept replying to texts on their laptop.
Started off with an online interview with the hiring manager. The beginning is just introductions. After your introduction they transition into a system design problem/situation, but this can depend on the hiring manager. For me it was setting up a data pipeline for a fleet of vehicles.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the difference between F1, Precision, Recall, and Accuracy
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Tesla (San Francisco, CA) in Jan 2020
Interview
Contacted By a Recruiter by email, the interview was by phone with the manager of the team. the questions were mostly about my background and experience and I had to give detailed explanation about my experience.