Senior Firmware Engineer 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 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 55% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Firmware Engineer roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 4 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 Senior Firmware Engineer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 25%
Group panel interview: 17%
Phone interview: 17%
Presentation: 17%
Background check: 8%
Drug test: 8%
Skills test: 8%
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after interview , there is no feedback. even after sending email to the organizer, there is no reply. as if the email went to no where. it is perfectly OK to reject applicant. but without any information, seems not a right thing to do.
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Positive experience
Average interview
Application
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla (Palo Alto, CA) in Mar 2025
Interview
The interview process was straightforward: 1) Recruiter sends a set of questions, if the hiring manager thinks you answered in accordance, the recruiter calls you up, 2) Round with an engineer on the team (CoderPad towards the end), 3) Hiring manager, 4) In-person interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions on RTOS, scheduling etc - basic stuff. Application-based coderpad question related to something in the JD
I applied online. I interviewed at Tesla (Freiburg im Breisgau) in Aug 2023
Interview
First a call with HR was scheduled and the CV was discussed. After this, an online test had to be taken. It was not very difficult. I didn't get shortlisted.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There were 5 questions and had to be finished in 1 hr.