I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla in Jan 2025
Interview
3 rounds - 2 technical 1 behavioral, Solved all problems and had a good conversation but got ghosted until 3 follow ups. Hard SQL LC problems and Med python DP problems
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
caching using hashmap and getting unique additions
Initial Screening round, Gone through my experience and resume and got rejected. But My Friend cleared and next steps are:
In - Person Technical Rounds [4]
Going through Data Infra Design, Behavioral, Data Warehouse Design
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Cover me over the experience on building highly Scalable Data Pipeline
1st round was DSA based on 2 pointers and resume heavy round, especially based on big data systems such as Hadoop and Spark. 2nd round was a behavioral round, by the hiring manager.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Tesla (Atlanta, GA) in Mar 2026
Interview
1st round was DSA based on 2 pointers and resume heavy round, especially based on big data systems such as Hadoop and Spark. 2nd round was a behavioral round, by the hiring manager. No rejection Letter
Data Engineer Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Tesla with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 55.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Data Engineer Intern roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 14 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 Data Engineer Intern according to 14 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 32%
Skills test: 23%
Phone interview: 23%
Personality test: 10%
Background check: 10%
Group panel interview: 3%
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