Is Tesla a good company to work for as a Data Engineer?

Data Engineer professionals working at Tesla have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 27 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Tesla employees being 3.6 out of 5 stars. Search open Data Engineer Jobs at Tesla now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Data Engineer interview questions at Tesla .

Does Tesla pay Data Engineer employees well?

Data Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Tesla with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 27 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.6% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Data Engineer salaries at Tesla.

How happy are Data Engineer professionals working at Tesla?

38% of Data Engineer employees at Tesla would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 17% in the past 12 months. Data Engineer professionals have also rated Tesla with a 3.0 rating for work-life-balance, 3.6 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.9 rating for culture and values and 4.0 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Tesla?

Production Associate (735) , Software Engineer (393) , Intern (384) , Sales Advisor (246) , Advisor (243) , Engineer (185) , Material Handler (175) , Product Specialist (165) , Data Annotation Specialist (155) , Technician (147) , Internship (124) , Mechanical Engineer (122) , Project Manager (122) , Manufacturing Engineer (116) , Mechanical Design Engineer (114)

What are the pros of working at Tesla according to real employee reviews?

"great benefits and full of incredible opportunities" ((in 1095 reviews)); "Great people and feels great to be apart of the overall mission of the company." ((in 802 reviews)); "Working with great teams and highly motivated colleagues means that you find ways to succeed against the odds." ((in 384 reviews)); "Team culture is great and you do feel a part of something bigger" ((in 255 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and helpful" ((in 239 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Tesla according to real employee reviews?

"No work life balance and very demanding" ((in 827 reviews)); "Low income + high expectations + poor management meant people quickly became dissatisfied and unhappy." ((in 705 reviews)); "Long hours and working weekends are fairly normal depending on the importance and timelines of projects." ((in 700 reviews)); "Some managers have no idea what is to manage." ((in 268 reviews)); "Long hours are expected" ((in 246 reviews))

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Tesla Data Engineer reviews

3.8

38% would recommend to a friend

(27 total reviews)

Elon Musk

57% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Career opportunities

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Senior management

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.9

Culture & values

Data Engineer employees have rated Tesla with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 27 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Data Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Tesla is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Data Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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27 reviews

5.0

Sep 8, 2025

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Data engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing place to call home Colleagues are very helpful and very scrappy v spontaneous to help you the tesla way

Cons

Setting is very industrial and scrappy

4.0

Aug 31, 2025

Great Company

Data engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I work for a Good team

Cons

The Pay is less compared to industry

2.0

Aug 24, 2025

Bad work culture

Data engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great opportunity, get to work on interesting problems

Cons

No work life balance, lot of politics

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