The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Tesla (New York, NY)
Interview
The interview process was very long and time-consuming. I had a phone interview with the recruiter, a phone interview with the manager, a project to complete, an in-person presentation of this project followed by three 30 minute in-person panels of two people on the team, and then a phone interview from the manager's manager and then the director. The project requested for this process was vague and confusingly written. Because of this, I did as much as possible. This resulted in a very detailed presentation that took two weeks to complete.
Considering the extent of this interview and the promises of a difficult role, I expected to learn a lot. I believe the difficulty of the interview poorly reflected the job itself, as it was very easy and required little prior knowledge.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do if you needed information from a subject matter expert and they were not responding to you?
Very curt recruiter on the phone. Seemed like interrogation not interview. Would not recommend, felt like a toxic environment. Did not seem to have read my resume before meeting and not sure why they even called me back, seemed uninterested from hello.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Tesla (Amsterdam) in Apr 2025
Interview
It more of and introduction of the position and the team. Very friendly and open. Great communication with the team and the recruiter. The team leader wanted to get to know my personality
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Tesla (Remolino, TX) in Oct 2024
Interview
Phone screener with recruiter followed by video call with human resources. Asked about my experience along with behavioral and situational questions. Next round was with employee in learning design with more specific instructional design questions.