I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla (Palo Alto, CA) in Jan 2022
Interview
Technical/multiple Deep technical questions about previous work experience and theoretical subjects. Candidates need to be interviewed multiple times and perform. It's worth it to me because it makes you want to get better to work with the best and grow
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Deep review of your CV, they will go deep and wide, you need to know your stuff and don't pretend to know everything about a project, make sure to explain the context and how you participated and then go deep and wide on this
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Tesla (Palo Alto, CA) in July 2025
Interview
Live coding implementation and scratchpad type questions. They definitely want to see you answer the questions and will guide you along to the best that they can. Every interviewer has a different style though, and some are more forgiving than others.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What should you use to make an output high (5 V) after if an input voltage becomes higher than 2.5 V?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Tesla (Santa Clara, CA) in Apr 2023
Interview
Online coding assessment in python to implement state machines. Phone interview about my resume, and questions about I2C, SPI, and UART. Overall a decent experience, would have liked to intern there