I applied through university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla (Palo Alto, CA) in Feb 2024
Interview
Interviews were first principle heavy and candidates are expected to be able answer questions from different domains (ex. dynamics, controls, software testing etc.) as the role has the engineer covering these different domains.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk me through the process of getting a vehicle deceleration value from a braking hydraulic pressure applied at the brake pistons.
I applied online. I interviewed at Tesla in Feb 2026
Interview
HR Phone Screening. After 1 week, 2 Round Technical. After 2 weeks, Virtual Panel Interview with a 30 min presentation and 4 1-1 sessions. No response after about one week.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Write a series of functions in python for data analysis
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla (Palo Alto, CA) in Aug 2023
Interview
The process consisted of
- 30 min HR call (discussing my skills and background and interest in Tesla. No technical cross-questioning happens in this round)
- 1 hour Resume + Coding round (discussed resume for 20 mins. 30 mins Leetcode style coding on coderpad.io. Finally 10 mins where you can ask them questions)
- Onsite Panel Round (30 min Presentation, 45 min Object Oriented System Design, 45 min Resume with Hiring Manager, 45 min hardware concepts, 45 min coding, 45 min coding)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General object oriented C++ system design questions