I applied online. I interviewed at Tesla (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
3 step interview process in a few different languages mostly in coderpad. Was high level design then a specific problem. Mostly specific to core CS skills so you shouldn't need to know language-specific stuff. Might be dependent on role though
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Implement a simple data structure like a heap in golang.
Traverse islands to find a goal
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Tesla (Fremont, CA) in Oct 2025
Interview
Recruiter reached out in linkedin. There are 2 rounds 1 technical which includes 1 Leet code style question, few technical questions on OOPs, microservices. Second round is with the hiring manager where he explained about the team and asked me about my previous experience and explain a project in depth.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla (Palo Alto, CA) in Apr 2025
Interview
The process was two rounds, both on-site as I was already in the area.
- Technical Interview, design an API to do XYZ
- Hiring manager round, behavioural and resume deep dive
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design an API to store some metrics with some example data