Tesla Senior Software Developer interview questions
Updated May 2, 2026
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total 3 stages
code test - codility online test
phone screen 30 minutes
face 2 face 4 hours total time
six people in the interview panel taking turns 30 to 45 mins each one at a time
Took almost all afternoon
I applied in-person. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla (Fremont, CA) in Jan 2014
Interview
Initial phone screen and then onsite interview with panel of 4 one after the other. Initial focus is on recent projects and made comfortable. Then each Engineer in the team focusing on different areas of technology stack. Office work place looks ok and everyone is busy all over.
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Question 1
1. Recent project
2. API design
3. SQL Queries given a problem to solve
I applied online. I interviewed at Tesla (Fremont, CA) in Jan 2016
Interview
good 4 hours interview at tesla onsite all are really experienced employees. very fast paced company. technically good background they have. reached there by 2 pm. came out by 6pm. expected the offer. but in last minute I came to know that not going to release for me. no idea. why it is not.