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      Software Engineer Intern Interview

      7 Feb 2014
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla

      Interview

      Around March 2012, I applied online for the general engineering internship positions and contacted by recruiter for a phone interview. This was basically get-to-know me and see if I know the company and are passionate. After the HR interview, HR matched me to a group which is most relevant to your skills and interests. The second phone interview was given by my manager and another key engineer. I was not given specific technical questions, but they ask me about the projects(resume). The whole recruiting was about 3 weeks. Since the stock has sky rocked and flooding applicants, I could imagine it's much more competitive now.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why do you want to join Tesla?
      Answer question
      5

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      Software Engineer Intern Interview

      8 Mar 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Palo Alto, CA
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied in-person. I interviewed at Tesla (Palo Alto, CA) in Jan 2026

      Interview

      1) Networking Event : Recruiter + Hiring Manager : Basic Resume Review 2) Hiring Manager : Leetcode (Easy) + Resume Grill (Total : 30 Mins) 3) 45 Min w/ Engineer (Virtual) : Leetcode (Medium] and 15 min for behavioural about past experiences, lessons.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Leetcode (Medium] on threading, bug/error analysis on a 'C' file
      Answer question

      Software Engineer Intern Interview

      28 Oct 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Fremont, CA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      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.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Leet code medium question based on strings
      Answer question
      1

      Software Engineer Intern Interview

      21 Sept 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Palo Alto, CA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      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
      Answer question

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