Tesla General Intern Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 306 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Tesla.
Tesla
Intern
Intern Difficult Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds About 2 weeks
Interview process
Phone screen Take home Panel Presentation Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Presentation
Interview Process: 1 virtual interview with the direct hiring manager 1 take-home assignment (using Python or R for dashboard building, to be done in 24hrs) Back-to-back Panel Interview (presentation on the assignment to the whole team, 1:1 tech assessment, 1:1 interview with senior manager)
Confirmed questions4 questions
- What did I work on in my previous internship?
- Talk about the project experience from my previous full-time role
- How do I handle push back?
Tesla
Internal Control Manager
Manager Average Neutral experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Other
It was a nice process, but quite long. Interesting people, very specific requirements for the role and communication skills. Fast feedback from the team and lovely people. Why did you choose Tesla?
Confirmed questions1 question
- What made you decide to choose Tesla?
Tesla
Intern
Intern Average Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Onsite Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
I went through two interviews. In the first one, the interviewer seemed pretty new to interviewing. They were nice, but didn’t really know how to lead or structure the interview. The second interview ended up being one of the worst I’ve had. It was meant to be a behavioral interview, but instead of asking about my past experiences, they immediately started asking technical questions. The interviewer felt like an annoyed robot, just focused on checking off items on their checklist from the very start. They also stressed how fast-paced the work would be and said there would be basically no training period.
Confirmed questions1 question
- How do you deal with outliers?
Tesla General Intern Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Tesla interview reports.
“Given a high-current output, design a circuit that measures the current draw and provides a value that a microcontroller can read.”
Read reports →“I have a Tesla Model S lifted off the ground with its wheels spinning at 40 mph. When I drop it onto the ground what happens?”
Read reports →“which places on earth, that a person goes 1 meter south, then 1 meter east, and then 1 meter north, and finally comes back to the starting point?”
Read reports →“You’re in a rowboat sitting in a big water tank, with an anchor on board. If you toss the anchor overboard, does the water level in the tank go up or down?”
Read reports →“How many degrees of freedom does the shoulder have? What is work, what is energy, what is power?”
Read report →“What are some of the currently known issues with lithium ion battery technology, and what tests could you run to confirm and characterize these problems?”
Read report →“There is a robot with three buttons, you need to press all three within one second. how would you design an algorithm to do a custom task when this condition is satisfied?”
Read report →“If I phoned you from my Tesla and asked on which side the charging port is, how would you tell me where it is located?”
Read report →“What do I know about Tesla and what do I think is most interesting about it?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 306 Tesla interview reports.