I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Tesla (Sunnyvale, CA) in Mar 2024
Interview
1 on 1 with a member of the hiring team via Microsoft teams. Technical screening took around 45 minutes, and involved challenging questions both deep diving into my past, and challenging me with technical knowledge needed for the job
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Create a testing plan for [product at my previous firm]
Friendly interview. I felt very welcome and encouraged by the team. There was a presentation held by a manager about the current projects. Technical questions should be easy for someone freshly out of college. They were theoretical.
The interview process was quite comprehensive and covered a wide range of technical topics. Many of the questions focused on embedded systems, circuit design, and VLSI concepts. There were also some problem-solving scenarios to test analytical thinking.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you design a test plan for verifying a new VLSI chip’s functionality?
I applied online. I interviewed at Tesla in Aug 2025
Interview
Interviewer seemed friendly, I felt like interview went okay but got instantly rejected right after, The interviewer asked a few basic resume questions (what was your biggest challenge? debugging process?) as well as whiteboarding one of my projects. Some technical questions at the end