I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Tesla (Palo Alto, CA) in Feb 2026
Interview
Recruiter screening, 30 min with hiring manager, 30 min with a team member (case interview), then onsite panel with 30 min presentation, then 6 rounds of 1:1.
Received verbal offer 2 days after onsite. Tried to negotiate for leveling.
Recruiter asked for an additional round of 1:1 with a high-level executive. Agreed to interview the next day.
The next day, a few hours after the interview, recruiter communicated that the offer was WITHDRAWN.
Recruiter said hiring manager decided to hire more senior candidates.
Took 2 months after an initial interview and then a panel interview to send me an automated rejection - recruiter also ghosted for those 2 months. Overall very slow processing time and completely unreachable hiring team.
Casual, Simple,not stressing,lasted less than expected,overall a nice coversation , friendly interviewer with experience , female interviewer,for the first interview it was supposed to last 20 min it lasted 10
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