I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Tesla (Palo Alto, CA) in Nov 2017
Interview
1. phone screening with HR
2. phone interview with team leader
3. Engineering Questions
4. On-site Interview with presentation
5 . HR phone call with offer
It was overall a good experience but it required careful preparation and a high responsiveness.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your greatest engineering expertise? What project are you most proud of?
What are the tradeoffs when designing a drive system with battery?
I applied online and then got contacted by email about 3 weeks after. I got an initial interview by an HR person and then another interview by phone by the hiring manager. After talking with him on the phone he asked me to go for an on site interview. The interview happened about 3 weeks after our phone interview. I was asked to do a technical presentation and then I interview with each member of the team for about 30 to 45 mins.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One of the questions that every interviewer asks is why do you want to work at Tesla.