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Updated 21 Feb 2024

Tesla Engineering Intern Interview Experiences

1 interview found

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Feb 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

4h to complete, a lot of basic electrical engineering questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Chemical Engineering, interview with a chemical engineer in the Cell Team, asking about different reactions, basics
  • Q2. What type of reaction occurs on the surface of most metals when exposed to air?
  • Ans. 

    Oxidation reaction occurs on the surface of most metals when exposed to air.

    • Most metals react with oxygen in the air to form metal oxides

    • This process is known as oxidation

    • Examples include iron forming iron oxide (rust) and copper forming copper oxide

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What happens when magnesium is dropped in water
  • Ans. 

    Magnesium reacts with water to produce magnesium hydroxide and hydrogen gas.

    • Magnesium reacts vigorously with water

    • It forms magnesium hydroxide and hydrogen gas

    • The reaction is exothermic

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Interview with an electrical engineer
  • Q2. How would you measure 10^-6m surface defects in the surface of battery cells during validation
  • Ans. 

    Surface defects in battery cells can be measured using advanced imaging techniques like scanning electron microscopy (SEM) or atomic force microscopy (AFM).

    • Utilize scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to visualize surface defects at nanoscale level

    • Use atomic force microscopy (AFM) to measure surface roughness and defects with high resolution

    • Implement image processing software to analyze SEM or AFM images and quantify the...

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What previous engineering experience do you have
  • Q2. Why do you want to work at Tesla

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - They do a lot of technical interviews based on first-principles reasoning, as well as giving you a problem they are currently facing and ask you how you would approach it in the sense of an idea to solve it, they say "there are no right and wrong solutions"

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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Desing crickinfo
Round 2 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Scenario based question.
Round 3 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Scwnario based question.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. HLD of BookMyShow
  • Ans. 

    BookMyShow is a popular online ticketing platform for movies, events, and other entertainment.

    • BookMyShow is a platform where users can book tickets for movies, events, plays, sports, etc.

    • It provides information on upcoming events, movie showtimes, and venue details.

    • Users can select seats, make payments, and receive e-tickets for their bookings.

    • The platform also offers reviews, ratings, and recommendations for users to ...

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
6-8 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jan 2024. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Easy to medium level of leet code

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1. Fibonacci series with recursion and without recursion 2. String Palindrome 3. Count all repeated numbers from the array
  • Ans. 

    Answering questions related to Fibonacci series, string palindrome, and counting repeated numbers in an array.

    • For Fibonacci series with recursion, write a function that calls itself to calculate the next number in the series.

    • For Fibonacci series without recursion, use a loop to calculate the series.

    • For string palindrome, compare characters from start and end of the string.

    • To count all repeated numbers from the array, u

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1.Given an array(0-based indexing), you have to find the max sum of i*A[i] where A[i] is the element at index i in the array. The only operation allowed is to rotate(clock-wise or counter clock-wise) the ...
  • Ans. 

    Rotate array to find max sum of i*A[i]

    • Rotate array to bring maximum element to front

    • Calculate sum of i*A[i] for each rotation

    • Keep track of maximum sum found

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1.Oops concepts 2.Oops code 2.About Java Spring 3. Array stack questions 4.Project discussion

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Solve leet code question, clear concept of DSA.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
-
Result
Not Selected

I was interviewed in Mar 2024.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Design Round : Design a Delivery Management system. Delivery agent allocation to the order. Track status(dispatched, collected, arrived, delivered) Track agent's movement Assign a new orders when comes ...

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Zepto Principal Engineer interview:
  • System Design
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Main focus was on how Spatial Db work. Data Modeling.
In which db we store the data . How do we map user and the delivery partner
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Telephonic Call 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Design email notification system
  • Ans. 

    Design an email notification system for efficient communication.

    • Identify the triggers for sending email notifications (e.g. new user registration, password reset)

    • Design a user-friendly interface for users to manage their notification preferences

    • Implement a system to track email delivery and user engagement

    • Consider personalization options for email content based on user behavior

    • Ensure compliance with data protection reg

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - tech

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via cuvette.tech and was interviewed before Sep 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all tips
Round 2 - Assignment 

Was asked to build a REST API for inventory management of a store using Django REST framework.

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Had a discussion regarding my project and resume with the founder, he paid attention to detail and was polite and supportive.

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Spinny Software Developer Intern interview:
  • Python
  • Django
  • SQL
  • Docker
  • Basic system design
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Focus on problem solving with python and be honest in your resume, the position will require high level of planning and complex execution (for a fresher as compared to other internships)
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Jun 2023. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Coding Test and Code review comprehension Round

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions related to CDN, Recommendation Engine and Designing a system that is online (Twitter/Instagram etc)
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions related to DNS Resolution, Database related Questions and System Design
Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Queries related to how to scale a service, and DB Normalizations
Round 5 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. This was a Cultural Fit Round

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare firsthand on the concepts and be very specific on the answers, while solving the problem be very mindful of keeping the conversations going with the interviewer.

I was interviewed in May 2022.

Round 1 - Face to Face 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 150 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

The interview was scheduled at 6 pm and the duration of the interview was 1.5 hrs but went for around 2.5 hrs. The interviewer started with a brief intro about me. Asked me some coding questions. After coding questions he started asking questions on dbms like difference between sql and no sql, what is horizontal and vertical scaling and when we use them. Then some questions on computer networks like how web browsers works, different between http and HTTPS, what is TCP. After this he asked about my projects and the technology I worked on during the intern.

  • Q1. 

    Snake and Ladder Problem Statement

    Given a Snake and Ladder Board with 'N' rows and 'N' columns filled with numbers from 1 to N*N starting from the bottom left of the board, and alternating direction each...

  • Q2. 

    Deletion In Doubly Linked List

    You are given a Doubly Linked List with 'N' positive integers. Your task is to delete a node at a given position 'POS' in this linked list.

    Input:

    The first line of input ...
Round 2 - HR 

Round duration - 20 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Interview Preparation Tips

Eligibility criteriaNeed good projects in your resume.Zomato interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Dsa, computer networks, operating system, system design, dbmsTime required to prepare for the interview - 6 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Study all the concepts of dbms and cn deeply
Tip 2 : Zomato focus on development, so you have to do some good projects or should have previous internship experience.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Have good Projects
Tip 2 : Study all the topics deeply that u mentioned in your resume.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed before Feb 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Product Management 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. How would you go about building (from requirement gathering till launching) a product like Khatabook?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Rounds will include all aspect of product development (and not just software engineering)

Tesla Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Tesla Engineering Intern interview?
Tesla interview process usually has 4 rounds. The most common rounds in the Tesla interview process are Technical, Aptitude Test and HR.
What are the top questions asked in Tesla Engineering Intern interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Tesla Engineering Intern interview -

  1. What type of reaction occurs on the surface of most metals when exposed to a...read more
  2. How would you measure 10^-6m surface defects in the surface of battery cells du...read more
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