I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla in Apr 2011
Interview
This was my first phone interview. We did a Google-docs type thing with speaker phone.
Found by recruiter, submitted updated resume/cover letter. About 2 weeks later (to my surprise) a phone interview was scheduled. Had a nice chat with the head of Interactive Software, then was given a Google-docs question: wrote code to enumerate all possible alpha-phone codes given a number.
After about 15-20 minutes I wasn't able to figure it out. Very irritatedly he said something like "well, everybody has to do it. good luck to you, bye".
I don't know if it's customary for the interviewer to be that terse/to say goodbye after a single question, but I found it to be rather rude and shortsighted. Would be curious to hear other people's opinion about that.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a phone number, write an algorithm to print all possible alpha-codes that correspond to it.
Remembering the coding question about finding a peak element gives me a sense of relief. It was nearly the same as one I had practiced on PracHub a few days prior. The interview process began with a recruiter screening my resume, followed by a technical phone interview where we discussed data structures and algorithms. The onsite included two additional rounds focusing on coding and behavioral questions. Overall, the experience was straightforward, and I felt well-prepared, ultimately leading to an offer that I happily accepted.
2 Technical Coding Screen, followed by onsite. Interesting problems and role related. Friendly recruiting coordinator. On site - in person, several rounds, includes presentation and question & answers. Highly role related and based on past experiences.
pretty chill. asked about evaluation metrics, calculate 2 metrics given a data log. has_collided, radial TTC. A few questions from my resume. How did you determine xyz, what are the factors, and what could be some other factors?
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