Tesla interview questions

44 questions22 coding5 system design17 behavioral9 freeUpdated

This is every question in the Tesla guide, in one list: 22 coding problems, 5 system designs and 17 behavioral questions, drawn from what candidates report about Tesla interviews.

Each row shows the round it comes from and links to the lesson that works through it. 9 are free to read in full. The other 35 are Premium, and here you still see their round, difficulty and topic, so you know what you're walking into.

Tesla coding interview questions

22 problems, in the order the guide teaches them. Each lesson gives the full problem, a worked solution and the follow-ups interviewers tend to add.

1Bounded Edge Cache: LRU CacheFreeMediumArrays, Strings & Hashing
2The Warm-Up Hash: Two SumFreeEasyArrays, Strings & Hashing
3Longest Distinct Window: Longest Substring Without Repeating CharactersFreeMediumArrays, Strings & Hashing
4Every Slot but Its Own: Product of Array Except SelfFreeMediumArrays, Strings & Hashing
5Occupancy Grid Regions: Number of IslandsFreeMediumTrees & Graphs
6Module Boot Order: Course Schedule IIFreeMediumTrees & Graphs
7Cloning a Connectivity Graph: Clone GraphFreeMediumTrees & Graphs
8Premium medium problemMediumHeaps, Top-K & Intervals
9Premium medium problemMediumHeaps, Top-K & Intervals
10Premium medium problemMediumHeaps, Top-K & Intervals
11Premium medium problemMediumDynamic Programming
12Premium medium problemMediumDynamic Programming
13Premium medium problemMediumDynamic Programming
14Premium medium problemMediumBackend Coding & SQL
15Premium medium problemMediumBackend Coding & SQL
16Premium medium problemMediumBackend Coding & SQL
17Premium medium problemMediumEmbedded C & Firmware
18Premium easy problemEasyEmbedded C & Firmware
19Premium medium problemMediumEmbedded C & Firmware
20Premium medium problemMediumAutopilot C++ & ML
21Premium medium problemMediumAutopilot C++ & ML
22Premium hard problemHardAutopilot C++ & ML

Tesla system design interview questions

5 designs, each worked end to end in its own lesson, from requirements to the architecture and its trade-offs.

#Question
1Design Fleet TelemetryFree
2Design OTA Updates (Premium)
3Design the Supercharger Network (Premium)
4Design Fleet Monitoring & Alerting (Premium)
5Design the Autopilot Data EngineFree

A lock means the design is named here and its walkthrough is Premium.

Tesla behavioral interview questions

17 questions, grouped by what the interviewer is testing. The lesson explains why each one gets asked and what a strong answer covers.

Mission fit, or "why Tesla" (2)

All 2 are Premium

The hardest problem you have solved (3)

All 3 are Premium

Extreme ownership (2)

All 2 are Premium

Velocity and trade-offs under pressure (4)

All 4 are Premium

First-principles problem-solving (3)

All 3 are Premium

Comfort with intensity, the hardcore culture (3)

All 3 are Premium

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See all 44 Tesla questions by name

Premium opens the 35 locked questions on this page, each with the full prompt and a worked answer, and every other lesson in all 100 company guides.

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How many questions are in the Tesla interview guide?

44: 22 coding problems, 5 system designs and 17 behavioral questions. The guide was last updated in November 2026.

Which rounds do these Tesla interview questions come from?

All 22 coding problems come from the coding rounds. The 5 system designs and 17 behavioral questions come from the system design and behavioral rounds. Every row in the list carries its round, so you can start with the one you have booked.

Which Tesla interview questions are free?

9 of the 44 are free to read in full, marked Free in the list. The other 35 come with Premium, which also opens all 100 company guides.