Two phone interviews, followed by an on site interview in Palo Alto. On site interview process took an entire day and I was questioned by six people, all technical challenging questions. Afterwards two additional phone screenings, all technical as well.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla (Palo Alto, CA) in Mar 2011
Interview
Process was very long a dragged on. There was a bit of scrambling at the last minute to get people to join the interview process. This is a true testament to managers not having the opportunity to grow there team because of the demand.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How flexible are you, and are you willing to adapt to constant change.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla (Palo Alto, CA) in Oct 2013
Interview
I went through three interviews. The process was very easy and they got back to me very quickly. The entire process was over within a month. Unlike other companies, Tesla actually gives applicants feedback after an interview.