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Interview experiences · Tesla
Tesla Software Engineer Interview Experience — Live NumPy Coding on 3D Plane Fitting
Second round for the sensing engineer position. The interviewer had me write everything in numpy the whole time. I hadn't prepared for that at all and couldn't really write it, and after 10 minutes I already didn't want to keep going with the interview, but the interviewer kept pulling me along and dragged it out for the full time anyway. First question: given a list of 3D points and a plane repr…
Interview experiences · Tesla
Tesla Software Engineer Interview Experience — Supercharger System Design Where I Never Got Past the First Requirement
I was asked to design a supercharger with 3 requirements: FR1: Billing / amount of energy delivered (stored in the backend) FR2: Health metrics/telemetry from the supercharger stall (long-term data store) FR3: Screen/in-car application: touch the map, nearest available supercharger (price) I tried to follow the script and design an HLD per FR as quickly as possible, but the interviewer wanted to…
Interview experiences · Tesla
Tesla Software Engineer interview: Python and RAG depth
After a recruiter call, my profile moved forward to two technical interviews. The role was associated with Python, RAG, and AI, and the interviews seemed designed to find out whether my experience could support that knowledge. Surface familiarity was not enough. I had to give concrete reasoning grounded in what I had done, and the very difficult format demanded that I demonstrate understanding qu…
Interview experiences · Tesla
Tesla Software Engineer interview: resume detail and controls fundamentals
Most of the interview started as a resume overview, then became technically detailed. The interviewer repeatedly returned to what I had written and asked me to explain it, as if they were checking that I understood the details rather than merely listing them. The technical questions covered PID and closed-loop control systems, including sensors. The hardest part was connecting those fundamentals…
Interview experiences · Tesla
Tesla Software Engineer interview: rushed transient heat transfer question
The technical interview felt jarring from the start. The interviewer was not very conversational and moved quickly from questions about my resume into transient heat transfer. They first asked for specific details from what I had written, then gave the heat-transfer question in a way that felt rushed. I was trying to catch up with the pace and tone instead of settling into a normal problem-solvin…
Interview experiences · Tesla
Tesla Software Engineer ML coding interview
My first real technical step was an ML coding interview. I had to implement a standard machine-learning algorithm with numpy and explain core ML fundamentals. The prompt was not obscure, but its details were tricky enough to test whether I understood basics rather than only buzzwords. It felt easy overall because the subject was fundamental and the scope was clear. Still, I had to be precise with…
Interview experiences · Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments Software Engineer interview: Webex HR and technical screen
I interviewed with Texas Instruments online over Webex. It was a compact two-step process: an HR screen followed by a technical interview with staff. Before we started, I had to share my screen with my resume and introduce myself from it. The screening and follow-up covered personality-style and technical questions. The whole process lasted about 30 minutes. It was my first real job interview, an…
Interview experiences · Thales
Thales Software Engineer interview: Noida OA to next-day college interviews
I was first shortlisted after an online assessment in a college setting in Noida. The assessment had 25 multiple-choice questions on CS fundamentals and aptitude, and I also worked through DSA questions on HackerEarth to reach the interview stage. The next day, I went to face-to-face interviews at the same college location. After the assessment, the day moved quickly into the interview portion. T…
Interview experiences · The American Mathematical Society
The American Mathematical Society Research Scientist interview experience: PI alignment and lab presentation
After an initial recruiter-style step, I had an online conversation with the PI about where my work could fit and what the existing project was doing. We discussed research areas we could realistically pursue together. It felt like an alignment conversation rather than a checklist interview. That was followed by a presentation to the lab. I explained my previous and current experience so they cou…
Interview experiences · The Blackstone Group
The Blackstone Group Financial Analyst interview: short HireVue
After I applied, things moved quickly to a HireVue. The recordings were short, about 20 minutes, with only a few prompts. I finished early and wondered whether I had overprepared, because the questions felt like standard fit checks rather than intimidating ones. They asked why the firm, why I fit the program, and about my background and relevant experience. There was an earlier assessment compone…
Interview experiences · The Boston Consulting Group
The Boston Consulting Group Consultant interview: constructive cases
The interview was smoother and a little quicker than I expected from consulting loops. I built a response to the case problem without major breakdowns and then spoke with a high-level manager. It was presented as feasible with preparation. Elsewhere in my process, the interviewers were approachable and open to discussion. The cases were challenging but suited the work I was applying for, and the…
Interview experiences · The Boston Consulting Group
The Boston Consulting Group Consultant Interview Experience: Timed case sequence
My first step was digital business-case material under tight time limits. It felt less like a conversation and more like targeted skills testing, with little room to show every nuance of my reasoning. I then had in-person case interviews in a pass-then-advance structure: two back-to-back case studies of about 45 minutes each, followed by another two 45-minute cases if I passed. Time management ma…
Interview experiences · The Boston Consulting Group
The Boston Consulting Group Data Scientist Interview Experience: data science under case pressure
After HR screening and a basic coding or data-science test, I went through multiple technical cases: two earlier cases and two more in a heavier final stage. Staying sharp across the repeated case interviews was the hard part. The role mixed consulting-style communication with data-science execution. I needed PEI-style communication and an MBB business case, but had to apply data science rather t…
Interview experiences · The City Of Providence
The City Of Providence Software Engineer interview: silence after the third round
My process felt haphazard. I had three rounds: two virtual interviews on Teams and one in-person round at the office. The first two had prompt feedback, so things initially felt organized. After the third, in-person interview, I heard nothing for a long stretch. I eventually got a rejection email, and the silence beforehand was the biggest surprise. Location: Hyderābād. Overall feedback: negative…
Interview experiences · The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (Dtcc)
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (Dtcc) Business Analyst interview
After a recruiter phone screen, I spoke with the hiring manager. Those conversations felt normal, and I expected to hear something soon after. Instead, the process turned into frustrating silence. The recruiter stopped responding to requests for updates, and more than a month passed after the final interview without a meaningful response. The earlier steps had felt fine, but the lack of follow-up…
Interview experiences · The HEINEKEN
The HEINEKEN Data Analyst interview: cancellations and ghosted feedback
I ran into a bad side of the process: missing responses and cancellations without notice. In one stage, the manager interview was canceled without warning, and there was no response until I reached out. I also had conversations where I waited afterward and then simply heard nothing, as if they had stopped contacting me. In another stage, the recruiter seemed transparent at first and promised feed…
Interview experiences · The Home Depot
The Home Depot Account Executive interview: quick hire and orientation
After I applied, the process moved fast and felt almost too straightforward. The interview included a department walk-through and an explanation of the day-to-day role. The atmosphere was relaxed and low-pressure, with basic questions about clear communication, schedule fit, and simple customer-service situations. I was scheduled for orientation about two weeks later, with training included. It t…
Interview experiences · The Lasalle Network
The Lasalle Network Financial Analyst interview experience: fast in-person manager meeting
After I applied through the company portal, I was shortlisted and HR contacted me for an in-person interview. The timing was quick: HR emailed only a day before the face-to-face meeting, so I had to tighten up my story quickly. I started with an HR screening and then had a one-on-one conversation with the manager. The interview ran for about an hour. It was not presented as a deeply technical eva…
Interview experiences · the LEGO Group
the LEGO Group Software Engineer interview
After I applied, the interviewer explained the role and asked about my current work. The rest was light and conversational, mostly a couple of phone or Zoom interviews about my background and how the work would fit. For a software-engineering process, it felt unusually smooth. Being able to speak clearly about my experience and how I work was enough to carry the conversations. Nothing dragged or…
Interview experiences · The New York Times
The New York Times Data Analyst Interview Experience — Five Rounds, Three References, Then Rejected
It's been four years since this interview, but on top of wishing everyone a happy new year, I wanted to share roughly what the interview process at this company was like. I went through five rounds of interviews with this company in total — the process was pretty drawn out. At the end they also wanted three references (a peer, my direct manager, and a manager I had collaborated with). After going…
Interview experiences · The Realreal
The Realreal Account Executive interview: role play and sales feedback
After speaking with the recruiter, I had a video interview with two team members that lasted about three quarters of an hour. They explained what the role expected, discussed my sales background and how I would approach the job, and left room for my questions. It was structured without feeling hostile, and I had time to think through my answers. Some conversations went into how quickly I would ra…
Interview experiences · The Reynolds And Reynolds
The Reynolds And Reynolds Account Executive ghosting experience
The process took longer than I expected, and the lack of momentum was the hardest part. Early conversations were about background and fit, but some interviews felt scripted, as if the interviewer was tracking their own responses more than engaging with mine. I still answered fully and tried to make my story coherent. After recruiter and later rounds, there was a lot of silence. Emails requested d…
Interview experiences · The Reynolds And Reynolds
The Reynolds And Reynolds Software Engineer interview: assessments and rejection
I applied online and then completed a Wonderlic-based pre-screen and personality questions. An HR interview followed and was pleasant, straightforward, and easy to talk through. Across attempts, the early steps varied a little. In one, a recruiter explained that a director would review my profile after an aptitude/personality test, then I received an email saying I would not continue. In another,…
Interview experiences · The Sleep
The Sleep Account Executive interview: sales objections and manager scenarios
After applying, I had a recruiter phone screen about my background and how my sales experience would translate to the role. The questions were standard: why I wanted the job, how I would help customers, and how I handled objections or difficult situations. There was strong emphasis on confidence, being self-starting, and giving a detailed example of pushing past a customer objection and how the s…