Tesla system design interview

Round 6 of 6 · 7 questions reported

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Length: 45 min
Format: System or technical design; two rounds in senior loops

Questions Tesla asks in this round 7

Design distributed storage for build artifactsSystem designDesign a storage system for build artifacts: binaries, packages and archives produced by the build pipeline that later stages download to test and deploy. Cover the upload and…
Last asked Sep 2026
From a monorepo commit to an over-the-air vehicle updateSystem designAn engineer commits a change to the company's monorepo. Some time later, software containing that change is running on customers' cars. Describe the whole path in between: build…
Last asked Sep 2026
Design an order fulfillment systemSystem designDesign the system that takes a customer's order through to delivery, in the style of a large online retailer: inventory reservation, choosing the warehouse, picking and packing…
Last asked Aug 2026
Design YouTubeSystem designUpload videos, transcode them into many formats, and stream them worldwide with adaptive bitrate, along with views, likes and comments.
Last asked Aug 2026
Find the battery group with the best quality from pass/fail testsML designBatteries are split at random into five groups. Every battery goes through three different tests, each recorded as pass or fail. How would you decide which group has the best…
Last asked Oct 2025
Solve math questions with an LLM: tools and chainsAI systemHow would you build a system that answers math questions such as "what is 4 + 5?" or "what is the sum of 1 to 100?" with an LLM? Discuss when to let the model answer directly…
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Design DropboxSystem designSync files across a user's devices and shared folders: upload large files reliably, transfer only what changed, and handle conflicting edits.