Is Tesla a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Tesla have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 333 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Tesla employees being 3.6 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Tesla now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Tesla .

Does Tesla pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Tesla with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 333 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Tesla.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Tesla?

68% of Software Developer employees at Tesla would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 9% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Tesla with a 3.1 rating for work-life-balance, 3.9 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.4 rating for culture and values and 3.8 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Tesla?

Production Associate (735) , Software Engineer (391) , Intern (384) , Sales Advisor (244) , Advisor (243) , Engineer (185) , Material Handler (174) , Product Specialist (165) , Data Annotation Specialist (156) , Technician (145) , Internship (124) , Mechanical Engineer (122) , Project Manager (122) , Manufacturing Engineer (116) , Manager (112)

What are the pros of working at Tesla according to real employee reviews?

"great benefits and full of incredible opportunities" ((in 1114 reviews)); "The pay is good and if your attendance is good you get a raise every 6 months." ((in 864 reviews)); "Great people and feels great to be apart of the overall mission of the company." ((in 780 reviews)); "team can be great and collaborative" ((in 375 reviews)); "Team culture is great and you do feel a part of something bigger" ((in 247 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Tesla according to real employee reviews?

"No work life balance and very demanding" ((in 837 reviews)); "Low income + high expectations + poor management meant people quickly became dissatisfied and unhappy." ((in 699 reviews)); "Long hours and increased job responsibilities without increasing the support to help get those responsibilities done." ((in 671 reviews)); "Manager was bad." ((in 255 reviews)); "Long hours are expected" ((in 242 reviews))

Tesla Software Developer reviews

3.9

68% would recommend to a friend

(333 total reviews)

Elon Musk

80% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

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Software Developer employees have rated Tesla with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 333 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Tesla is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Industrie manufacturière industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

333 reviews

3.0

Feb 28, 2019

Tesla

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice health benefits and unlimited PTOs.

Cons

Not much growth. Legacy technologies and do not consider suggestion from employees.

3.0

Feb 24, 2019

Really bad life work balance

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get to learn a lot

Cons

Too much work, awful management

2.0

Aug 31, 2018

Tesla needs to develop it's culture and care more about software craftsmanship

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Driving Company Cars, get to say I work for Tesla, opportunity to work on customer facing projects, the Tesla Mission is worth supporting

Cons

No real culture at this company, Managers in IT department on the automotive side are clueless on how to build software, not big on testing, they use broken agile and think they understand "the process", they get requirements wrong out of the gate and often build software that is not needed.

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