Staff Software Engineer, Backend, Factory Software

at  Tesla

JOB TYPE

Full-time
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What to Expect
We are looking for a highly motivated Software Engineer specializing in server-side software and backend development. You will join a small, expert team building server-side software for the systems that manufacture our cars, superchargers, and energy storage. The ideal candidate will have a passion for building world-class software and a track record of success creating scalable software systems. You will need strong software engineering skills, excellent interpersonal communication, and experience accepting and giving meaningful feedback on technical designs and pull requests.
You should have proven experience using Golang as your main programming language and be comfortable with synchronization primitives, locks, channels and concurrent programming. A successful candidate should also be familiar with Kubernetes concepts, authoring k8s manifests, defining deployments, services etc. Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD tools is a great plus, such as: GitHub workflows, Helm charts, ArgoCD or Jenkins.

What You’ll Do

• Consistently produce high-quality code that is maintainableand solves real-world problems
• Lead projects from requirements to architectural design to implementation to testing to production
• Mentor other engineers and ensure the team globally maintains a standard of excellent craftsmanship
• Seamlessly solve problems at many layers of the stack including debugging packet loss when communicating with PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers) to designing for data consistency in massive globally distributed databases
• Participating in the architecture design process and troubleshooting of live applications with the product teams
• Prioritize building production-critical software systems that have sufficient validation, monitoring, and support strategies
• Set up and maintain monitoring, metrics & reporting systems for fine-grained observability and actionable alerting
• Interface with multi-disciplinary teams including Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain
• Take shifts on-call (no more than once every two months)

What You’ll Bring

• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or the equivalent in experience and evidence of exceptional ability
• Minimum 4 year of working experience (preferred 6+years)
• Demonstrated experience implementing large-scale projects in Go, Java, C++, Rust, or similar
• Understanding of core aspects of backend development (including SQL databases, networking, and security)
• Familiarity managing container-based workloads, using Kubernetes or other orchestration software in production (ArgoCD, Helm)
• Familiarity with HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and at least one modern frontend framework (React, Angular.js, Svelte, etc.)
• Comfortable with all aspects of rigorous software development and maintenance (version control, code reviews, CI/CD, monitoring,logging, etc.)
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills and proven ability to lead technical initiatives from conception to production

Compensation and Benefits
Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

• Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction
• Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
• Company Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• LGBTQ+ care concierge services
• 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions), and Paid Holidays
• Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
• Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
• Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
• Tesla Babies program
• Commuter benefits
• Employee discounts and perks program

Expected Compensation
$104,000 - $348,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits
Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
Tesla is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.

• Consistently produce high-quality code that is maintainableand solves real-world problems
• Lead projects from requirements to architectural design to implementation to testing to production
• Mentor other engineers and ensure the team globally maintains a standard of excellent craftsmanship
• Seamlessly solve problems at many layers of the stack including debugging packet loss when communicating with PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers) to designing for data consistency in massive globally distributed databases
• Participating in the architecture design process and troubleshooting of live applications with the product teams
• Prioritize building production-critical software systems that have sufficient validation, monitoring, and support strategies
• Set up and maintain monitoring, metrics & reporting systems for fine-grained observability and actionable alerting
• Interface with multi-disciplinary teams including Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain
• Take shifts on-call (no more than once every two months