Sr. Software Engineer, Solar Software

We've built software from scratch with a nimble and high performing team to meet the specific needs of Tesla's rapid manufacturing scale up. This software tracks every component of the manufacturing process and acts as the brain of the entire factory. It's key to ensuring components are made safely and for understanding how to improve processes. This platform is the conduit for data coming from the line, and it is part of the goal to have more data about manufacturing, end to end, than any other company.

We focus on implementing effective software advances, distributed fault-tolerant computing, and modern user- experience in manufacturing systems throughout Tesla. Our stack is built on top of Kubernetes, Kafka, React, Go, PostgreSQL and other related platforms. We are not stuck in legacy systems.

Our software interacts with PLCs and other equipment on the line (thousands of devices) to collect, analyze and direct manufacturing processes. You will be given direction about new requirements and features that need to be delivered and then obtain the necessary information to build solutions that directly solve Tesla business challenges.

• Solve world-first computing problems at scale that allow us to do more with our huge set of data
• Write backend code that unlocks new features for engineers and associates across the manufacturing domain, and work with colleagues to integrate this code with our frontend
• Write code that is reliable, well tested and which directly impacts Tesla's bottom line
• Interface with controls engineers, operators and other engineers to build the most effective automation systems and solutions, this includes getting immersed in defining and implementing automation system processes flows
• Build tools, test-automation and documentation
• Respond to and handle manufacturing process change requests promptly
• 3-5 years of experience building backend systems
• 25%+ travel expected for the first few years of this role, Mandarin fluency preferred
• Demonstrated experience scaling systems to large data volumes and throughput
• Expertise in algorithms, data structures, concurrency, distributed systems, and consistency models
• Can articulate the tradeoffs between alternatives and drives decision making around which technologies should be adopted in the future
• Proficiency in Go, Java, C, C++ C# or other backend language
• Demonstrated experience building solid, testable, and maintainable clean code
• Proficiency working in a high-impact, responsive, and collaborative team environment
• Degree or higher in an Engineering, Computer Science field, or equivalent experience

Benefits

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

• Medical plans > 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 Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 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 (90 day waiting period)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly 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