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Distributed Systems Software Engineer, Cell Manufacturing

Pay
$117,800 – $245,100 per year
Location
San Diego, CA
Job type
Full-time
Level
Mid-level
Listed
29 days ago

About the role

Distributed Systems Software Engineer, Cell Manufacturing | Tesla (Engineering & Information Technology)

Location: San Diego, California | Req ID: 271183 | Job Type: Full-time

What to Expect

The Cell Manufacturing team is looking for a motivated Distributed Systems Software Engineer to help design software solutions for a high volume, cell charging/discharging system. As a member of the software and firmware team, you will be responsible for implementing and delivering high quality software to the Cell Product and Qualification programs. You will show outstanding organizational and communication skills and an eagerness to learn in a dynamic environment. You will be a team player in a collaborative workplace.

What You'll Do

  • Produce robust software to support global manufacturing and qualification across multiple factories. Architecting scalable software systems and author their documentation
  • Develop services within the Cell Manufacturing organization such as implementing concurrent systems, cell cycling (charging/discharging), defect detection algorithms, and high-speed data management
  • Ship highly reliable code that is structured, documented, maintainable, and reusable. Interface equipment with Tesla production databases
  • Create new features and modifications as the qualification and manufacturing process matures
  • Work with firmware and integration engineers to implement, test, debug, and calibrate your features in our production line and research labs
  • Contribute to and participate in software testing and continuous deployment processes
  • Hands-on with hardware bring-up and prototyping

What You'll Bring

  • Degree in Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • Experience in system-level languages such as Golang (preferred), Rust, Python, C/C++
  • Experience writing software for embedded Linux systems and software/kernel updates
  • Experience in DevOps tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, Ansible, Prometheus, GitHub, scripting, CI/CD and Splunk
  • Robust understanding of software fundamentals including software design, algorithms, basic data structures, RTOS, code modularity, and maintainability
  • Demonstrate a good understanding of testing concepts including white box and black box testing, regression testing, unit testing, and performance testing
  • Familiarity with modern system technologies such as gRPC, GraphQL, SQL and NoSQL databases
  • Familiarity with hardware connection protocols such as CAN, UDS, gRPC, Modbus/UDP, TCP/IP, and OPCUA
  • Excellent communication skills – can clearly communicate technical findings to various audiences, available to other team members when questions arise. Excellent attention to detail
  • Remain engaged, proactive, and positive in tough circumstances and challenging problems. Willingness to travel to company and/or supplier locations as needed

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
  • Earned Wage Access: Real-time pay access paid daily, subject to eligibility and schedule (applicable for below Sr. Managers levels)

Expected Compensation$117,800 - $245,100/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefitsPay 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.

Read the original posting

From Tesla's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 12, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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