Tesla
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Rust Software Engineer, Factory Software

Pay
$140,000 – $252,000 per year
Location
Fremont, CA · On-site
Job type
Full-time
Level
Mid-level
Listed
28 days ago

Skills & highlights for this role

  • Rust
  • software development
  • manufacturing systems

About the role

Rust Software Engineer, Factory Software | Tesla (Engineering & Information Technology)

Location: Fremont, California | Req ID: 281565 | Job Type: Full-time

What to Expect

We are looking for a highly motivated software engineer specializing in server-side software and backend development using Rust programming language. 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.

What You'll Do

  • Consistently produce high-quality code that is maintainable and 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
  • Prioritize building production-critical software systems that have sufficient validation, monitoring, and support strategies
  • 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 CS, CE, EE or related or equivalent experience
  • Minimum 2 years of working experience (preferred 4+ years)
  • Demonstrated experience implementing large-scale projects using Rust programming language; Go (Golang), C and/or C++ are acceptable too
  • Understanding of core aspects of backend development (including SQL databases, networking, and security)
  • 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

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$140,000 - $252,000/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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