Software Engineer, Development Experience

About the role

• Software Engineer, Development Experience | Tesla (Vehicle Software)
• Location: PALO ALTO, California | Req ID: 283981 | Job Type: Full-time
• What to Expect

This team builds critical tools and infrastructure that enable Tesla to develop software with precision and agility. Our mission is to enhance productivity, minimize the potential for human error, and optimize development processes. The team’s core technology is an infrastructure that describes how our complex control systems communicate, and augments the engineering process with analysis, visualization, and code generation tools.

As a member of this team, you will shape the landscape for how Tesla designs future systems. This is a software development role that requires someone who likes to think about the big picture. You will work with component owners across vehicle, robot, and energy organizations to develop new technologies that act as an engineering force multiplier. You will excel on this team if you thrive on autonomy and enjoy the freedom (and responsibility) of driving your own projects from concept to completion.

What You'll Do

• Develop code generators for highly efficient embedded code and work with component teams to integrate with microcontrollers
• Design scalable distributed systems that run heavy asynchronous workloads to analyze the impact of every firmware change
• Advance our developer tooling to scale up with the rapidly increasing number of products and variants
• Identify opportunities to improve organizational efficiency and reduce costs in developer workflows
• Design, develop, and deploy tools and services to augment the development process
• Interface with key leaders of components spanning all Tesla products including energy, autopilot, robot, powertrain and vehicle controls, and service

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or the equivalent in experience with evidence of exceptional ability
• Proficiency in Rust and Python
• Excitement to develop internal tooling
• Autonomy and resourcefulness to drive solutions from initially ambiguous requirements
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills

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$120,000 - $396,000/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.