Sr. Software Engineer, Code Hardening & Framework Resilience, Robotaxi

About the role

Sr. Software Engineer, Code Hardening & Framework Resilience, Robotaxi | Tesla (Tesla SI)

Location: Palo Alto, California | Req ID: 246033 | Job Type: Full-time

What to Expect

The goal of Full Self-Driving isn’t just to get it working — it’s to make it more dependable than any human driver who has ever lived. Miles-per-intervention is the main metric that matters, and our primary focus is driving that number as high as possible while Robotaxi scales globally. Every rare bug that reaches the fleet is unacceptable.

When issues surface, we analyze why existing tests missed them, invent new detection methods, and ruthlessly stress-test the fixes until the vulnerability is gone. In this role you will build the critical program-analysis tools (fuzzers, compiler instrumentation passes, runtime monitoring components, static analysis) that catch these bugs before they ever leave the lab.

You’ll work on a lean team of experienced engineers whose sole mission is improving code health, boosting fault tolerance, and enabling the extensive end-to-end testing that underpins system safety and Robotaxi’s ability to scale.

What You'll Do

• Take ownership of the tooling that preemptively finds issues and continuously raises miles-per-intervention
• Integrate and maintain static analysis and library-hardening tools (sanitizers, clang-tidy, fuzzers) at scale
• Enhance fault tolerance and design or improve redundancy-aware frameworks inside mature autonomous systems
• Collaborate across hardware and software teams to understand the architecture and drive permanent improvements in reliability and robustness
• Integrate hardware simulators into the bug detection process

What You'll Bring

• Proficiency with modern C++ (17/20/23)
• Prior industry or research experience with compilers, program analysis, fuzzing, or static analysis strongly preferred
• Familiarity with Bazel and large-scale build systems a plus
• Degree in Computer Science, Physics, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent in experience and evidence of exceptional ability

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 - $360,000/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.