Sr. Software QA Engineer, Residential Energy Experience

About the role

Sr. Software QA Engineer, Residential Energy Experience | Tesla (Engineering & Information Technology)

Location: Fremont, California | Req ID: 251197 | Job Type: Full-time

What to Expect

Tesla's residential energy efforts drive the global shift toward sustainable power. This team delivers an efficient & cohesive user experience (both customer & installer) across our flagship products — Solar Roof, Solar Panels, and Powerwall.

In this role, you'll build a suite of tools to automate testing and validation for whole end to end customer experience for ordering & payment process, facilitate permitting procedures, reduce onsite deployment time, and advance performance tracking abilities. These features directly accelerate system design and enhance product engagement, increasing the adoption of renewable energy generation/storage solutions in homes.

What You'll Do

• Conduct both functional and automated web and mobile testing; End-to-End integration testing is a must
• Develop and execute an automation planning and scripting strategy
• Design and develop reusable test frameworks for both UI and API testing; Emphasis is placed on reusability and maintainability of test scripts, which is crucial for long-term efficiency
• Manage the integration of automated test scripts with a test management tool indicates a focus on efficient test management and reporting
• Analyze and solve complex problems and motivate team members to produce creative solutions
• Collaborate in the overall automation effort, influence priorities, assist team members, and work closely with different teams and stakeholders
• Set up and maintain pipelines for test execution demonstrates a commitment to automation efficiency and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) practices

What You'll Bring

• Experience in software testing, automation scripting (Selenium Web driver, Playwright, Cypress, JMeter, Python, etc.)
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD)
• Passion for problem-solving, electric vehicles, and delivering exceptional user experiences
• Experience performing UI Testing, covering cross-browser, accessibility, internationalization, performance and security
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with different teams and stakeholders
• Ability to adapt to new technologies like AI(LLMs) and stay updated with industry trends

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 - $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.