Software Engineer, Electrical Distribution Systems

As an Engineer on the Electrical Distribution Systems (EDS) Software team, you will be responsible for the development of internal tooling, such as web applications and APIs, that are at the heart of electrical engineering development at Tesla, utilized across Design Engineering, Service Engineering, Program Management and Manufacturing globally.
The EDS team is part of the Low Voltage Architecture and Circuitry team, which designs the "nervous system" of all Tesla products including all vehicles, Robot, Dojo, and future projects. We are involved from beginning to end of the design cycle and most known for our cutting edge 48V distribution and high safety integrity level for systems such as Autopilot, Steer by wire, etc. As the team continually pushes the limits and reimagines how vehicles are built, designed, and architected, we are also constantly doing the same with our software to provide more robust and efficient engineering tools. Enabling this innovative progress is EDS, a suite of web-based tools at the center of electronics development across Tesla.
We are looking for a highly motivated software developer excited by the opportunity to build and scale this system. The opportunities are wide open to leverage the data our system supports to introduce new workflows and features. A strong candidate will be one able to consider a highly connected data model with many different user groups and find creative solutions to augment and visualize data while maintaining structure.


Responsibilities

• Work closely with Electrical Distribution team to define applications which improve engineering workflows
• Work with broader design, program management, and service engineering teams to refine APIs and data pipelines for data maintained by the Electrical Distribution web tools
• Write robust front-end code to provide user interfaces that enable the design of electronic systems at Tesla
• Write scalable back-end code to handle requests, process data, interface with databases, and integrate with external systems
• Manage databases both manually with a workbench or command line as well as with application code
• Participate in code review processes
• Document data models, workflows, and web application features
• Manage a cloud-native application

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, related degree, or evidence of equivalent experience
• 4+ Years experience in web application development
• Proficiency in back-end development
• Experience developing front-end systems with React
• Demonstrable experience owning, deploying, scaling, and maintaining customer-facing code
• Experience utilizing code versioning systems (i.e. GitHub, please include on resume)
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex data models
• Excellent team and person-to-person communication skills
• Experience developing back-end systems in Go is a plus

Compensation and Benefits
Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

• Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical 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 Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• LGBTQ+ care concierge services
• 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
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary 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


Expected Compensation

$104,000 - $348,000/annual salary, depending on level + cash and stock awards + benefits

Pay 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.