Tesla · 2 months ago
Staff Software Engineer, Database as a Service
Fremont, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$200K/yr - $300K/yr
6+ years expTesla is a fast-paced and dynamic company that builds a microservices platform for database management. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will lead the architecture and design of complex microservices components, ensuring high availability and performance while mentoring junior engineers and driving technical excellence.
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Responsibilities
Lead architecture and design of complex microservices components within the DBaaS platform, including gateway routing, workflow orchestration, and authorization systems
Own critical services end-to-end from design through production deployment, ensuring 99.9%+ uptime with comprehensive monitoring and alerting
Drive technical decisions on authentication patterns (SPIFFE mTLS, AAD OAuth), caching strategies (TTL vs LRU for security-critical data), and API design (OpenAPI spec management)
Implement and maintain strong testing discipline: pytest frameworks, unit/integration testing, mocking strategies, and >95% code coverage standards
Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and architectural guidance—setting the standard for Python type safety, testing practices, and FastAPI patterns
Collaborate with platform engineers, SREs, and product teams to deliver automated workflows for database deployment, resource management, and infrastructure provisioning
Champion DevOps practices including Docker/Kubernetes deployment, CI/CD pipeline optimization (Jenkins), and observability (OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Tempo tracing)
Respond rapidly to production incidents, performing root cause analysis and debugging across the stack (Python profiling, database query analysis, network tracing, Kubernetes troubleshooting)
Evolve platform architecture to support new database engines, messaging systems, and cloud infrastructure while maintaining backward compatibility
Lead code quality initiatives through Git workflows, code reviews, and maintaining high standards via linting (ruff, pylint) and static analysis (mypy)
Qualification
Required
Degree in Computer Science, or equivalent, with 6+ years of working experience with deep expertise in Python (async/await, context managers, Pydantic models, type hints with mypy) and microservices architecture using FastAPI/Flask, REST APIs, OpenAPI specifications
Production experience with distributed systems technologies including MongoDB (replica sets, aggregation pipelines), PostgreSQL, and workflow orchestration frameworks (Temporal or similar)
Expert knowledge of authentication/authorization patterns: service-to-service authentication (OAuth2, mTLS, SPIFFE), JWT validation, JWKS, group-based access control, and client certificate validation
Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI), and infrastructure automation tools (Ansible, Terraform)
Strong background in database systems: query optimization, schema design, and working with multiple engines (MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL) plus message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
Experience implementing comprehensive observability: OpenTelemetry instrumentation, Prometheus metrics, Grafana dashboards, and distributed tracing in production environments
Excellent technical communication skills for documentation, architectural proposals, and cross-team collaboration
Preferred
Experience with Go, gRPC, Model Context Protocol (MCP), Neo4j graph databases, or security frameworks is a plus
Benefits
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
Company
Tesla
Tesla is an electric vehicle and clean energy company that provides electric cars, solar, and renewable energy solutions.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$20.12BKey Investors
Societe GeneraleEuropean UnionPennDOT
2024-10-05Post Ipo Debt· $783M
2023-09-13Grant· $159.6M
2023-08-15Grant· $0.23M
Leadership Team
Vaibhav Taneja
Chief Financial Officer
Tom Zhu
SVP of Automotive
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