Tesla · 2 months ago
Staff Software Development Engineer, Financial Services
Bellevue, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$185K/yr - $278K/yr
5+ years expTesla is a leading company in sustainable energy, and they are seeking a Staff Software Development Engineer for their Payments Team. In this role, you will develop the infrastructure for global financial operations, architect payment systems, and collaborate with various teams to enhance financial platforms.
AutomotiveElectric VehicleEnergyManufacturingRenewable EnergyTransportation
Responsibilities
Design, develop and scale core payment infrastructure
Directly work with internal and external stakeholders to understand pain points, proposing solutions, and shipping them
Re-think and design the reconciliation platform from 0 to 1 with an AI-first vision
Own end-to-end the complete lifecycle of all offline payments at Tesla
Identify and incorporate AI Agents to increase automation
Implement orchestration engines for reliability and human-in-the-loop workflows
Improve the reliability and observability of the Payment platforms at Tesla
Apply software engineering best practices — including version control, testing, CI/CD, and containerization
Qualification
Required
Degree in Computer Science, or a related field—or equivalent experience
5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including designing and operating production systems at scale
Experience architecting and maintaining distributed systems, with deep familiarity in container orchestration, service deployment, and infrastructure operations
Demonstrated ability to set up robust observability systems from scratch, including distributed tracing, logging, and metrics pipelines
Hands-on experience with workflow orchestration platforms and self-hosting complex infrastructure components in high-availability environments
Experience building AI agents or integrating intelligent systems into real-world applications, with an understanding of system-level design considerations for AI-powered functionality
Apply software engineering best practices — including version control, testing, CI/CD, and containerization
Preferred
Exposure to the payments or financial systems space is a strong plus
Benefits
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)
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
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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