Tesla · 1 day ago
Software Distributed Systems Engineer, Energy Software
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$140K/yr - $252K/yr
4+ years expTesla is looking for Software Engineers to build the cloud services that power products like Powerwall and Supercharger, driving the transition to sustainable energy. The role involves designing, developing, and maintaining distributed software systems for real-time monitoring and control of IoT devices.
AutomotiveElectric VehicleEnergyManufacturingRenewable EnergyTransportation
Responsibilities
Design, develop, maintain, and operate distributed software systems that incorporate real-time and streaming data for the monitoring, aggregation, and control of millions of IoT devices
Characterize complex problems related to the scalability, reliability, performance, and security of production systems
Test the performance, scalability, and reliability of software systems at scale, including developing the services to support this testing
Provide technical leadership, foster collaboration, and drive initiatives to completion
Maintain the values of the team which include engineering excellence, curiosity, a bias for action, self-awareness, inclusivity, and vulnerability
Qualification
Required
Several years industry experience designing, building and supporting large scale systems in production
Experience building large scale distributed fault tolerant services
Excellent understanding of low level operating systems concepts including multi-threading, memory management, networking and storage, performance and scale
Strong CS fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems
Systems programming skills including multi-threading, concurrency, etc. Fluency in Akka or Scala preferred
Track record of identifying and implementing creative solutions
Experience with cloud infrastructure - AWS, Azure or Google Cloud
Preferred
Fluency in Akka or Scala preferred
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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