Tesla · 14 hours ago
Data Engineer, Residential Energy Operations
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$100K/yr - $180K/yr
2+ years expTesla Energy's mission is to enable sustainable abundance through the large-scale deployment of clean energy solutions. The Data Engineer role involves designing, building, and deploying production-grade data solutions to support multiple Tesla Residential Energy product lines, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver actionable insights and scalable data products.
AutomotiveElectric VehicleEnergyManufacturingRenewable EnergyTransportation
Responsibilities
Acquire data from primary/secondary data sources and maintain databases and data systems that empower operational and exploratory analysis
Automate analyses and author pipelines using SQL and Python-based ETL/ELT frameworks
Drive improvement to underlying data systems by working with key cross-functional stakeholders
Perform data quality validations to ensure data integrity meets business requirements
Collaborate cross-functionally with a team that blends software engineering, data science, analytics, and product to ensure solutions align with the system design, operational needs, and end-user impact
Qualification
Required
Extensive experience writing software with Python
Experience with end-to-end deployments of data pipelines consumed by production software applications
Experience with workflow management platforms (Airflow)
Experience with multiple data architecture paradigms (SQL, NoSQL, Kafka, Spark)
Knowledge of various data communication protocols (REST API, Websockets)
Experience with command line operations (bash, zsh)
Comfortable with code testing (unittest, pytest)
Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent experience
2-3 years of relevant experience as a data engineer in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Preferred
Familiarity with continuous integration pipelines (Docker, Jenkins, Kubernetes)
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
H1B Sponsorship
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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
Recent News
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