Tesla · 12 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer, FinTech
Fremont, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$200K/yr - $360K/yr
8+ years expTesla is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their Payments and FinTech team, focusing on the technical strategy and architecture of critical financial systems. The role involves designing scalable payment processing systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and driving innovation in AI technologies to enhance operational efficiency.
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Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain scalable and efficient payment processing and financial systems for Tesla's products and services, ensuring 99.99% uptime
Lead the architecture of core FinTech infrastructure, encompassing payments, reconciliation, billing, invoicing, and accounts receivables systems from 0 to 1 with an AI-first vision
Develop and maintain API integrations with third-party payment processors, banks, and other financial institutions to facilitate global market complexities
Identify and incorporate AI Agents and Large Language Models to increase automation in payments, billing, and reconciliation tasks, reducing operational toil
Implement orchestration engines for reliability and human-in-the-loop workflows across FinTech platforms
Mentor junior and senior engineers, contributing to the overall growth of the engineering team and driving best practices in system design and code quality
Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure solutions align with system design, operational needs, and end-user impact, directly addressing pain points for internal and external stakeholders
Improve the reliability and observability of FinTech platforms, including setting up distributed tracing, logging, and metrics pipelines for billing accuracy
Stay up to date with the latest trends in the payments and software engineering industry to identify new opportunities and drive innovation, especially where AI and operational scale intersect
Qualification
Required
Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including designing and operating production distributed systems at scale
Strong proficiency in modern backend programming languages, with a specific preference for Go (Golang) or C#
Solid Computer Science fundamentals and experience with CI/CD (Jenkins, Argo), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana)
Experience building AI agents or integrating intelligent systems (LLMs, prompt engineering) into real-world applications using platforms like OpenAI, HuggingFace, LangChain, or LlamaIndex
Hands-on experience with workflow orchestration platforms (e.g., Temporal) and self-hosting complex infrastructure components in high-availability environments
Demonstrated ability to architect and maintain distributed systems, with deep familiarity in service deployment and infrastructure operations
Proven track record of handling global-scale complexities, such as multi-market payments and high-uptime requirements in mission-critical systems
Preferred
Familiarity with emerging AI technologies or tools for automation in financial workflows is highly desirable
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
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Public CompanyTotal Funding
$20.12BKey Investors
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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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