Software Engineer, Backend

What To Expect

The Manufacturing Quality Data Engineering team specializes in predicting safety critical issues before they occur, protecting our customers. As part of Tesla's Vehicle Engineering organization, you'll have access to the data gold mine of design, manufacturing, and vehicle data sources, enabling you to design, develop, and deploy innovative generative AI and machine learning platforms globally.

What You'll Do

• Build elegant, scalable APIs for interacting with applications, systems, and databases, including interacting with real-time systems using technologies like Apache Kafka and Apache Flink.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems in Python and Go, including internal web applications and data platforms.
• Architect new system infrastructures, databases, and integration layers to meet application needs, ensuring seamless frontend integration.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., frontend, DevOps, data engineering) to deploy systems smoothly, iterate rapidly on interactive solutions, and resolve complex technical issues.
• Uphold best software engineering practices through code reviews, design documentation, coding standards, and troubleshooting to ensure high-quality, maintainable backend code.
• Implement logging and monitoring systems to track health, optimize performance, scalability, and reliability of backend infrastructure supporting AI-driven workflows.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of work experience in software engineering or related fields
• Expert-level proficiency in designing and developing scalable, efficient, and secure APIs using Python and Go, with in-depth knowledge of REST and gRPC standards, and experience with popular backend frameworks such as Flask, FastAPI (Python) and Gin, or Echo (Go)
• Experience with databases, including SQL (e.g. MySQL, Microsoft SQL), NoSQL (e.g. MongoDB, Elasticsearch) databases, and column-store database (e.g. ClickHouse) and good knowledge of query optimization
• Experience with containerization using Docker and orchestration using Kubernetes, and experience working in a fast-paced environment with multiple tight deadlines
• Strong understanding of software design patterns, principles, and best practices, and experience with Agile development methodologies and version control systems such as Git

Benefits

• Compensation and Benefits
• Affordable medical plans with options for payroll deductions
• Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits
• Dental and vision plans with options for payroll deductions
• Health savings account contributions
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Sick and vacation time, including flex time for salary positions and accrued hours for hourly positions
• Paid holidays
• Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
• Voluntary benefits including 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

Pay

Expected Compensation $140,000 - $252,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.