Sr. Software Engineer, AI
Tesla · Palo Alto, CA · 1 mo ago
On-siteInformation Technology$120k–$252k/yrFull-time
What You'll Do
- Architect and deploy multimodal agentic systems using LLMs to create next-generation automation tools that can be leveraged by both internal and external teams
- Build high-availability systems and take ownership of critical infrastructure, driving continuous improvements in reliability, latency, and security
- Develop and test quick prototypes to validate concepts, create beta launches, collect feedback and iterate on optimal solutions before scaling up
- Proactively identify and lead product optimizations and enhancements, while refining backend APIs to scale with product demand and align with IAM best practices
- Drive adoption of large language model solutions and machine learning algorithms for optimizing how we make sense of telemetry and internal fleet data
- Research and incorporate emerging language model updates, infrastructures, tools, and technologies, especially pertaining to agentic AI
- Help shape the product roadmap and scaling strategy in partnership with engineering and forward-deployed resources
What You'll Bring
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or equivalent experience
- Solid understanding of software development best practices, design patterns, and scalability principles, including strategies for component reuse and separation of concerns
- Deep knowledge of transformer-based LLMs, tokenization, embeddings, context management, evals and prompt engineering
- Experience of API design and microservice architecture (Kubernetes/Docker/Message Queues/Redis)
- Proven experience deploying and scaling production-grade agentic solutions with modern AI frameworks (RAG, agent orchestration, GenAI SDKs, etc.)
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Medical plans
- Fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
- Dental and vision plans
- HSA Contribution
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- 401(k) with employer match
- Employee Stock Purchase Plans
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Sick and Vacation time
- Paid Holidays
- Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
- Voluntary benefits
Expected Compensation
$120,000 - $252,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits