Sr. Software Engineer, Document Systems

What To Expect Tesla’s mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy. This requires fast paced innovation and execution. The Document Systems team supports Tesla’s mission by providing world-class systems for document management including generation, e-signing, storage, lifecycle administration, security, and audit support. In this role you’ll be building and maintaining these systems. Our documents touch almost every part of the Tesla organization globally and are key to supporting every vehicle we deliver, every energy product we sell, and every finance contract and insurance policy we set up. They’re designed for external customers, internal team members, government agencies, and many other discerning stakeholders. As a Software Engineer, you will help build and scale Tesla's document systems platform, a core system that supports vehicle, energy, insurance, and service transactions worldwide. Millions of customers interact with Tesla through these mission-critical documents every day, making this a highly visible, high impact role. You must possess exceptional software engineering skills, attention to detail, and a strong commitment. You will work closely with engineering, product, and operations teams to design and deliver reliable, high-quality platform capabilities that support business-critical workflows at a global scale. What You'll Do Collaborate with senior engineers to design, implement, and maintain scalable and resilient RESTful microservices using .NET 6 and C# ensuring high performance, security, and adherence to best practicesWork with MySQL databases to implement data structures supporting microservicesGain exposure to Docker for containerization of microservices, contributing to the team's efforts for portability and scalabilityParticipate in code reviews to learn and maintain high-quality code standards, best practices, and security guidelinesContribute to the creation and maintenance of technical documentation for microservices, APIs, and CI/CD processesCollaborate with the team in troubleshooting and resolving issues in the production environment, gaining valuable hands-on experienceDevelop and execute comprehensive integration test suites for Microservices to ensure reliability and interoperability. Drive the implementation of automated testing strategies as an integral part of the CI/CD pipeline What You'll Bring 6+ years of hands-on experience in software development, with a focus on .NET 6, C#, MySQL, Docker, CI/CD, Git, Microservices, Integration Testing, and REST API developmentBasic understanding of microservices architecture principles and RESTful API designExposure to MySQL databases and basic database management skillsFamiliarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control using GitEagerness to learn and adopt new technologies and best practicesStrong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and effective communicationPassion for sustainable technology and a strong interest in contributing to the automotive industryExperience shipping production systems in which an ML model is a component (not the core product), including designing robust handling for model failures, uncertainty, and downtimeHands-on experience with OCR, layout models, vision-language models (VLMs), embedding-based retrieval, and treating prompt engineering as a rigorous engineering discipline rather than an art Benefits Compensation and Benefits Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire: 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 Expected Compensation $120,000 - $396,000/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. , Tesla