What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Software Engineer, Data Platform position at Tesla?
Come join a small team of experts building the Tesla's data platforms powered by all Tesla products (vehicles, solar panel, batteries, chargers, robots, autopilot, insurance, etc.).
First Principles thinking is core of engineering culture at Tesla. Data is one of the key elements we use to understand and improve how our products work & interact with the world. Whether we use it to improve autopilot, optimize hardware designs, proactively detect faults, or even optimize load on the electrical grid. We collect data from each of our cars, superchargers, batteries, robots, manufacturing machines, as well as their environments and use it to make these products better, more reliable and cheaper to produce.
Our team is an integral part of the product organization, powering a cutting-edge platform that processes terabytes of IoT data daily, working with Engineering teams on making our products better in every way. From storage to access to data query, our platform allows users to get insight on raw and aggregated data seamlessly. Our highly automated stack is built on top of open-source technologies like Terraform, Kubernetes, Kafka, Spark, Parquet, Presto, and Trino.
We're looking for a talented Engineer to join us and deliver new and improved big data services. Your work will affect many hundreds of Tesla Engineers daily, as well as improving the functionality of all of our products worldwide, and enable new data-driven products such as Tesla Insurance. Join us as we drive innovation in data processing and automation.
Responsibilities
- Build and improve industry-leading, scalable distributed systems
- Build back-end systems from scratch that are capable of handling 100s of trillions events per day
- Facilitate operation of highly-available distributed systems at scale and across multiple datacenters
- Help define a platform that is highly leveraged, multi-tenant, and self-serviced
- Work with Data Engineers and data scientists to drive efficient solutions from the platform
- Help define the data story and enable data-driven solutions at Tesla, both technically and culturally
Requirements
Compensation and Benefits
Benefits
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire :
2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction
Expected Compensation
120,000 - $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.
Salary : $120,000 - $252,000
