What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Software Engineer, Performance Engineering position at Tesla?
The Performance Engineering team delivers a seamless digital experience to Tesla customers, employees, suppliers, and robots by proactively optimizing systems to handle varying workloads. Their work enables highly-performant applications with end-to-end automated scalability as well as load tests with detailed metric analysis. The group also orchestrates code analysis utilizing instrumentation / profiling and other observability toolsets; they detect & resolve regressions, employing best practices to enhance application capability at large.
This engineer will be responsible for identifying bottlenecks and guiding critical system architecture / design solutions to maintain optimal application performance under heavy-load or high-traffic scenarios. Your contributions will directly improve efficiency, scalability, and end-user experience across multiple verticals - all of which explicitly impact Tesla's bottom line.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with developers to improve the efficiency of code, refactor algorithms, and implement optimizations (e.g., database query optimization, memory leaks, CPU-intensive processes)
- Perform deep-dive analysis into application code using profiling tools to identify and resolve inefficiencies
- Investigate & resolve performance degradation incidents through root cause analysis
- Use deep diagnostic tools and methods, such as network analysis, database profiling, and code debugging to identify issues
- Drive continuous improvement by addressing and resolving performance bottlenecks discovered during testing or in production
- Analyze logs and system metrics (CPU, memory, disk I / O, network, and database performance) to detect potential bottlenecks or slowdowns
- Measure critical metrics such as Response time, latency, throughput, and error rates across the Application , CDN and network infrastructure
- Design and execute performance tests such as load, stress, and endurance tests using tools like JMeter, Gatling, Vegeta, or k6
- Define performance benchmarks and Service Level Objectives (SLOs) for applications based on user requirements
- Create and maintain performance test plans, strategies, and reports to validate the system's ability to scale under expected user loads
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
