Sr. Software Development Engineer, Financial Services

Tesla's mission is to accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy by providing an exceptional customer experience. To support this vision, we continually innovate and introduce pioneering products and services. We are looking for talented and passionate Software Engineers at various levels to join our startup-like team. In this role, you will help build a highly scalable platform to enable both current and future products and services for our customers.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain software for Tesla's current and next-generation enterprise solutions
• Deliver end-to-end, fully functional features-from requirements gathering through production deployment
• Build and own new modules and enhance existing components of Tesla's Payments Reconciliation Platform
• Develop scalable solutions using technologies such as .NET, Kafka, MySQL/MongoDB and other open-source frameworks
• Ensure high technical standards, code quality and robust testing frameworks
• Contribute to and expand Tesla's internal knowledge base by producing clear, concise documentation
• Automate repetitive development tasks to improve efficiency and reliability
• Directly work with stakeholders to understand pain points, proposing solutions, and shipping them

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
• 3+ years of industry experience
• Strong foundation in Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and microservices
• Proficiency in one or more modern backend frameworks (e.g., C# .NET, Java)
• Experience with relational and non-relational databases (e.g., SQL, NoSQL, MongoDB, MySQL/Postgres)
• Familiarity with pub/sub asynchronous programming (e.g., RabbitMQ, Kafka)
• Understanding of container orchestration and deployment tools (e.g., Kubernetes, Helm, Jenkins, ArgoCD)
• Exposure to infrastructure-related tasks such as distributed tracing and metric collection (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry) is a plus
• Experience working with or building workflow/orchestration systems (eg. Temporal, Netflix Conductor, Cadence)

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:

• Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical 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 Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna 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
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary 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