Sr. Software Engineer, Tesla Energy

Digital Products Engineering is responsible for Tesla's customer facing website which serves customers in over 60 countries, helping users understand and purchase our groundbreaking products, and keep track of their orders through delivery.
Tesla's Digital Product Engineering team is seeking an exceptional software engineer, with experience in backend development, who will be responsible for building information systems to support Tesla's rapid growth while providing a seamless and intuitive customer experience. Candidate will be part of core services team at tesla, which owns backend orchestration of both Vehicle and Energy Products (storage/solar/charging) entire journey from Order, Purchase, Delivery/Installation and Ownership.
The ideal candidate is flexible, motivated and a self-starter with a strong desire to improve efficiency, scalability and make an impact with contributions to a cross-functional team. This is a fast paced, highly rewarding opportunity to make a direct impact on our mission of transitioning the world to sustainable energy.

Responsibilities

• Enhance Workflow Engine: Extend and optimize a high-performance workflow engine using .NET and Spring to manage complex business processes
• Caching Best Practices: Implement Redis for caching, adhering to best practices to reduce latency and improve system responsiveness
• Containerization & Deployment: Use Docker to containerize services, ensuring seamless deployment and scalability across environments
• Event-Driven Architecture: Leverage Kafka and Kafka Connect for event streaming and real-time data integration, enabling workflow automation
• Operational Data Access: Query Clickhouse efficiently for operational data retrieval, supporting real-time decision-making within workflows
• Own End-to-End Features: Execute on projects from design to production, including coding, testing (unit/integration), deployment, and monitoring
• Troubleshoot & Optimize: Monitor live system metrics, resolve production issues, and refine system performance, scalability, and reliability
• Documentation: Maintain clear technical documentation for new features and system improvements

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
• Expertise in RESTful API design with Java and C#
• Experience with MySQL, PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, and message queues such as RabbitMQ and Kafka
• Strong unit and integration testing practices
• Strong knowledge of design patterns
• Ability to debug complex issues and optimize system performance
• Excellent communication skills for cross-functional collaboration

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
Expected Compensation

$164,480 - $246,720/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.