Release Engineer, System Deployment

As a Release Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in safeguarding the quality of our internal software from development to launch. You'll collaborate cross-functionally with end users, analysts, data engineers, and developers to implement robust testing strategies, automate quality processes, and mitigate risks that could impact product performance or customer satisfaction. This role is ideal for someone passionate about operational excellence and proactive problem-solving in a fast-paced software environment.

Responsibilities

• Quality Assurance and Testing: Define, implement, and scale unit tests and testing strategies for software features, ensuring they meet functional, performance, security, and usability standards before releases
• Automation and Tooling: Develop and maintain automated testing frameworks to support continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
• Collaboration and Reporting: Work closely with product, product ops, and engineering to gather requirements, report on quality metrics (e.g., defect rates, est coverage), and provide insights for product improvements
• Post-Launch Field Support: Train and inform users of new upcoming changes. Monitor product performance in production, investigate issues reported by customers or internal teams, and drive root-cause analysis to prevent recurrence

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 3+ years in quality engineering or QA roles, preferably in software product operations or GTM teams Experience with agile methodologies and SaaS products is a plus
• Proficiency in testing tools and frameworks (e.g., JUnit, TestNG, Postman for API testing)
• Strong knowledge of programming/scripting languages (e.g., Python, Java, JavaScript) for automation
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions) and cloud platforms (Azure)
• Excellent analytical thinking, attention to detail, and problem-solving abilities; strong communication skills for collaborating across teams and presenting findings

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
$96,000 - $162,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefitsPay 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.