What To Expect
Tesla's Factory Software team builds the systems that keep our factories running — equipment management, maintenance operations, real-time IoT, construction planning, and supply chain automation across every gigafactory worldwide. The software you build here doesn't sit behind a login screen waiting for clicks. It runs on factory floors, drives real-time decisions, and directly impacts production output.
You'll own features end-to-end: from designing APIs and data pipelines to deploying AI agents that automate manual processes and save thousands of engineering hours per year. You'll ship fast, break through ambiguity, and work alongside manufacturing engineers who depend on what you build every single day.
This is not a typical enterprise software role. This is building the nervous system of Tesla's manufacturing operations — and your work will directly build a world of amazing abundance.
What You'll Do
Design, build, and ship full-stack features across backend services (Go, Rust, C#, TypeScript) and modern frontend frameworks (React, Angular, Next.js)
Architect and implement event-driven systems, real-time data pipelines, and streaming integrations using Kafka, Redis, and WebSockets
Build and deploy AI-powered agents and LLM-based automation workflows that eliminate manual factory processes
Design and optimize data models across PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, Elasticsearch, and MongoDB for high-throughput manufacturing workloads
Build and maintain APIs (REST, gRPC, GraphQL) that integrate with factory equipment, ERP systems, and third-party platforms
Deploy and operate services on Kubernetes with full CI/CD pipelines, observability (logging, metrics, tracing), and on-call ownership
Collaborate directly with factory operations, product managers, and hardware teams to solve real manufacturing problems through rapid iteration
Drive engineering quality through code reviews, design docs, testing, and a bias toward simple, maintainable solutions
What You'll Bring
Degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
Strong proficiency in Go, Rust, Java, C#, TypeScript, or Python — you write clean, performant code and can pick up new languages quickly
Experience building and deploying production backend services with modern cloud-native tooling (Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD)
Solid database skills across SQL and NoSQL — query optimization, schema design, and working with large-scale data
Experience with event-driven architectures and streaming systems (Kafka, Redis Streams, or equivalent)
Hands-on experience with LLMs and agentic AI workflows — building AI agents, prompt engineering, tool-use patterns, RAG pipelines, or similar applied AI systems
Familiarity with frontend development (React, Angular, Next.js, or similar) — you can build a full feature, not just an API
Strong fundamentals in distributed systems, API design, and software architecture
Thrive in a fast-paced, high-autonomy environment where you ship often and own outcomes
Clear communicator who works well across engineering, product, and operations teams
Benefits
Compensation and Benefits
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:
Medical plans > 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 Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible 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 (90 day waiting period)
Employee Assistance Program
Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly 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
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