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# Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Energy Software

- **Company:** Tesla Motors
- **Location:** Palo Alto, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $172,000.0 - $312,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Data Centers, Linux, Distributed Systems, Github, PostgreSQL, Reliability Engineering, Prometheus, Scala (Programming Language), Software Systems, Systems Architecture, Rust (Programming Language), Reliability of Systems, Kubernetes, Influxdb, Apache Kafka, Terraform
- **Published:** July 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/15355161?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F15355161%2FStaff-Site-Reliability-Engineer-Energy-Software-California-Palo-Alto

## About the Role

* Minimum 2+ years of relevant industry experience
 * Experience in developing, scaling, and maintaining infrastructure for distributed systems, including IoT applications
 * Proficiency in many of the following: Linux, Networking, Kubernetes, on-premises data centers, AWS, Terraform, Prometheus, Helm, GitHub Actions, PostgreSQL, and Kafka
 * Strong understanding of system design principles and the challenges of ensuring availability, reliability, scalability, and security in distributed software systems
 * Effective verbal and written communication skills
 * Ability to navigate uncertainty and loosely defined problem statements
 * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evaluate trade-offs and make well-reasoned decisions
 * Collaborative mindset with a willingness to learn, mentor, and engage in open discussions

## Description

Tesla is looking for a Site Reliability Engineer to build, enhance, and scale the infrastructure that underpins our Energy IoT applications. These applications provide real-time monitoring, optimization, and control for Tesla's industry-leading energy products, including Powerwall, Megapack, Solar Roof, Supercharger, Wall Connector, Autobidder, and Virtual Power Plants.

We are a high-impact team that values curiosity, learning, mentorship, open discourse, and making disciplined decisions by weighing trade-offs. Our work supports over 50 engineers and directly affects millions of customers.

If you enjoy thinking in systems and tackling challenges related to the availability, reliability, scalability, and security of distributed software, this role is for you.

You'll work with and deepen your expertise in Linux, Networking, Kubernetes, on-premises data centers, AWS, Terraform, Prometheus, Helm, GitHub Actions, PostgreSQL, CloudNativePG, Kafka, InfluxDB, Scala, and Rust.

Join us in accelerating the world's transition to sustainable energy.
What You'll Do

 * Envision and implement changes that improve system reliability
 * Conduct deep investigations into new technologies and resolve unexpected issues that arise during operation
 * Provide guidance on system architecture and security best practices
 * Review, digest, and distill complex code and technical topics to ensure clarity and accessibility for all engineers
 * Provide technical leadership, foster collaboration, and drive key initiatives to completion
 * Uphold team values, including engineering excellence, curiosity, bias for action, self-awareness, inclusivity, and openness


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