Sr. Backend Engineer, Diagnostics, Vehicle Software

As a Backend Engineer in Service Engineering, you will be responsible for specifying, building, and maintaining the next generation of diagnostic tooling for our vehicles and energy products. You’ll be part of one of our multidisciplinary product teams, where you will build back-end systems, improve observability and reliability of our applications, and work closely with product managers, engineers, operations, and data analysts. What You’ll Do

• Improve diagnostic simplicity, meeting regulatory compliance and building proactive diagnostic systems
• Design and maintain automated release process tools and infrastructure
• Build and maintain our next generation infrastructure using technologies like docker and Kubernetes
• Participate in architectural improvements to support our growing user base

• 3+ years of backend software development experience
• Bachelor’s in Computer Science or equivalent in experience with evidence of exceptional ability
• Experience with high-level programming languages like Python, Ruby, Java, Go or similar
• Experience managing cloud computing environments
• Experience in devops tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, Concourse, ArgoCD or similar
• Experience with generative AI applications is a plus

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

Expected Compensation $140,000 - $252,000/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. Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.