Full Stack Engineer

Tesla, Inc.
New York, NY, United States
2 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Compensation
$220,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services IOS Applications Python (Programming Language) Sensor Fusion SonarQube Systems Integration Wi-Fi Technology Cloud Platform System Large Language Models Database Performance Backend

Job description

  • You’ll define how the system is used as the first dedicated full stack engineer.
  • There’s no existing interface for this category.
  • Your work is deployed and tested by real users from day one.
  • Operate in high-stake, high-visibility environments you might not talk about, but won’t ever forget.
  • Shape product direction and technical roadmap.
  • Gain pre-Series A ownership as one of the first 10 engineers., * Built iOS applications.
  • Tinkered with IoT or spatial computing (BLE/WiFi, AR/VR).
  • Obsess over code-quality (SonarQube or similar).
  • Built secure operational dashboards or admin workflows.
  • Optimized database performance under scale.

What you’ll do

  • Own user-facing systems and internal tools.
  • Build product systems across web, mobile, and internal tooling.
  • Integrate with backend systems and deploy product-facing services.
  • Leverage LLMs, graph reasoning, and sensor fusion across production systems.
  • Ensure reliability through testing, automation, and tight feedback loops.
  • Work directly with elite users globally (~10-15% travel).

Requirements

  • Polyglot engineer (JS + Python + Rust/Go preferred) who can quickly pick up new tools when needed.
  • Comfortable deploying and integrating with cloud systems (AWS/GCP) in production environments.
  • 5+ years shipping production systems where reliability matters.
  • Worked with LLMs, vector databases, and prompt pipelines.
  • Operates independently, ships fast, and holds a high bar for output.
  • U.S. Person status required (may involve export-controlled data).

Benefits & conditions

Base salary up to $220,000, depending on qualifications, experience, and impact. Total compensation includes equity, premium insurance, 401(k), flexible PTO, and other individual benefits.

About the company

As intelligent machines proliferate into every part of the physical world, we humans still lack a defense layer to ensure the systems and devices we rely on remain aligned with us.

We’re building that layer today by deploying alongside the world’s highest-stakes teams - Olympic delegations, F1 paddocks, halftime shows, global tours, studio productions, senior government officials, and executive protection units. What we learn there becomes the foundation for a civilization-defining capability.

We’re a small, talent-dense team with high ownership, high velocity, and low ego. We care deeply, move fast, and are here to build something that outlasts us.

Together, we’ll redefine cyber-physical security for the AI age.

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