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# Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) Automation Infrastructure

- **Company:** Tesla, Inc.
- **Location:** Fremont, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Build Automation, Python (Programming Language), SQL Databases, Playwright, Software Coding, Jenkins
- **Published:** September 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/23d570de-5fac-422f-9240-a7cfac662e56

## About the Role

* Must have experience creating automation frameworks/infrastructure, not just using existing tools.
 * Strong coding skills in any language. Python or Playwright is a plus, but not required.
 * SQL is very important and should be a strong skill.
 * Needs a QA mindset: curious, analytical, and able to think about edge cases/problems like QA while approaching them as a developer.
 * AI experience is a plus, especially using AI to improve or build better automation/infrastructure.
 * Jenkins/CI/CD integration experience is valuable.
 * Think software developer + automation + QA mindset.
 * Target 5 10 YOE, max 12 YOE.

## Description

* Someone who can identify manual/problematic processes and build automation or infrastructure from scratch to solve them.