What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Engineer, Factory Software position at Tesla Motors, Inc.?
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
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
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.