What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Software Engineer, Full Stack, Cell Software position at Tesla Motors, Inc.?
Tesla is re-thinking how batteries are made from the ground up.We'redesigning new factories, new equipment, new processes, and new software to rapidly scale battery manufacturing, globally. The primary bottleneck to Tesla's future expansion (and the transition to sustainable transport and energy storage) is our ability to produce andprocurebatteries -that'swhywe'reinnovating in-house, with our collection of world-class engineers, to redefine the industry. Software, data, and automation all play a huge part in this strategy.
We'vebuilt software from scratch with a nimble and high performing team to meet the specific needs of Tesla's rapid battery manufacturing scale up. This software tracks everycomponentof the cell manufacturing process and acts as the brain of the entire cell factory.It'skey to ensuring batteries are made safely and for understanding how to improve processes. This platform is the conduit for data coming from the line, and it is part of the goal to have more data about manufacturing, end to end, than any other company.
The Cell Software teamis responsible forbuilding software solutions that allow the company to redefine manufacturing and production. We focus on implementing effective software advances, distributed fault-tolerant computing, and modern user- experience to manufacturing systems throughout Tesla.
What You'll Do
- Own and define the architecture for large portions of the software for our battery factories, designing fault-tolerant, distributed, and adaptive systems
- Solve world-first computing problems at scale that allow us to do more with our huge set of data
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to teams within Cell Software
- Write backend code that unlocks new features for Engineers and Associates across the manufacturing domain
- Write code that is reliable, well tested and which directly impacts Tesla's bottom line
- Interface with Controls Engineers, Operators and other Engineers to build the most effective automation systems and solutions. This includes getting immersed in defining and implementing automation system processes flows
- Build tools, test-automation and documentation
- Respond to and handle manufacturing process change requests promptly
What You'll Bring
- Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent in experience and evidence of exceptional ability
- 2 years of experience in web fundamentals such as HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS with an understanding of asynchronous programming
- Demonstrated experience scaling systems to large data volumes and throughput
- Understanding of algorithms, data structures, concurrency, distributed systems and eventual consistency
- Proficiency in Go, Java, C, C C# or other backend language
- Experience with modern web development frameworks such as React, Vue, or Angular
- Experience with API design, frontend optimization techniques
- Demonstrated experience building solid, testable, and maintainable clean code
- Proficiency working in a high-impact, responsive, and collaborative team environment
- Strong communication skills and a preference for delivering as part of a team
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.