What to Expect
Tesla Cloud Platform (TCP) is Tesla's internal cloud that powers compute, storage, and networking at global scale across multiple datacenters. As a Full-Stack Software Engineer on the TCP team, you will play a critical role in building the platform that underpins Tesla's products and services. This includes designing and developing automation systems, APIs, and intuitive user interfaces that enable Tesla engineers to seamlessly provision, manage, and monitor workloads.
This position offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of Tesla's private cloud, ensuring reliability, scalability, performance, and security are at the core of everything we deliver. You will collaborate closely with Site Reliability Engineers, Infrastructure Engineers, and Product Owners to automate away operational toil and deliver a world-class developer experience.
What You'll Do
Design and implementcore services and APIsthat power Tesla Cloud Platform, enabling self-service provisioning of compute, storage, networking, and identity
Buildintuitive frontends and dashboards(React / Next.js / TypeScript) for customers to manage projects, quotas, and workloads at scale
Developautomation frameworksfor lifecycle management of virtual machines, containers, storage volumes, and networking resources
Contribute to the architecture of TCP to ensure it meets strict requirements forperformance, scalability, and multi-tenancyacross global datacenters
Integrate observability and monitoring features directly into platform services to provide visibility and insight for both customers and operators
Partner with product, networking, and infrastructure teams to extend TCP with new capabilities such asSTS credentials, custom images, bucket storage, and vMotion
Continuously improve thedeveloper experienceon TCP by reducing friction in onboarding, resource provisioning, and CI / CD integration
What You'll Bring
2+ years of professional experience in backend development withGo (Golang), including networking and distributed systems programming
Strong experience withweb technologiesand frameworks such asReact, Next.js, and TypeScriptfor building scalable user interfaces
Hands-on experience withvirtualization and containerizationplatforms such asVMware, Kubernetes, Docker, and / or LXD / LXC
Familiarity withInfrastructure as Code (IaC)and configuration management (e.g.,Ansible, Puppet)
Solid understanding ofobservability concepts, monitoring, and troubleshooting distributed systems
Proven ability to design and build highly scalable and reliable architectures
Knowledge ofdistributed and cloud computing concepts(e.g., networking, load balancing, multi-region deployments)
Compensation and Benefits Benefits
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire :
2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction
Expected Compensation $133,440 - $292,800 / 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.
Sr Software Engineer • Palo Alto, CA, United States