Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Energy Software

What to Expect

Tesla is looking for a Site Reliability Engineer to build, enhance, and scale the infrastructure that underpins our Energy IoT applications. These applications provide real-time monitoring, optimization, and control for Tesla's industry-leading energy products, including Powerwall, Megapack, Solar Roof, Supercharger, Wall Connector, Autobidder, and Virtual Power Plants.

We are a high-impact team that values curiosity, learning, mentorship, open discourse, and making disciplined decisions by weighing trade-offs. Our work supports over 50 engineers and directly affects millions of customers.

If you enjoy thinking in systems and tackling challenges related to the availability, reliability, scalability, and security of distributed software, this role is for you.

You'll work with and deepen your expertise in Linux, Networking, Kubernetes, on-premises data centers, AWS, Terraform, Prometheus, Helm, GitHub Actions, PostgreSQL, CloudNativePG, Kafka, InfluxDB, Scala, and Rust.

Join us in accelerating the world's transition to sustainable energy.

What You'll Do

• Envision and implement changes that improve system reliability
• Conduct deep investigations into new technologies and resolve unexpected issues that arise during operation
• Provide guidance on system architecture and security best practices
• Review, digest, and distill complex code and technical topics to ensure clarity and accessibility for all engineers
• Provide technical leadership, foster collaboration, and drive key initiatives to completion
• Uphold team values, including engineering excellence, curiosity, bias for action, self-awareness, inclusivity, and openness

What You'll Bring

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 $140,000 - $252,000 / 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.