Sr. Big Data Engineer, Energy Service Engineering

Description:
We are seeking a skilled and collaborative Data Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will architect and implement a cutting data platform while leading the development of data pipelines, data warehousing, and reporting infrastructure to support the growth of our energy business including Industrial, Residential, Supercharger, and Solar products.  As a key member of our team, you will design, build, and maintain large-scale data systems to combine data from various data sources, including deployed fleets, internal applications, and other data warehouses. You will develop a state-of-the-art monitoring and alerting layer to ensure system reliability and performance. Your work will contribute to our understanding of key business performance indicators, informing data-driven decisions to optimize our strategies and drive decision making for all our hardware products.  You will build efficient, reusable data components and implement both batch and streaming pipelines that power our systems. Working alongside ML engineers, you'll support feature engineering efforts and create the data infrastructure needed for successful model deployment. Your work will enable critical analytics to track our energy products throughout their lifecycle—from creation to deployment, usage, maintenance, and replacement. Collaborating with teams across Industrial Energy, Residential Energy, and Solar Product and Service Engineering, you'll help optimize the performance and reliability of our diverse energy product fleet.  This role requires expertise in streaming architectures, real-time data processing, and the ability to build modular, reusable components that can scale with our growing data needs. You will be at the forefront of implementing modern data engineering practices that enable rapid development and deployment of data solutions across the organization.

Responsibilities:
Design and implement robust, scalable solutions for processing terabyte-scale data
Develop and maintain high-performance data pipelines using Apache Spark, Kafka, and other modern data technologies

Build and optimize batch and streaming data processing systems

Develop aggregate and summary tables for various engineering teams that span across multiple product lines and geographies

Design and develop new systems and tools to enable cross-functional teams to consume and understand data faster

Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for data applications

Research and incorporate emerging data infrastructures, tools, and technologies

Requirements:
Strong data engineering background with expertise in at least two programming languages (Python, Scala, Java, or Rust)
Expert-level experience with Apache Spark (PySpark, Spark SQL, Spark Streaming)

Experience with modern data lake technologies (Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg, Apache Hudi)

Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)

Proficiency in SQL and familiarity with database internals and performance concepts

Demonstrated experience working with terabyte-scale data processing

Compensation & Benefits:
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

Expected Compensation
$100,000 - $216,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefitsPay 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.