Software Engineer, Robotaxi Experience, Vehicle Software

Description:
Tesla is revolutionizing transportation through our Robotaxi fleet, delivering seamless autonomous ride-hailing experiences powered by rapid software innovation. Join a high-impact team of Software Development, Distributed Systems, and Validation Engineers dedicated to building the world’s best autonomous ride-hailing platform.
As a Software Engineer on the Robotaxi Experience team, you will design, prototype, and scale the core infrastructure that powers real-time data processing and distributed systems servicing multiple teams, ensuring exceptional Robotaxi performance and product quality. You will take ownership of high-impact problem spaces, including but not limited to real-time detection of adversarial scenarios, fleet demand visibility and distribution optimization, and AI-driven customer experience assurance. In this role, you will architect distributed services, design fault-tolerant and efficient systems, optimize large-scale compute workloads, and build robust data platforms that transform fleet telemetry streams into actionable insights. Your work will ensure that every customer experience is supported by resilient, scalable, and observable infrastructure.
If you are passionate about solving complex, real-world challenges in distributed systems and large-scale infrastructure, this is your opportunity to leave a lasting impact on autonomous mobility at Tesla.

Responsibilities:
Translate interesting real-world problems into system requirements further into robust backend services
Design and build distributed systems that support Robotaxi fleet experience, real-time data ingestion, simulation workloads
Make thoughtful data storage decisions and architect efficient, evolvable data schemas that balance flexibility and performance across distributed systems
Implement observability systems (metrics, logging, tracing) to proactively detect, diagnose, and resolve production issues
Develop scalable microservices, APIs, data pipelines to transform data into actionable insights and product features

Requirements:
2+ years of professional software development experience
Strong proficiency in one or more modern programming languages (Go, Python, C/C++, Java, Ruby, etc.)
Experience building high-throughput data pipelines and working with data storage in production environments
Hands-on experience with distributed compute systems (e.g., Kubernetes) and messaging systems (e.g.,Kafka, RabbitMQ)
Strong debugging, analysis and communication skills in cross-functional teams
Front-end or full stack experience is a plus
A passion for critical thinking, rapid prototyping, and building systems that operate reliably at scale

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
$140,000 - $396,000/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.