Full Stack Software Engineer, Vehicle Test Data Platform

What to Expect

Tesla’s mission to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy depends on the accuracy and integrity of the vehicle test data our engineering teams generate every day. We are looking for a Full-Stack Software Engineer to help build and grow an internal tool that supports vehicle engineering teams in capturing, validating, and managing the structured data their work produces.

You will join the application’s tech lead on a small, high-leverage team. The role leans frontend (roughly 70% of the work), but it is genuinely full-stack – you will be expected to work confidently across the backend whenever a feature calls for it. You will work directly alongside vehicle engineers, translating their deep domain expertise into durable, well-designed software.

What You'll Do

Build features end-to-end, from modeling data and designing APIs on the backend to building the forms, views, and flows on the frontend. Established patterns mean you can be productive quickly

Extend our shared internal libraries that encode our engineering patterns, growing them thoughtfully as the application scales and applying them consistently across feature work

Institutionalize domain expertise by collaborating closely with vehicle engineers to translate their knowledge into durable, well-modeled software

Own quality across the stack, from schema design and query performance to component architecture and state management on the frontend

What You'll Bring

Strong React and TypeScript fundamentals, including modern data-fetching patterns (TanStack Query or equivalent) and good instincts about where state should live – lifted, local, in the URL, or on the server

Production Python experience with a modern web framework and a real ORM (ideally SQLAlchemy); you are ready to do backend work, not just read it

Solid relational database fundamentals, including normalized schema design, joins, and query behavior – the database is the load-bearing core of this application

A track record of writing robust, maintainable, and scalable code

Experience with Next.js App Router specifically, and/or experience designing or maintaining shared code that other engineers depended on, such as a design system, SDK, or component library, is strongly preferred

Experience with Pydantic or comparable schema-first validation is a plus, as is familiarity with monorepo tooling or a background in engineering, scientific, or other data-heavy systems

You consult shared libraries before building from scratch, and you are pragmatic about abstractions

You are self-directed, quality-biased, and collaborative – comfortable working alongside domain experts and raising the quality of code that doesn’t look like your own without rewriting it for ego

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:

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

$120,000 - $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.

Tesla is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.