Sr. Software Engineer, Quality Engineering, Energy

What to Expect

Tesla's Energy organization is scaling the future of sustainable power with Megapack, our utility-scale battery storage product built at Megafactory in Texas. The Quality Engineering team is standing up the next generation of real-time quality systems that detect, act on, and prevent defects the moment they occur on the production line. In this role, you will spearhead the software development that powers real-time quality at Megafactory - architecting event-driven data streams, real-time action engines, and the platforms that turn manufacturing and test data into immediate quality decisions. This is a pivotal, ground-floor role: you will lay the software foundation, patterns, and standards that future system teams will scale across Tesla Energy's growing global footprint.

What You'll Do

Design, build, and operate event-driven data streaming pipelines that ingest high-volume manufacturing, equipment, and test data in real time

Develop real-time action systems that trigger automated quality actions

Work with data engineers to architect scalable services and data stores to capture, process, and serve quality data with low latency and high reliability

Deploy and manage containerized microservices on Kubernetes, ensuring high availability, observability, and horizontal scalability of quality-critical systems

Own the full software development lifecycle with robust CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, code reviews, and design documentation

Prepare and present system designs for Architecture Review Board approval, ensuring solutions meet Tesla's standards for security, scalability, and maintainability before production rollout

Partner with quality, manufacturing, controls, and data engineers to translate quality requirements into production-grade real-time software

Establish reusable frameworks, coding standards, and architectural patterns that enable future system teams to scale real-time quality software across Tesla Energy

What You'll Bring

Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience

4+ years of professional software development experience, including delivering production-grade real-time or event-driven systems

Expert proficiency in Python for building reliable, scalable back-end services and APIs

Hands-on experience with data event streaming technologies such as Kafka (or equivalent) for real-time pipelines

Strong database skills across SQL and NoSQL (e.g., MySQL, Microsoft SQL, ClickHouse)

Production experience with Docker and Kubernetes for container orchestration and deployment

Experience with CI/CD tooling and DevOps practices (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins)

Experience presenting architecture and design proposals for review board approval and driving technical decisions across cross-functional teams

Strong ownership, clear communication, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-impact manufacturing environment

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

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.