Lead Software Engineer, Design Technology

Tesla

Location

Austin, Texas, United States

Vacancies: 1

Posted: 28-05-2025

Experience: 10+ to 10+

Skills: Java, Go, C++, C#, TypeScript, Next.js, Bash, etc,OOD, TDD, algorithm complexity analysis, and statistics

Description:

What to Expect Design Technology is responsible for making the tools Design Engineers use to design, e.g., batteries, Optimus, Robotaxi, and all new factories, every bit as intelligent and dynamic as the products themselves. As a Technical Lead Software Engineer, you will lead the research, development, delivery, and site reliability of products that touch virtually every part of our design process. Joining our team means directly impacting Tesla's ability to ship millions of products a year from factories around the world. Without design technology, the company, the vehicles, the robots, and the AI come to a halt. What You’ll Do Be a technical lead for a problem domain in design technology, for example, authoring, change management, or design platform ops. Work with a small team of engineers and one PM to set and meet aggressive targets to solve problems in your domain Supervise between two and four junior and mid-level engineers, focusing on mentorship and skills growth Develop software abstractions relevant to your investment area, then code in Java, Go, C++, C#, TypeScript, Next.js, Bash, etc. Write and review design docs and code for new services, features, refactors, technology choices, process changes, etc. Participate in an on-call rotation, manage incidents as Incident Commander, write actionable incident reports Maintain written task status, i.e. Jira, for observability and human capacity planning Participate in hiring, conduct technical screens and provide feedback to hiring managers in panels What You’ll Bring 10+ years of successful experience as a software engineer A strong opinion about software engineering culture and process Excellent written communication skills Comfort with software engineering and computer science fundamentals, e.g., OOD, TDD, algorithm complexity analysis, and statistics Experience being the responsible engineer in high stakes environments involving, e.g., microservices, event streaming, and distributed systems An interest in working on legacy software, especially 3D Experience Familiarity with containerization and deployment configuration with Docker, Kubernetes, Podman, etc. 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: Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical 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 Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna 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 Employee Assistance Program Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary 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

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