Tesla

C++ Software Engineer, Systems, AI

Tesla, Palo Alto

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What To Expect
As a Software Engineer within the Autonomy group, you will have the opportunity to apply your technical skills to a variety of system components & foundational code targeting higher performance of the Tesla Bot. The nature of the role means that the code you will write, debug, and maintain will almost always connect with a variety of other components. You will be building robust code foundations for the autonomy teams to write their applications on top ofand evangelize best software practices for the better of Optimus. You will be developing system tools to benchmark, characterize and optimize the latency and throughput of the autonomy workloads on the Optimus. You will write tests and integrate with our evaluation pipeline to ensure the system and functional stability of our stack.
What You'll Do

Write, debug and maintain robust C/C++ software to the entire Optimus software stack; depending on needs and your interests/skills, you might work on code related to our high-frame rate Camera & Vision stack, write GPU kernels, design and implement low memory footprint image compression libraries, implement high-performance inter-process communication data buffers, improve/extend our image & raw data logging/telemetry code, or make our evaluation/replay software more stable and performant

Optimize hardware resources usage, leverage custom hardware components where appropriate

Advocate for best coding practices amongst the group, build tools helping engineers to write better code (for instance, performance/memory tracking)

Generalize software frameworks when necessary while keeping in mind that too much abstraction can sometimes become a bottleneck

What You'll Bring

Experience programming C/C++ software, including modern C/C++ (C++14/17/20)

Experience or familiarity with Computer Vision, Machine Learning & related software conceptsa plus

Experience with performant software design, object-oriented C++, compiler design and/or hardcore lower-level C code

Proficient developing software on a Linux host, for embedded Linux targets (cross-compilation, etc.)a plus

Experience with at least one of the following preferred: imaging software, Cuda/OpenCL, SIMD, multithreading, Linux system software (posix etc.), & computer vision

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Physics, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or proof of exceptional skills in related fields with practical software engineering experience, or equivalent experience

Benefits
Compensation and 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

Expected Compensation
$132,000 - $330,000/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

Seniority level

Seniority level
Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type
Full-time

Job function

Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing, Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing, and Utilities

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