Tesla
Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure, AI
Tesla, Palo Alto, California, United States, 94306
Overview
Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure, AI What To Expect
The Core Infrastructure team empowers our Autonomy organization in accelerating the iteration, validation, and release of Robotaxi & Optimus features. This includes orchestrating millions of jobs across distributed compute clusters, managing thousands of Tesla AI computers, designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for deployment and release, enabling developer sessions for our custom FSD hardware, and advancing software development through AI Agentic workflows. The team also focuses on building resilient backend systems with high-availability, high-throughput and low end-to-end latency. What You'll Do
Design and bring up AI Agentic workflows that span across all stages of development from triaging issues to shipping features Design and implement backend infrastructure to handle iteration and batch processing of inference, simulation, and evaluation workloads based on real-world sensor data Influence architectural decisions with focus on security, scalability, reliability and high performance Set up and maintain monitoring, metrics and reporting systems for fine-grained observability and actionable alerting Work closely with the other Autopilot teams to design and implement backend components required for future features and processes What You'll Bring
Proficiency with Python and/or Golang Familiarity with PyTorch Experience with Linux, especially in networking, virtualization and filesystems Experience with container orchestration tools like Kubernetes and deployment tools like Ansible or similar Experience with concurrency programming Experience with data stores like PostgreSQL and Redis Familiarity with Bazel 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 with $0 paycheck contribution Company Paid HSA contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan 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, paid holidays Back-up childcare and parenting support resources Voluntary benefits including critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft and 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 - $300,000/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. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure, AI What To Expect
The Core Infrastructure team empowers our Autonomy organization in accelerating the iteration, validation, and release of Robotaxi & Optimus features. This includes orchestrating millions of jobs across distributed compute clusters, managing thousands of Tesla AI computers, designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for deployment and release, enabling developer sessions for our custom FSD hardware, and advancing software development through AI Agentic workflows. The team also focuses on building resilient backend systems with high-availability, high-throughput and low end-to-end latency. What You'll Do
Design and bring up AI Agentic workflows that span across all stages of development from triaging issues to shipping features Design and implement backend infrastructure to handle iteration and batch processing of inference, simulation, and evaluation workloads based on real-world sensor data Influence architectural decisions with focus on security, scalability, reliability and high performance Set up and maintain monitoring, metrics and reporting systems for fine-grained observability and actionable alerting Work closely with the other Autopilot teams to design and implement backend components required for future features and processes What You'll Bring
Proficiency with Python and/or Golang Familiarity with PyTorch Experience with Linux, especially in networking, virtualization and filesystems Experience with container orchestration tools like Kubernetes and deployment tools like Ansible or similar Experience with concurrency programming Experience with data stores like PostgreSQL and Redis Familiarity with Bazel 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 with $0 paycheck contribution Company Paid HSA contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan 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, paid holidays Back-up childcare and parenting support resources Voluntary benefits including critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft and 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 - $300,000/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. #J-18808-Ljbffr