Residential Energy Software Engineer, Tesla Energy Device Software

Tesla•Palo Alto, CA

About The Position

The Tesla Energy Residential Device Software team is looking for a Software Engineer to build control and configuration software for residential energy products such as Powerwall, Solar Inverter, or Wall Connector. These products resemble other, more familiar IoT products in many ways: They need to be installed, configured, and diagnosed. Once operational, they need to run autonomously, respond to commands, and provide customers with useful telemetry. All of this requires control and configuration tools that are reliable and resilient, which is where you come in. With your help, we can make installing more renewable energy technology easier, faster, and cheaper. Our software stack is as diverse as our products. It includes embedded and Linux-based systems, web and native apps, cloud services and local IoT protocols. Pragmatism, willingness to dive into new codebases, eagerness to work with stakeholders, and engineering leadership are key strengths we expect you to bring to the table.

Requirements

Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
Ability to multi-task, prioritize and work in an extremely fast-paced, collaborative environment
Experience developing highly available mission-critical applications and corresponding test suites
Real-world experience with Internet and IoT protocols (e.g. HTTP, REST, websockets, gRPC, Matter) and systems languages (e.g. C, C++, Rust, golang, Java, C#)

Nice To Haves

Experience with embedded environments/protocols, web development, data analysis/data science tools, or common cryptography mechanisms are a plus

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Product Managers and Engineers from other disciplines to develop designs and specifications
Work with other engineering teams to develop APIs
Contribute to overall system architecture
Develop modern applications for installation, configuration, and diagnosis
Provide technical leadership and innovation to improve developer productivity, product reliability, and overall system resiliency

Benefits

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