Software Engineer, 3D Tooling, Simulation

Tesla•Palo Alto, CA

About The Position

The Autopilot Simulation team's goal is to recreate the real world to provide a comprehensive playground for Autopilot. The team builds a robust and accurate simulation with physics, photorealistic rendering, and intelligent actors to allow thorough testing and accelerated development. As a full-stack engineer on the Tesla Autopilot Simulation team, you will play a pivotal role in designing, building, and maintaining cutting-edge tooling to amplify the impact of simulation in the training and validation of FSD models. Work on a wide range of tools, including 3D browser-based editors, data aggregation pipelines, dashboards, and more. Create, maintain, and expand internal tools for simulating and evaluating Autopilot vehicle behavior, focusing on accelerating the development and validation of our models

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or proof of exceptional skills in related fields with practical software engineering experience, or equivalent experience
Strong proficiency in the following languages: Go, Python, TypeScript
Strong knowledge of relational and non-relational database systems (e.g., PostgreSQL, Mongo)
Outstanding interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills
Passion for autonomy, simulation, and accelerating the future of self-driving technology

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with 3D work, such as Three.js, is highly beneficial
Experience with containerization using Docker and Kubernetes

Responsibilities

Design and implement tools and dashboards to analyze simulation results, identify trends, and visualize key performance indicators
Increase our scenario creation throughput by servicing the tooling requests of our Scenario Creation team
Work closely with the simulation team and Autopilot organization to understand workflows and develop tools that enhance existing capabilities and unlock new ones
Own the frontend, backend, and infrastructure of multiple applications, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security
Drive projects from inception to completion, presenting work directly to organizational leadership

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