Software Engineer, Infotainment Platforms Validation, Vehicle Software

Tesla•Palo Alto, CA

About The Position

Tesla's Software Platforms team provides the foundation on which the in-vehicle user experience is built. We own the Software Platform (kernel, bootchain, drivers, and lower-level userspace platform services) for the Infotainment systems across our vehicle lineup. This includes high resolution touch displays, high-definition audio, Bluetooth/WiFi/cellular connectivity, USB, cameras - all connected to high performance multi-core processors and GPUs. As a member of the Software Platforms Validation team, you'll be responsible for ensuring that improvements and new features for these systems in our vehicles are thoroughly vetted, building confidence and assessing risks before signing off on each software release. Join a team of top-notch Software Engineers and Test Engineers committed to continuously improving our vehicles' features and to holding the highest bar for the performance and reliability of our software systems. You will build automation & simulation tools and fleet telemetry pipelines to perform data-based assessments of essential subsystems in our vehicles. You will collaborate across teams, HW and SW as well as Service and Manufacturing, to identify and address critical issues. The ideal candidate is a self-driven and hands-on problem solver, utilizing a range of technologies and strategies to validate and ship our software platforms.

Requirements

Strong proficiency with one of the following: Python, C/C++, Golang, or Java
Experience with Linux/Unix environments and system administration
Experience with CI/CD systems
Experience with large scale data processing and querying
Excellent critical thinking, problem solving, and communication skills

Nice To Haves

Experience with embedded systems software design concepts is a plus
Experience with automotive communication standards such as CAN, Ethernet, TCP/IP is a plus
A passion for troubleshooting failures to determine root causes
A passion for constantly improving code quality and system efficiency, testability, monitoring, & observability

Responsibilities

Become an expert on core subsystems running on the Infotainment computer to perform validation reviews and risk assessments before releasing software to the fleet
Write and ship software to the vehicle and build automated systems in the backend to generate and analyze fleet data from the millions of Tesla vehicles worldwide
Define evaluation metrics, create visualizations and dashboards to support the monitoring and refinement of our systems
Build and maintain HIL testers and internal frameworks/tools to accelerate experimentation and debugging of features
Measure and optimize system performance, leveraging off-the-shelf profiling/tracing tools as well as building new custom tools
Work cross-functionally to investigate and fix issues that you identify

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