Sr. Software Engineer, Tesla Shop, Digital Experience
About The Position
As a Senior Software Engineer in Tesla's Digital Experience team, you will be responsible for building the ecommerce system to support Tesla's rapid growth while providing a seamless and intuitive customer experience. This is a fast paced, highly rewarding opportunity to make a direct impact on our mission of transitioning the world to sustainable energy. You will be a part of Tesla Shop team which owns the order management, product catalog, pricing and fulfillment of Vehicle accessories and Merchandise sales in Tesla. This includes https://shop.tesla.com, mobile and the retail store apps which supports markets globally in 30+ countries. The ideal candidate will be highly motivated and have an expertise in server-side and backend development and has a proven track record in scalable backend systems, and thrives in collaborative and fast paced environments. Design and build REST-based APIs and backend systems for Tesla Shop's ecommerce platform, handling millions of transactions during high-traffic product launches Write clean, maintainable, performant, and well-tested code to deliver new features and resolve technical issues Support market launches for Tesla Shop expansion and onboarding new products into Shop Monitor production systems, analyze real-time metrics, respond to alerts, and proactively address system performance Mentor junior engineers in backend best practices and performance optimization Drive technical decisions around query optimization and caching strategies Adapt quickly to evolving business priorities and technical requirements in a fast-paced, agile environment
Requirements
- Degree in Computer Science, proof of exceptional skills in related field, or equivalent experience
- 3+ years of related experience in software engineering with good unit testing and integration testing practices
- Experience writing code in programming languages like Java, Go or Python
- Deep expertise in relational databases (MySQL/PostgreSQL) and distributed data systems (MongoDB, DynamoDB, Redis)
- Proficiency in cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure), including serverless architectures (Lambda), containerization (Docker/K8s), and CI/CD pipelines
- Demonstrated success in optimizing high-traffic APIs (rate limiting, caching, load balancing) and debugging production issues (CPU/Memory bottlenecks)
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills
Nice To Haves
- Experience in Elastic Path commerce framework is preferred
- Experience in Spring Boot, Microservices, ActiveMQ, Apache Solr, Apache Camel
- Experience developing AI agents is a plus
Responsibilities
- Design and build REST-based APIs and backend systems for Tesla Shop's ecommerce platform, handling millions of transactions during high-traffic product launches
- Write clean, maintainable, performant, and well-tested code to deliver new features and resolve technical issues
- Support market launches for Tesla Shop expansion and onboarding new products into Shop
- Monitor production systems, analyze real-time metrics, respond to alerts, and proactively address system performance
- Mentor junior engineers in backend best practices and performance optimization
- Drive technical decisions around query optimization and caching strategies
- Adapt quickly to evolving business priorities and technical requirements in a fast-paced, agile environment
Benefits
- Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
