Staff Software Engineer, Vehicle Configurator, Digital Experience

Tesla•Fremont, CA

3d•$195,200 - $292,800

About The Position

As a Software Engineer on Tesla’s Digital Product Engineering team, you will be responsible for building vehicle management systems to support Tesla's rapid growth while providing a seamless and intuitive customer experience. You will be part of the core service team at Tesla, which owns order management, product catalog, and pricing management platform to support sales, finance, and operational teams in every global market. This is a fast paced, highly rewarding opportunity to make a direct impact on our mission of transitioning the world to sustainable energy. Design, develop, and support applications and systems within the team's scope, including new and used vehicle ordering, configuration inventory management and associated sales, incentives, and fees management platform Lead technical efforts to onboard Tesla products into new international markets, ensuring compliance with regional requirements and seamless integration with existing systems Design and build AI-powered chatbot solutions to assist users with ordering, payment, and fee-related inquiries, driving self-service adoption and reducing operational support load Identify, design, and implement enhancements to improve the scalability, reliability, and efficiency of order processing workflows Monitor production systems, analyze real-time metrics, respond to alerts, and proactively address system performance and availability concerns Write clean, maintainable, performant, and well-tested code to deliver new features and resolve technical issues Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, Engineering, and Business teams to plan and prioritize feature development Adapt quickly to evolving business priorities and technical requirements in a fast-paced, agile environment Work with a modern tech stack including C#, Python, Go, Node.js, React, MySQL, Elasticsearch, Redis, GraphQL, Docker, and Kubernetes Develop workflows that leverage Large Language Models (LLMs) and agentic AI to improve decision-making, automate planning, and adapt to vehicle inspection, used car valuation based on competitor prices

Requirements

Degree in Computer Science, proof of exceptional skills in related field, or equivalent experience
4+ years of related practical experience in software engineering
Experience with microservices or service-oriented architecture
Expertise with databases, including MySQL for structured data management and OpenSearch/Elasticsearch for search, indexing, and analytics
Good unit testing and integration testing practices
Flexible and motivated self-starter with excellent communication skills with a positive attitude and a strong desire to improve efficiency and scalability
Experience writing code in programming languages like C#, Go, Python or JavaScript
Knowledge about JavaScript (ES5/6), HTML, CSS, and the React framework for building intuitive frontend interfaces
Familiarity with AI integration, including LLMs for tasks like generating pricing insights and agentic AI workflows for adaptive user experiences

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and support applications and systems within the team's scope, including new and used vehicle ordering, configuration inventory management and associated sales, incentives, and fees management platform
Lead technical efforts to onboard Tesla products into new international markets, ensuring compliance with regional requirements and seamless integration with existing systems
Design and build AI-powered chatbot solutions to assist users with ordering, payment, and fee-related inquiries, driving self-service adoption and reducing operational support load
Identify, design, and implement enhancements to improve the scalability, reliability, and efficiency of order processing workflows
Monitor production systems, analyze real-time metrics, respond to alerts, and proactively address system performance and availability concerns
Write clean, maintainable, performant, and well-tested code to deliver new features and resolve technical issues
Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, Engineering, and Business teams to plan and prioritize feature development
Adapt quickly to evolving business priorities and technical requirements in a fast-paced, agile environment
Work with a modern tech stack including C#, Python, Go, Node.js, React, MySQL, Elasticsearch, Redis, GraphQL, Docker, and Kubernetes
Develop workflows that leverage Large Language Models (LLMs) and agentic AI to improve decision-making, automate planning, and adapt to vehicle inspection, used car valuation based on competitor prices

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
Expected Compensation $195,200 - $292,800/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.