Software Engineer, Robotaxi Experience, Vehicle Software

Tesla is revolutionizing transportation through our Robotaxi fleet, delivering seamless autonomous ride-hailing experiences powered by rapid software innovation. Join a high-impact team of Software Development, Distributed Systems, and Validation Engineers dedicated to building the world’s best autonomous ride-hailing platform. As a Software Engineer on the Robotaxi Experience team, you will design, prototype, and scale the core infrastructure that powers real-time data processing and distributed systems servicing multiple teams, ensuring exceptional Robotaxi performance and product quality. You will take ownership of high-impact problem spaces, including but not limited to real-time detection of adversarial scenarios, fleet demand visibility and distribution optimization, and AI-driven customer experience assurance. In this role, you will architect distributed services, design fault-tolerant and efficient systems, optimize large-scale compute workloads, and build robust data platforms that transform fleet telemetry streams into actionable insights. Your work will ensure that every customer experience is supported by resilient, scalable, and observable infrastructure. If you are passionate about solving complex, real-world challenges in distributed systems and large-scale infrastructure, this is your opportunity to leave a lasting impact on autonomous mobility at Tesla.

Responsibilities

Translate interesting real-world problems into system requirements further into robust backend services Design and build distributed systems that support Robotaxi fleet experience, real-time data ingestion, simulation workloads Make thoughtful data storage decisions and architect efficient, evolvable data schemas that balance flexibility and performance across distributed systems Implement observability systems (metrics, logging, tracing) to proactively detect, diagnose, and resolve production issues Develop scalable microservices, APIs, data pipelines to transform data into actionable insights and product features

Requirements

2+ years of professional software development experience Strong proficiency in one or more modern programming languages (Go, Python, C/C++, Java, Ruby, etc.) Experience building high-throughput data pipelines and working with data storage in production environments Hands-on experience with distributed compute systems (e.g., Kubernetes) and messaging systems (e.g.,Kafka, RabbitMQ) Strong debugging, analysis and communication skills in cross-functional teams Front-end or full stack experience is a plus A passion for critical thinking, rapid prototyping, and building systems that operate reliably at scale