Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Energy Software

What To Expect
Tesla is looking for a Site Reliability Engineer to build, enhance, and scale the infrastructure that underpins our Energy IoT applications. These applications provide real-time monitoring, optimization, and control for Tesla’s industry-leading energy products, including Powerwall, Megapack, Solar Roof, Supercharger, Wall Connector, Autobidder, and Virtual Power Plants.

We are a high-impact team that values curiosity, learning, mentorship, open discourse, and making disciplined decisions by weighing trade-offs. Our work supports over 50 engineers and directly affects millions of customers.

If you enjoy thinking in systems and tackling challenges related to the availability, reliability, scalability, and security of distributed software, this role is for you.

You’ll work with and deepen your expertise in Linux, Networking, Kubernetes, on-premises data centers, AWS, Terraform, Prometheus, Helm, GitHub Actions, PostgreSQL, CloudNativePG, Kafka, InfluxDB, Scala, and Rust.

Join us in accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable energy.

What You'll Do

Envision and implement changes that improve system reliability

Conduct deep investigations into new technologies and resolve unexpected issues that arise during operation

Provide guidance on system architecture and security best practices

Review, digest, and distill complex code and technical topics to ensure clarity and accessibility for all engineers

Provide technical leadership, foster collaboration, and drive key initiatives to completion

Uphold team values, including engineering excellence, curiosity, bias for action, self-awareness, inclusivity, and openness

What You'll Bring

Minimum 2+ years of relevant industry experience

Experience in developing, scaling, and maintaining infrastructure for distributed systems, including IoT applications

Proficiency in many of the following: Linux, Networking, Kubernetes, on-premises data centers, AWS, Terraform, Prometheus, Helm, GitHub Actions, PostgreSQL, and Kafka

Strong understanding of system design principles and the challenges of ensuring availability, reliability, scalability, and security in distributed software systems

Effective verbal and written communication skills

Ability to navigate uncertainty and loosely defined problem statements

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evaluate trade-offs and make well-reasoned decisions

Collaborative mindset with a willingness to learn, mentor, and engage in open discussions

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