Staff Software Engineer, Observability Data Engineering
Tesla
Staff Software Engineer, Observability Data Engineering
| Job Category | Engineering & Information Technology |
|---|---|
| Location | AUSTIN, Texas |
| Req. ID | 232735 |
| Job Type | Full-time |
In this role, you will focus on building components and infrastructure for a Tesla-scale metrics collection and querying service. You will be building large-scale data ingestion, storage, and retrieval systems. These systems will implement monitoring and alerting for mission-critical infrastructure across Tesla’s global network, and are critical for the observability essential to maintaining, scaling, and troubleshooting Tesla’s complex internal systems. You will work in a fast-paced team with a group of world-class engineers and data scientists to help build and deliver a performant, resilient and reliable service. You will be part of the team that is leading and driving core technology and systems innovation in this area, creating a positive impact on the business and observability industry as a whole. You will have end-to-end responsibilities across the entire engineering domain.
- Design, implement and test new features in multiple projects and languages
- Maintain existing code in said projects, including bug fixes, performance improvements and refractoring
- Deliver code that meets the team's testability, readability, performance, observability and other quality standards
- Debug and fix issues in production and development environments, including, but not limited to: Performance problems, Logic bugs, Data issues and Operational problems such as networking or database issues
- Contribute to infrastructure improvements, automate busywork, simplify deployments, take advantage of Tesla's existing infrastructure
- Interact with internal customers to onboard them, clarify requirements, collect feedback and support field issues
- Provide mentorship and feedback to teammates, both junior and senior, in the form of code reviews, design reviews, brainstorming sessions, etc
- Participate in non formal on-call rotation and respond to incidents in a timely manner, resolving issues to minimize downtime & impact on users
- 10+ years industry experience in software development, with a minimum of 8 years in Internet-scale distributed systems or data platform system software engineering
- Proficient in at least two general programming language such as Python, R, C/C++, Rust, Java, or Go. Expertise in Go is an advantage
- Familiarity with Prometheus, PromQL, Grafana and OpenTelemetry is an advantage
- Expert knowledge of distributed OLAP databases, SQL query design, optimization, and data analytics
- A self-driven individual contributor and an excellent team player with a startup mentality is preferred
- Superb communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization, are essential to success
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:
- Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical 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 Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna 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
- Employee Assistance Program
- Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary 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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