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Backend Engineer, Diagnostics, Vehicle Software

Job in Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California, 94306, USA
Listing for: Tesla
Full Time, Seasonal/Temporary position
Listed on 2025-12-02
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Software Engineer, Cloud Engineer - Software
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 164480 - 292800 USD Yearly USD 164480.00 292800.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Backend Software Engineer, Diagnostics – Tesla

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What To Expect

At Tesla, Service Engineering exists uniquely at the intersection of firmware/hardware design, service, diagnostics, manufacturing, quality, and reliability. Service Engineering multiplies efforts of service in the areas of diagnostics, repairs, and maintenance, while reducing the need for each. Our mission is to ensure that customer’s vehicle is diagnosed accurately, reliably and as quickly as possible with feedback mechanisms to enable continuous improvement of diagnostics.

Our vision is to have a diagnostic strategy and software that ensures our vehicles do not have to come to service for diagnosis.

As a Backend Engineer in Service Engineering, you will be responsible for specifying, building, and maintaining the next generation of diagnostic tooling for our vehicles and energy products. You’ll be part of one of our multidisciplinary product teams, where you will build back-end systems, improve observability and reliability of our applications, and work closely with product managers, engineers, operations, and data analysts.

What You ll Do

  • Improve diagnostic simplicity, meeting regulatory compliance and building proactive diagnostic systems
  • Design and maintain automated release process tools and infrastructure
  • Build and maintain our next generation infrastructure using technologies like Docker and Kubernetes
  • Participate in architectural improvements to support our growing user base

What You ll Bring

  • 3+ years of backend software development experience
  • BS in Computer Science or equivalent in experience with evidence of exceptional ability
  • Experience with high-level programming languages like Python, Ruby, Java, Go or similar
  • Experience managing cloud computing environments
  • Experience in devops tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, Concourse, ArgoCD or similar
  • Experience with generative AI applications is a plus

Benefits

Compensation and Benefits

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 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

Expected Compensation

$164,480 - $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.

Additional Details

Seniority level:
Mid-Senior level

Employment type:

Full-time

Job function:
Engineering and Information Technology

Industries:
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing, Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing, and Utilities

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