Staff Distributed Systems Engineer

Come join a small team of engineers building the platform that connects Tesla to its vehicles, Robotaxis, Optimus robots, and energy products. We own the backend behind every remote interaction with Tesla devices, from vehicle commands to real-time telemetry and over-the-air updates. Our systems deliver features like phone-as-key, cloud profiles, and vehicle sharing to millions of customers. Our platform is at the core of Tesla's Robotaxi service, powering the ride-hailing experience for customers and the fleet orchestration behind it.

We also serve as the foundation that engineering, service, sales, delivery, and manufacturing teams across Tesla depend on to move fast. We're looking for a software engineer with distributed systems experience who wants to build at fleet scale. Design, build, and operate scalable backend services and APIs for vehicle connectivity, device commands, telemetry, and firmware delivery Build and scale the systems powering Robotaxi and Optimus · Contribute to authentication and the developer platform (developer.tesla.com) Take strong ownership of the systems you build, from design through production Work closely with product, SRE, and infrastructure teams Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience 8+ years building and operating large-scale distributed systems Track record of technically leading engineering teams to deliver complex systems and products Direct technical contributions in your current role, in code and design Deep expertise in web services, distributed systems, and messaging, Go preferred Demonstrated success scaling web applications or messaging systems Clear communication of complex technical concepts to a wide audience Experience with web security is a plus