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Software Engineer, Foundation Inference Infrastructure

Tesla

Software Engineer, Foundation Inference Infrastructure

Tesla

Palo Alto, California

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On-site

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Full-time

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Today

What to Expect

As a member of the Foundation Inference Infrastructure team, you will design & implement a diverse set of backend services and tools that power autonomy software and hardware development processes. The systems you build will have a large impact on autonomy, from accelerating chip design & Machine Learning workflows, compiler development, model validation, and evaluation & validation of the complete software-hardware stack. In this role, you'll bring top-notch software engineering skills and can contribute to our systems immediately. A strong candidate will be an excellent software generalist with passion for building scalable infrastructure and optimizing backend pipelines for ML inference workloads and hardware design automation.

What You'll Do

  • Design and implement backend services and tooling that handles iteration and batch processing of inference, simulation, and evaluation workloads
  • Work closely with the other Autonomy teams to build foundational components as well as bridge missing pieces in ML compiler and runtime infrastructure while designing for scalability, reliability, security and high performance

What You'll Bring

  • Proficiency with Python & PyTorch
  • Familiarity of managing hardware inference chips like TPUs and of optimizing machine learning inference workloads for low latency and scale 
  • Familiarity with Operating Systems concepts such as networking, processes, file systems and virtualization 
  • Familiarity with concurrency programming 
  • Familiarity with C++ and / or Golang 
  • Experience with Linux, container orchestrator like Kubernetes or similar and bare metal setup tools like Ansible or similar 
  • Experience with data stores like PostgreSQL and Redis
  • Strong problem-solving mindset with the ability to navigate ambiguous requirements and break down complex technical challenges into actionable solutions
  • Self-directed learning approach; comfortable diving into unfamiliar codebases, technologies, and problem domains to quickly become productive

Compensation and Benefits

Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

  • Medical plans > 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 Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible 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 (90 day waiting period)
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly 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
    $132,000 - $300,000/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.

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    About Tesla

    Tesla

    Tesla

    Public

    A financial leasing taxi company that provides vehicles to customers

    140,000+

    Employees

    Ciudad De Panamá

    Headquarters

    $800B

    Valuation

    Reviews

    3.1

    5 reviews

    Work Life Balance

    1.5

    Compensation

    1.2

    Culture

    1.3

    Career

    1.8

    Management

    1.1

    15%

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    Pros

    Strong financial performance

    Revenue growth

    Company achieving targets

    Cons

    Poor compensation and raises below inflation

    Union-busting and anti-labor practices

    Unpaid work demands and wage theft

    Salary Ranges

    3,570 data points

    Junior/L3

    Mid/L4

    Junior/L3 · Associate Analyst

    2 reports

    $94,875

    total / year

    Base

    $82,500

    Stock

    -

    Bonus

    -

    $92,000

    $97,750

    Interview Experience

    4 interviews

    Difficulty

    3.5

    / 5

    Duration

    14-28 weeks

    Experience

    Positive 0%

    Neutral 75%

    Negative 25%

    Interview Process

    1

    Application Review

    2

    Recruiter Screen

    3

    Technical Phone Screen

    4

    Take-home Assignment

    5

    Panel Interview

    6

    Offer

    Common Questions

    Coding/Algorithm

    Technical Knowledge

    Behavioral/STAR

    System Design

    Machine Learning Concepts