Rust Software Engineer, Factory Software

What to Expect

We are looking for a highly motivated software engineer specializing in server-side software and backend development using Rust programming language. You will join a small, expert team building server-side software for the systems that manufacture our cars, superchargers, and energy storage. The ideal candidate will have a passion for building world-class software and a track record of success creating scalable software systems. You will need strong software engineering skills, excellent interpersonal communication, and experience accepting and giving meaningful feedback on technical designs and pull requests.

What You’ll Do

• Consistently produce high-quality code that is maintainable and solves real-world problems
• Lead projects from requirements to architectural design to implementation to testing to production
• Mentor other engineers and ensure the team globally maintains a standard of excellent craftsmanship
• Seamlessly solve problems at many layers of the stack including debugging packet loss when communicating with PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers) to designing for data consistency in massive globally distributed databases
• Prioritize building production-critical software systems that have sufficient validation, monitoring, and support strategies
• Interface with multi-disciplinary teams including Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain
• Take shifts on-call (no more than once every two months)

What You’ll Bring

• Degree in CS, CE, EE or related or equivalent experience
• Minimum 2 years of working experience (preferred 4+ years)
• Demonstrated experience implementing large-scale projects using Rust programming language; Go (Golang), C and/or C++ are acceptable too
• Understanding of core aspects of backend development (including SQL databases, networking, and security)
• Familiarity with HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and at least one modern frontend framework (React, Angular.js, Svelte, etc.)
• Comfortable with all aspects of rigorous software development and maintenance (version control, code reviews, CI/CD, monitoring, logging, etc.)
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills and proven ability to lead technical initiatives from conception to production