Sr. Software Engineer, Factory Design & Material Flow

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Sr. Software Engineer, Factory Design & Material Flow

| Job Category | Tesla AI | | Location | AUSTIN, Texas | | Req. ID | 259550 | | Job Type | Full-time |

What to Expect

Design and build high-quality web applications supporting complex factory design and material flow workflows. You will own the end-to-end development of meaningful features, from early technical design through production deployment and ongoing optimization. This team develops internal tooling that enables seamless integration across factory designers, material flow planners, tactical, construction and architectural teams.

What You’ll Do

• Improve and maintain modern web-based software platforms
• Build and maintain full-stack features with a primary focus on frontend architecture and user experience
• Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions
• Contribute to backend services and APIs using Python
• Own complex features from implementation through deployment and long-term maintenance
• Debug and resolve production issues by identifying root causes and applying high-quality fixes
• Contribute to defining engineering standards, conventions and best practices
• Review code to ensure high quality, performance and maintainability

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent experience
• 6+ years of professional experience with JavaScript-based UI frameworks, particularly React Strong knowledge of JavaScript fundamentals, GraphQL and modern testing tools
• Experience in a full-stack environment using Python for backend development (FastApi, Pydantic, Strawberry GQL, Celery)
• Experience with 3D graphics technologies such as OpenGL, WebGL, DeckGL or Three.js Experience working on 3D layout, spatial planning or visualization-oriented projects
• Familiarity with performance optimization for complex or data-heavy user interfaces
• Experience applying or integrating AI technologies
• Solid understanding of key web performance metrics and a continuous improvement mindset Excellent communication, collaboration and problem-solving skills

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

• Tesla is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any factor, including veteran status and disability status, protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

• Tesla is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.

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