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Software Engineer, Gateway Automation

Job Category	Engineering & Information Technology
Location	PALO ALTO, California
Req. ID	84874
Job Type	Full-time

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The Role

The Gateway team is seeking a Software Engineer to design frameworks and infrastructure to test the current and next generation of Tesla products. The Gateway team supports a core component in the vehicle that provides over the air updates to our vehicles.

Responsibilities

You will own the quality of the Gateway, a core component in the vehicle.
Develop scenarios, test cases and write test code to test Gateway using hardware and software in the loop testing environments.
Maintain autonomous test and reporting infrastructure.
Define, gather, maintain and report on performance and health metrics related to the Gateway.
Work cross-functionally to investigate and validate issues.
You will own validation sign-off for every release.
Communicating with developers, mechanical and electrical engineers to proactively identify problems and gaps in test.

Requirements

BS or MS in Computer Engineering/Electrical Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent with practical software engineering experience or proof of exceptional skills in related fields
1+ year of C and Python experience
Ability to code and debug multi-threaded C and Python code
Ability to understand, test, and troubleshoot complicated system interactions
Experience developing tests with reusable code
Ability to drive problems to solutions across different groups in the company
Strong communication skills
Ability to develop test guidelines from specifications
Experience shipping customer facing software and hardware
CAN Bus experience highly preferred
Understanding of revision control software (SVN, GIT, etc.) highly preferred

Employee Benefits

As a full-time Tesla employee, you will receive full benefits from day 1 for you and your eligible dependents
Aetna PPO and HSA plans (including infertility and transgender coverage)
2 medical plan choices with $0 paycheck contribution
Vision & dental plans (including orthodontic coverage)
Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Company Paid HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Medical Plan with HSA
Company paid Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability
401(k) match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
Employee Assistance Program, Sick and Vacation time (Flex Time for salary positions), and Paid Holidays
Back-up childcare and employee discounts
Voluntary plans such as critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, and pet insurance
Voluntary Identity Theft and Legal Services plans
Adoption and surrogacy benefits