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Tesla • Palo Alto, California, United States
Role & seniority: Maps & Navigation Validation Engineer (full-time)
Programming: Python, C/C++, Golang, or Java
OS/Env: Linux/Unix, system administration
CI/CD and tooling
Large-scale data processing and querying
Automation, simulations, fleet data pipelines, dashboards/visualization
Perform validation reviews and risk assessments for maps/navigation features before fleet software releases
Write and ship vehicle software; build backend automation to generate/analyze data from millions of Teslas; orchestrate tests across distributed compute
Define evaluation metrics, create visualizations/dashboards, and improve internal tools for experimentation, debugging, and monitoring
Proficiency in one of Python, C/C++, Golang, or Java
Linux/Unix experience and system administration
Experience with CI/CD and large-scale data processing
Strong problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication
Ability to troubleshoot root causes and improve code quality, efficiency, testability, monitoring, and observability
Experience with fleet telemetry, data visualization, and distributed compute orchestration
Cross-functional collaboration experience; ability to work across maps UI, perception/autonomy interfaces, and charging networks
Notes: Role cen
What To Expect Tesla rapidly ships software updates over the air to millions of vehicles on the road around the globe. As a member of the Maps and Navigation Validation team, you'll be responsible for ensuring that improvements and new features for our vehicles are thoroughly vetted, building confidence and assessing risks before signing off on each software release.
Join a team of top-notch Software Engineers and Test Engineers committed to continuously improving our vehicles' features and to holding the highest bar for the performance and reliability of our software systems. You will build automation & simulation tools and fleet telemetry pipelines to perform data-based assessments of the quality of our routes, turn-by-turn guidance, and map & traffic data across markets worldwide. You will collaborate across teams to ensure Tesla's navigation systems integrate seamlessly with our vehicles' maps UI, self-driving capabilities, and the supercharging network. The ideal candidate is a self-driven and hands-on problem solver, interested in utilizing a range of technologies and strategies to validate and ship features.
What You'll Do
Become an expert on subsystems within the Maps and Navigation stack to perform validation reviews and risk assessments before releasing software to the fleet Write and ship software to the vehicle and build automated systems in the backend to generate and analyze fleet data from the millions of Tesla vehicles worldwide Define evaluation metrics, create visualizations and dashboards to support the monitoring and refinement of our navigation systems Implement and improve internal tools to accelerate experimentation and debugging of features Orchestrate and optimize tests, simulations, and analyses across distributed compute Work cross-functionally to investigate and fix issues that you identify
What You'll Bring
Strong proficiency with one of the following: Python, C/C++, Golang, or Java Experience with Linux/Unix environments and system administration Experience with CI/CD systems Experience with large scale data processing and querying Excellent critical thinking, problem solving, and communication skills A passion for troubleshooting failures to determine root causes A passion for constantly improving code quality and system efficiency, testability, monitoring, & observability
Benefits Compensation and Benefits
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
$140,000 - $396,000/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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