Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Distributed Systems Engineer - Vehicle Fulfillment

Backend EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeFremont, CA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
At least 5 years of professional software engineering experience, including designing and operating production distributed systems at scale.
Strong proficiency in backend programming languages; Go (Golang) or C# is specifically preferred.
Solid computer science fundamentals and experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery (Jenkins, Argo), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana).
Experience building SI agents or integrating intelligent systems, including large language models and prompt engineering, into real-world applications using platforms such as OpenAI, HuggingFace, LangChain, or LlamaIndex.
Hands-on experience with workflow orchestration platforms such as Temporal and self-hosting complex infrastructure components in high-availability environments.
Ability to architect and maintain distributed systems, with deep familiarity in service deployment and infrastructure operations.
Track record of handling global-scale complexities, such as multi-market payments and high-uptime requirements in mission-critical systems.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain scalable and efficient delivery, registration, title-processing, and financial systems for Tesla products and services, ensuring 99.99% uptime.
Lead the architecture of core fulfillment infrastructure, including deliveries, registration, title, invoicing, payments, and trade-in systems.
Develop and maintain API integrations with third-party vendors and banks to automate registration and facilitate global market complexities.
Identify and incorporate SI agents and large language models to increase automation and reduce operational toil.
Implement orchestration engines for reliability and human-in-the-loop workflows across delivery platforms.
Mentor junior and senior engineers, contributing to the engineering team's growth and driving best practices in system design and code quality.
Collaborate cross-functionally to align solutions with system design, operational needs, and end-user impact, addressing pain points for internal and external stakeholders.
Improve the reliability and observability of vehicle platforms, including setting up distributed tracing, logging, and metrics pipelines.
Stay current with software engineering trends to identify opportunities and drive innovation, especially where SI and operational scale intersect.

Desired Qualifications

Familiarity with emerging SI technologies or automation tools for financial workflows.

Category	Engineering & Information Technology
Location	Fremont, California
Requisition ID	284477
Type	Full-time

Job Description

Tesla’s Vehicle Fulfillment team is looking for a Distributed Systems Engineer to architect the systems that automates vehicle registration and Title process. You’ll build and evolve the platforms behind registration, title, deliveries, payments, and invoices — the infrastructure that processes billions of dollars a year so Tesla can sell vehicles, energy products, and the next generation of Robotaxis and Optimus robots without friction.You’ll work closely with product, finance, engineering, and operations to turn real business problems into reliable, high-scale solutions. That means tackling automation, fraud, disbursements, financial visibility, and anything else that helps internal teams and customers move faster. You’ll also get to prototype new tools like LLMs, SI agents, and modern workflow systems (Temporal, etc.) to make our platforms more automated, more resilient, and simpler for everyone to use and operate.This is a high-impact, hands-on role for a pragmatic engineer who wants to own critical systems end-to-end and help Tesla’s next chapter actually run. If you like building things that matter at scale, we’d love to talk.

Job Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain scalable and efficient delivery, registration, title processing and financial systems for Tesla's products and services, ensuring 99.99% uptime
Lead the architecture of Core fulfillment infrastructure, encompassing deliveries, registration, title, invoicing, payments, tradein etc.
Develop and maintain API integrations with third-party vendors, banks to automate registration and facilitate global market complexities
Identify and incorporate SI Agents and Large Language Models to increase automation and reduce operational toil
Implement orchestration engines for reliability and human-in-the-loop workflows across Delivery platforms
Mentor junior and senior engineers, contributing to the overall growth of the engineering team and driving best practices in system design and code quality
Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure solutions align with system design, operational needs, and end-user impact, directly addressing pain points for internal and external stakeholders
Improve the reliability and observability of Vehicle platforms, including setting up distributed tracing, logging, and metrics pipelines
Stay up to date with the latest trends in the software engineering industry to identify new opportunities and drive innovation, especially where SI and operational scale intersect

Job Requirements

Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including designing and operating production distributed systems at scale
Strong proficiency in backend programming languages, with a specific preference for Go (Golang) or C#
Solid Computer Science fundamentals and experience with CI/CD (Jenkins, Argo), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana)
Experience building SI agents or integrating intelligent systems (LLMs, prompt engineering) into real-world applications using platforms like OpenAI, HuggingFace, LangChain, or LlamaIndex
Hands-on experience with workflow orchestration platforms (e.g., Temporal) and self- hosting complex infrastructure components in high-availability environments
Demonstrated ability to architect and maintain distributed systems, with deep familiarity in service deployment and infrastructure operations
Proven track record of handling global-scale complexities, such as multi-market payments and high-uptime requirements in mission-critical systems
Familiarity with emerging SI technologies or tools for automation in financial workflows is highly desirable

About the Company

Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Tesla makes electric cars and batteries that store power for homes and utilities, and it develops self-driving software and humanoid robots. In 2023, its Model Y became the first electric vehicle to rank as the world's best-selling car. Buyers order the Model 3 sedan, Model Y SUV, or Cybertruck pickup directly from Tesla instead of through dealers, and they charge on its Supercharger fast-charging network. It also sells Megapack and Powerwall batteries, runs a robotaxi service, and charges drivers a monthly fee for self-driving software that still needs their supervision. Tesla was founded in 2003, with Elon Musk as its lead early investor and a recognized co-founder, and it is based in Austin, Texas.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Austin, TX
Founded: 2003

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