Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Forward Deployed Engineer - Energy, Megapack

AI Application Engineering +1Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeBrookshire, TX, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
At least 5 years of experience writing and shipping production software; coursework, certifications, and tutorials do not count toward this experience.
Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, systems design, debugging, and testing.
Full-stack fluency with Python on the backend, TypeScript or JavaScript on the frontend, REST APIs, SQL, and Git.
A portfolio of deployed production work, such as GitHub projects, internal tools, or shipped products.
Experience operating software that you build, including Docker, CI/CD, and at least one of Kubernetes, Terraform, or a major cloud platform such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
Hands-on experience with LLM or agent systems in production, including authentication, latency, evaluations, and uptime.
Ability to take an unclear production problem and turn it into working software.

Responsibilities

Design, write, and ship production software, including Python services, TypeScript/React tools, APIs, and data pipelines that connect cloud systems to on-site factory systems.
Build data pipelines that provide accurate line KPI data, including yield, defects, output, work in process, and test performance, for faster retrieval and analysis, integrated with production systems.
Replace manual reporting with tools factories can operate independently, and assist factories in adopting SI agents so teams spend less time pulling data and building reports and more time addressing process issues affecting output and quality.
Build production-ready tools by turning unclear questions from the factory floor into deployed workflows, including services that query factory data, distinguish noise from stations needing action, and identify what changed, where, and what action to take; harden access, speed, logging, and uptime.
Own the path from prototype to production, including Git, code review, tests, CI/CD, containers, and rollback.
Partner with supervisors, line leads, process engineers, and site IT to translate production problems into production-grade software.
Integrate SI and factory software into live systems, including APIs, access control, data connections, and logging; operate Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD across cloud and on-site systems.
Debug systems the role did not build, including agents, APIs, data feeds, control systems, and network boundaries, when production lines are waiting.
Spend time on the production line to validate solutions and build and productize them at a desk.
Turn a working solution at one site into a reusable playbook and share learnings with the product team.

Category	Manufacturing
Location	Brookshire, Texas
Requisition ID	281088
Type	Full-time

Job Description

<p>Tesla Energy is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to build the software and SI that turns manufacturing problems into working systems across Megafactories, cell production, and Powerwall sites. You will own the path from a live production issue to shipped software: diagnose the problem, write the code, integrate it with factory systems, and make it stick. </p>

Job Responsibilities

Design, write, and ship production software: Python services, TypeScript/React tools, APIs, and data pipelines that connect cloud systems to on-site factory systems
Build data pipelines that deliver accurate line KPI data — yield, defects, output, work in process, and test performance — for faster retrieval and analysis, integrated seamlessly with production systems
Replace manual reporting with something the area can run on its own. Assist factories in adopting SI agents so teams spend less time pulling data and building reports, and more time acting on the process issues that affect output and quality
Build production-ready tools. Take an unclear question from the floor to a deployed workflow: services that query factory data, separate noise from the station that needs action, and drive a clear next step — what changed, where, and what to do —instead of a summary alone. Then harden access, speed, logging, and uptime
Own the path from prototype to production: Git, code review, tests, CI/CD, containers, and rollback
Partner with supervisors, line leads, process engineers, and site IT to translate production problems into production-grade software
Integrate SI and factory software into live systems: APIs, access control, data connections, and logging. Operate Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD across cloud and on-site systems
Debug across systems you did not build — agents, APIs, data feeds, control systems, and network boundaries — when the line is waiting
Spend time on the line to validate the solution; build and productize at the desk
Turn one site's working solution into a reusable playbook, and feed what you learn back to the product team

Job Requirements

Bachelor's in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent professional experience
5+ years writing and shipping production software (not coursework, certs, or tutorials)
Strong fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, systems design, debugging, and testing
Full-stack fluency: Python on the backend; TypeScript/JavaScript on the frontend; REST APIs; SQL; Git
A portfolio of deployed production work — GitHub, internal tools, or shipped products
Experience operating what you build: Docker, CI/CD, and at least one of Kubernetes, Terraform, or a major cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure)
Hands-on LLM/agent systems in production (auth, latency, evals, uptime)
Comfort going from an unclear production problem to working software

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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