Software Development Engineer

The Midwest Automation team designs and builds highly automated, custom manufacturing equipment - such as assembly lines and robotic workstations - that expands Tesla's global production capacity. Our passion, motivation, and commitment to designing and building custom equipment enables Tesla to achieve its ambitious goals.

The ideal candidate is flexible, motivated and a self-starter with a strong desire to improve efficiency, scalability and make an impact with contributions to a cross-functional team. This is a fast paced, highly rewarding opportunity to make a direct impact on our mission of transitioning the world to sustainable energy.

• Build software applications in C#/.NET and Angular that manage custom equipment bill of materials - demand, purchasing, receiving, inventory - and integrate with existing systems
• Collaborate with developers, testers, and end users to translate business process requirements for the custom equipment team into functional software tools
• Develop software that enables the custom equipment team to manage all business applications 24/7 and drive continuous improvements in the software
• Develop and maintain a clean and tested codebase
• Closely collaborate with the team and stakeholders to find innovative solutions in a very fast-paced environment
• Improve existing database structures and design new ones
• Collaborate with backend developers, testers, and end users
• Ability to travel domestically 10-20% and internationally 1-2 times per year

• 2+ years of working experience in the areas of C#/.NET and/or Angular
• Experience in software architecture
• Experience with event-driven, micro-service, and DDD
• Experience with SQL, T-SQL & Entity Framework, modern web development, DevOps (especially Jenkins & Kubernetes); message bus systems (such as Kafka) is also a plus
• Experience in rigorous software development practices, including version control (e.g., Git), containerization (e.g., Docker), code reviews, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and logging
• Experience with Solidworks PDM and Eplan a plus
• Working knowledge of German a plus
• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

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