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Staff Database Engineer, Database Engineering

Tesla Motors, Inc.
200,000 - 300,000 USD
paid holidays, flex time, 401(k)
United States, California, Fremont
Apr 09, 2026
What to Expect As part of the innovative Database Infrastructure Engineering team, you will work on building and supporting the systems that will fix the World's energy problems. You will make data systems run fast and run reliably so that our vehicles run as efficiently as possible. In this role, you will build the next generation data platform to deliver database related services on demand while reducing our infrastructure footprint. You will support the current fleet through observability, monitoring, automating, as well as building resilient, reliable, and scalable databases and tools. This position is available in the Bay Area, CA; Austin, TX. What You'll Do Respond to issues within the Service Level Objective during your assigned on-call rotation Troubleshoot broken systems and services issues and also build new systems Document the services we run and how to manage them Monitor, measure and improve the performance and state-awareness of our systems Locate and deprecate unused services Re-deploy, reschedule services that under-utilize their planned resources every quarter Complete, Update or Polish 4 Runbook/SOPs/Design Documents What You'll Bring Degree in Computer Science or Information Technologyor proof of exceptional skills in related field 10+ Years experience in database/Streaming technologies Expertise in supporting at least one of the technologies like PostgreSQL and MySQL Expertise in caching technologies like Redis Expertise in writing software in python/ Shell/ Ansible (or) any other, to improve the reliability, scalability and performance of Tesla's infrastructure Expert in database and SQL tuning and expert troubleshooter Strong Shell, Python and SQL scripting to automate DB related jobs Familiarity with observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, consul, Splunk Proven ability to work independently or as an integral member of a team and has excellent communication and documentation skills Familiarity with low level debugging tools such as strace, tcpdump, gdb, lsof and netstat Compensation and Benefits Benefits 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 Expected Compensation $200,000 - $300,000/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.