Senior Software Engineer - Full-Stack

Tesla

Grünheide (Mark), Germany

Tesla is looking for an outstanding Software Engineer - Full Stack that will be part of a startup team focused on delivering highly scalable and modular products and services; to address the most difficult problems of our growing network of Gigafactories. The candidate will work together with various stakeholders and project managers from different business units to successfully deliver product features according to roadmaps and be subsequently co-responsible for the implementation.

What You’ll Do

Collaborate with product managers and factory stakeholders to design and implement full-stack features across backend services and frontend applications;
Build and maintain RESTful APIs that serve both web and mobile clients, handling complex business logic around training workflows, assessments, and compliance tracking;
Own database schema design and migrations, ensuring data integrity for systems that track thousands of employees across multiple skill levels;
Collaborate with factory operations teams to understand real-world workflows and translate them into scalable software solutions;
Build background job processing for data synchronization with external systems such as HR and training platforms;
Improve system reliability through monitoring, error handling, and observability practices;
Contribute to architectural decisions, and help establish engineering standards for the team;
Continuously engage with end users to gather feedback and advocate for good usability across all products.

What You’ll Bring

Minimum 5 years of industry experience in software development;
Demonstrated expertise in software development fundamentals such as software design, algorithms, data structures, modularity, and code maintainability;
Degree in Computer Science or relevant field; equivalent experience also acceptable;
Extensive hands-on experience in software development utilizing Node.js, preferably for I/O intensive applications;
Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs, with an understanding of API design best practices;
Proficiency with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) - including schema design, query optimization, and migrations;
Exposure to analytical or columnar databases such as ClickHouse, BigQuery, or similar for high-volume data workloads is a plus;
Experience with modern frontend development using a component-based framework (React, Vue, Angular, or similar);
Familiarity with ORM patterns and database migration workflows;
Understanding of caching strategies and background job processing patterns (message queues, task scheduling);
Familiarity with containerized deployment using Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines, understanding of authentication and authorization patterns (OAuth2, SSO);
Experience integrating agentic AI or LLM-based workflows into production applications (e.g., tool-use patterns, retrieval-augmented generation, autonomous agents) is a plus;
Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where requirements evolve based on factory operations needs.