Staff Software Engineer, Maps & Navigation – PALO ALTO, California

Tesla

What to Expect

Tesla is building the world’s best in-car navigation experience and we’re looking for motivated Software Engineers that are up to the challenge.

You will implement next generation algorithms on top of large amounts of data from the Tesla fleet. This is a cornerstone on which Navigate on Autopilot and Smart Summon are implemented. In addition, the same data will drive more efficient routing and better turn-by-turn navigation for customers.

The ideal candidate is self-driven, has experience developing high-performance applications and motivated by complex algorithmic problems. Our engineers must bring a principled, data-driven methodology to software development with a passion for improving quality of their products. Flexibility is paramount, as the engineer must learn a wide array of technologies to improve customer experience ranging from route quality and ETA prediction all the way to self-driving capabilities.

What You’ll Do

Rapidly prototype in-car customer experiences

Extract meaningful data from fleet telemetry via automated processes

Implement complete features with both client and server footprint

Drive your changes end to end from concept to in car drive test

Design, code, and debug software on Linux-based embedded platforms and Linux servers

Work with a cross-functional team of hardware engineers, application/UI software engineers, QA/Validation, and designers

What You’ll Bring

Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Electrical Engineering or the equivalent in experience

Evidence of exceptional achievement in large-scale algorithmic environments

Proficient in one of C++, Python, Golang, Scala

Experience writing and shipping customer-facing code

High standards for code quality, maintainability, and performance

Willingness to learn new technologies in any area of the stack: Vehicle Control, Routing/Guidance Algorithms, Server Infrastructure, UI, Embedded Systems

Experience with Maps / GIS / Computational Geometry data is a strong plus

Experience in Spark, AWS, Kubernetes, Jenkins is a plus

Experience in Machine Learning algorithms is a plus

PALO ALTO, California

Full time

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