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Software Distributed Systems Engineer

County Dublin, Ireland (On-site)

Software Distributed Systems Engineer

1 Day ago • 3-7 Years • Backend Development • DevOps • Undisclosed

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Job Description

Tesla seeks Software Distributed Systems Engineers to design, develop, maintain, and operate distributed software systems for their IoT platforms (Powerwall, Megapack, Solar Roof, Supercharger, Autobidder, and Virtual Power Plants). Responsibilities include working with real-time and streaming data, utilizing Scala, Akka, Reactive Streams, and cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud). The role requires strong experience in building large-scale, fault-tolerant services, expertise in low-level operating systems concepts, and proficiency in distributed systems. Engineers will test system performance and scalability, provide technical leadership, and contribute to a collaborative team environment focused on engineering excellence and sustainable energy solutions. Relocation to Amsterdam is required.

Must have:

Large-scale distributed system experience
Scala/Akka proficiency
Strong OS concepts understanding
Distributed systems expertise
Testing and performance optimization
Technical leadership

What to Expect

Do you want to work on Tesla's IoT platforms that support Powerwall, Megapack, Solar Roof, Supercharger, Autobidder, and Virtual Power Plants? Do you want to work with functional programming, streaming data, and distributed systems? Do you want to work with Scala, Akka, Reactive Streams, InfluxDB, PostgreSQL, and Kubernetes?

Tesla is looking for software engineers to build the cloud services that power these products, driving the worldwide transition to sustainable energy. These platforms provide real-time monitoring, optimization, and control of distributed, renewable-energy assets, including generation, storage, grid services, and electric vehicle charging. You must enjoy thinking in systems and working on challenges related to the availability, reliability, scalability, and security of distributed software systems.

What You’ll Do

Design, develop, maintain, and operate distributed software systems that incorporate real-time and streaming data for the monitoring, aggregation, and control of millions of IoT devices
Characterize complex problems related to the scalability, reliability, performance, and security of production systems
Test the performance, scalability, and reliability of software systems at scale, including developing the services to support this testing
Provide technical leadership, foster collaboration, and drive initiatives to completion
Maintain the values of the team which include engineering excellence, curiosity, a bias for action, self-awareness, inclusivity, and vulnerability

What You’ll Bring

Several years industry experience designing, building and supporting large scale systems in production
Experience building large scale distributed fault tolerant services
Excellent understanding of low level operating systems concepts including multi-threading, memory management, networking and storage, performance and scale
Strong CS fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems
Systems programming skills including multi-threading, concurrency, etc. Fluency in Akka or Scala preferred
Track record of identifying and implementing creative solutions
Experience with cloud infrastructure - AWS, Azure or Google Cloud

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