Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Fleetnet, Vehicle Software
TeslaStaff Site Reliability Engineer, Fleetnet, Vehicle Software
TeslaLocation
Palo Alto, CA
Type
Full-time
Posted
7/29/2026
Compensation
$140,000 - $312,000 a year
Job description
This position is for a technical leader in a small team focused on developing next-generation server-side infrastructure for Tesla. The team connects various Tesla products to enhance user experience for over 10 million users. The role involves working with IoT and service engineering challenges while building a platform that supports autonomous transportation. Candidates should have expertise in cloud environments and automation technologies.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience building and maintaining SaaS infrastructure through automation.
- Expert skills with Linux, networking, storage, or virtualization automation using tools like Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, or Chef.
- Experience in setting up and supporting CI/CD platforms.
- Proficiency in a high-level programming language such as Python, Go, Ruby, or Java.
- Experience with data-driven capacity planning in physical data centers or cloud infrastructure like AWS, GCP, or Azure.
Responsibilities
- Design and write software that enables rapid prototyping by development teams while ensuring high reliability and availability.
- Automate the build and deployment of infrastructure using Docker, Kubernetes, and other orchestration technologies in a hybrid-cloud environment.
- Drive the migration of large-scale, distributed fleet applications towards cloud environments.
- Influence architectural decisions with a focus on security, scalability, and high performance.
- Troubleshoot and manage full-cycle incident response including mitigation, correction, and prevention.
- Advise application teams on Kubernetes native application architecture to improve automation and reliability across vehicle software teams.
Benefits
- Employees at Tesla are often offered day-one coverage with multiple medical options (some at $0 paycheck cost), dental/vision, company HSA contributions, a 401(k) match, and equity programs. Most roles also include paid time off and holidays, family-building support, employee assistance, commuter and childcare benefits, and access to discounts and wellness programs.
H-1B filing history
Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026
Filing entity: Tesla Inc
As of Aug 23, 2026
Initial approvals
644
FY2026
Approval rate
92.9%
FY2026
LCA certified
1,444
FY2026
Entry-level share
2.1%
FY2026
Initial approvals YoY
+1%
Trend
LCA certified YoY
-60%
Trend
Initial approvals by fiscal year
Approval rate by fiscal year
Continuing vs initial approvals
LCA certified positions by quarter
LCA certified positions by fiscal year
Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.
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