Tesla
Sr. Backend Engineer, Robotaxi & Optimus
Found: January 18, 2026
This role is based in Palo Alto, California.
Compensation:
$172,000 - $312,000/year
What you'll do:
- Design and build scalable, high-availability, mission-critical systems and APIs.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive roadmaps to completion.
- Architect solutions focusing on security, scalability, and high performance.
- Solve problems using distributed, asynchronous messaging.
What you'll bring:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field.
- 3+ years of experience in building applications, preferably in service-oriented architecture.
- Expertise in modern web development frameworks, preferably Golang.
- Experience leading engineering teams and delivering scalable web applications.