Staff Software Development Engineer, Financial Services

Tesla Motors, Inc.
185,440 - 278,160 USD
paid holidays, flex time, 401(k)
United States, Washington, Bellevue
Oct 29, 2025
What to Expect As a Software Engineer on Tesla's Payments Team, you will be instrumental in developing the infrastructure that drives our global financial operations. You'll architect and implement robust payment systems, collaborate across engineering, finance, and product teams, and ensure our financial platforms scale with Tesla's rapid innovation and global expansion. We're seeking pragmatic, team-oriented engineers who thrive in fast-paced environments and are excited to build the financial backbone that supports Tesla's mission to accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy. What You'll Do Design, develop and scale core payment infrastructure Directly work with internal and external stakeholders to understand pain points, proposing solutions, and shipping them Re-think and design the reconciliation platform from 0 to 1 with an AI-first vision Own end-to-end the complete lifecycle of all offline payments at Tesla Identify and incorporate AI Agents to increase automation Implement orchestration engines for reliability and human-in-the-loop workflows Improve the reliability and observability of the Payment platforms at Tesla Apply software engineering best practices - including version control, testing, CI/CD, and containerization What You'll Bring Degree in Computer Science, or a related field-or equivalent experience 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including designing and operating production systems at scale Experience architecting and maintaining distributed systems, with deep familiarity in container orchestration, service deployment, and infrastructure operations Demonstrated ability to set up robust observability systems from scratch, including distributed tracing, logging, and metrics pipelines Hands-on experience with workflow orchestration platforms and self-hosting complex infrastructure components in high-availability environments Experience building AI agents or integrating intelligent systems into real-world applications, with an understanding of system-level design considerations for AI-powered functionality Exposure to the payments or financial systems space is a strong plus Compensation and Benefits Benefits Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire: Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution Company Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance Employee Assistance Program Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions), and Paid Holidays Back-up childcare and parenting support resources Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs Tesla Babies program Commuter benefits Employee discounts and perks program Expected Compensation Staff Software Development Engineer - $185,440 - $278,160/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits for all levels Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.