Systems Performance Engineer, Infotainment Platforms

What To Expect
Tesla’s Software Platforms team provides the foundational operating system that powers the in-vehicle experience. We are responsible for the core components (kernel, bootloader, drivers, and other userspace services) that enable Tesla's infotainment software ecosystem. As Tesla advances towards an autonomous future, smooth, reliable, and responsive on-screen experiences become increasingly important. As part of this team, you will be pivotal in improving the performance of existing and next-generation infotainment products across the full software stack.

What You'll Do

Extract every bit of performance out of the hardware using first principles

Own end-to-end latency, throughput, and resource efficiency across kernel, drivers, and userspace

Develop and integrate tooling to identify optimization opportunities across the stack

Profile and tune CPU, memory and I/O scheduling under real workloads

Identify and execute stability improvements as we scale the fleet

Bring up next-generation hardware

Mentor other engineers and contribute to best practices for high-quality embedded software development

What You'll Bring

Excellent C/C++ coding skills, Rust experience preferred

Strong Linux kernel fundamentals

Significant embedded Linux experience in production

Fluency with modern AI/SI engineering workflows

Experience with systems performance analysis (profiling, tracing, benchmarking, and root-cause of latency and resource use)

Contributions to the Linux kernel or other open source projects, preferred

Experience with performance tooling such as perf, ftrace, eBPF, or equivalent, preferred

Experience with system-level Android, preferred

Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent in experience and evidence of exceptional ability

Benefits
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

Medical plans > 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 Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible 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 (90 day waiting period)

Employee Assistance Program

Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly 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

Earned Wage Access: Real-time pay access paid daily, subject to eligibility and schedule (applicable for below Sr. Managers levels)

Expected Compensation

$140,000 - $300,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits

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.

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