Software Engineer, HR Operations & Systems

What to Expect

The Payroll System is the internal platform Tesla's payroll operations teams use to run pay cycles, investigate discrepancies, and satisfy audit and SOX obligations. We build the tooling that a real, named group of people opens every morning — short feedback loops, high correctness bar, and no ambiguity about whether the thing we shipped helped.

What You'll Do

• Build and ship features end to end — schema and migration, API, and UI — rather than throwing work over a wall
• Design RESTful APIs in .NET (C#) following our controller to service to repository layering, with dependency injection throughout
• Build data-dense React interfaces in TypeScript: AG-Grid views, TDS components, Jotai and React Query for state and server data
• Work on audit workflows, findings triage, and security group management — features with compliance consequences, where "mostly right" isn't right
• Write unit and integration tests alongside the code (see test/ — unit and integration suites are part of the definition of done, not a follow-up ticket)
• Participate in code review, both directions

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years building production backend services in .NET/C#, Python, or Go — with a willingness to work primarily in C#
• Working React and TypeScript experience; comfortable owning a feature's UI, not just its API
• Solid SQL: can design a table, read an execution plan, and explain why a query got slow
• Testing habits and comfort with Git-based review workflows
• CS fundamentals — data structures and algorithms you can actually reason about, not recite
• Integrating LLM APIs (Azure OpenAI, Claude, or similar) into production backend services
• RAG pipelines, vector databases, or structured prompt engineering
• Shipping AI-assisted features in an enterprise app

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

Expected Compensation

$140,000 - $210,000/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.

Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Tesla is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.