Software Development Engineer
Tesla · Posted Nov 3
Electric vehicles, solar panels, and integrated clean energy storage solutions
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About the role
Tesla is hiring a Software Engineer for Linux kernel development, device drivers, and hardware bring-up, with exposure to the complete system software stack from bootloaders (Coreboot, ATF) to kernel internals and HSIO subsystems. The role spans pre-silicon validation, post-silicon bring-up, and production flows. The engineer will develop and debug drivers, support new hardware bring-up, work on kernel subsystems and bootloaders, and contribute to power/performance validation and kernel upstreaming in collaboration with hardware, validation, and global teams.
What you will do
- Develop and maintain drivers for HSIO subsystems (PCIe, USB, UFS, Ethernet, etc.)
- Work on feature enablement, bug fixing, and performance optimizations
- Participate in pre-silicon validation, FPGA/Emulator environments, and first-silicon bring-up
- Debug using JTAG, serial consoles, and kernel logging tools
- Read and analyze board schematics to support hardware-software integration
- Contribute to kernel migration and version upgrades for new SoCs
- Work with Linux kernel frameworks like power management, interrupt controller (GIC), clock/PLL, memory, and HSIO IP subsystems.
- Develop, debug, and customize bootloaders (U-Boot, Coreboot, ATF)
- Enable low-level initialization and bring-up of SoCs
- Support power and performance validation activities
- Contribute to enabling features like DVFS, Runtime PM, CPUIdle, and suspend/resume
- Prepare and test patches for kernel upstreaming
- Collaborate with open-source community and global stakeholders
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- 3–6 years of hands-on experience in Linux kernel and device driver development
- Strong C programming skills and debugging expertise
- Exposure to hardware bring-up on new boards/SoCs
- Ability to read and interpret board schematics.
- Experience with bootloaders (U-Boot, Coreboot, ATF)
- Familiarity with Linux kernel internals (memory management, scheduling, interrupts, device model)
- Experience in debugging using JTAG, logic analyzers, or oscilloscopes
- Good knowledge of source control systems (Git/Gerrit/GitHub) and kernel patch workflow.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Good communication and teamwork in cross-functional, global teams
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and take ownership
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with HSIO IPs (PCIe, USB, UFS, Ethernet, etc.)
- Contributions to upstream Linux kernel or open-source projects
- Exposure to pre-silicon validation environments (FPGA/Emulators)
- Familiarity with test automation frameworks (Python, shell scripting).
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Tesla
Tesla, Inc. is an American multinational automotive and clean energy company that designs, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles, battery energy storage systems, and solar panels. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company is dedicated to accelerating the world's transition to sustainable energy through innovative technology and engineering. Its product ecosystem ranges from mass-market passenger cars and commercial semi-trucks to advanced energy generation and storage solutions.
- Industry
- Automotive
- Company size
- 125000+ employees
- Founded
- 2003
- Location
- Austin, Texas, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $6.0B raised
- 2020-05-18Post Ipo Debt$5.0B
Leadership
Elon Musk
Chief Executive Officer & Director
Chief Financial Officer & Chief Accounting Officer
Senior Vice President, Automotive
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
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