Linux Site Reliability Engineer, IT Manufacturing Site Reliability Engineering

We are seeking an enthusiastic SRE to join our dynamic IT Manufacturing Site Reliability Engineering (ITMFG-SRE) team at Tesla. Our team is responsible for building and managing an ecosystem of applications and platforms essential to manufacturing. As a Linux SRE, this role requires experience with hardware, software, networking, and automation to implement scalable solutions for manufacturing sites globally. You'll play a key role in maintaining, optimizing and scaling our infrastructure to support a growing fleet of manufacturing devices leveraging the Tesla Factory Image (TFI) for Linux to run business-critical applications.

Responsibilities

• Support TFI and feature development across multiple Ubuntu versions to ensure a reliable & secure Linux image
• Create, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines to support Linux provisioning across our factories globally
• Implement automated and scalable solutions for a variety of use-cases in manufacturing
• Support and manage our ecosystem of applications
• Develop and manage Ansible playbooks
• Configure PXE-based provisioning workflows
• Enhance and maintain our Observability stack
• Respond effectively to incidents by identifying root causes and developing solutions
• Collaborate with other teams using our Linux image
• Handle preventative maintenance and create documentation on processes and features

Requirements

• Experience with Virtualization (vSphere) and Containerization (Docker & Kubernetes)
• Expert skills in Linux and its administration (Ubuntu 16.04 - 24.04 LTS)
• Understanding of networking (Routing/Switching, VLANs, Firewalls, and Load Balancers)
• Experience in a high-level language such as Go, Python and/or Java is a plus
• Observability (Prometheus, AlertManager, Grafana, Jaeger, and Splunk)
• Infrastructure as Code (Ansible), CI/CD (GitHub Enterprise/Jenkins) & Artifact management (Artifactory)
• Bare-metal imaging experience (Ubuntu netboot PXE)
• Strong bias for action vs endless planning, willing to get hands dirty and make mistakes sometimes
• Habitual documenter and spreader of knowledge; willing to mentor other team members and engineers with less SWE/IT type knowledge
• Comfortable on an on-call rotation

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

$133,440 - $292,800/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.