Software QA Engineer, Vision Systems, Factory Software

Tesla - Austin, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Austin, TX

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

Tesla's Factory Software team is seeking a Senior Software QA Engineer to enhance the quality and effectiveness of internal test systems. This role focuses on developing frameworks and tooling for automated testing, ensuring maintainability and scalability in a dynamic CI/CD environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop robust automated tests for regression, performance, and stress tests using industry standard tools
• Specify, design, develop, integrate, and maintain test automation frameworks and tools
• Build CI/CD pipelines to execute and report automated tests
• Write backend and frontend integration tests as well as end-to-end tests for RESTful APIs and Web UI
• Triage execution failures and address gaps between existing tests and the automation framework
• Provide technical leadership, driving and performing engineering best practices
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build and validate end-to-end functionality

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Physics, Computer Engineering, Information Security, Electrical Engineering or related field, or proof of exceptional skills in related fields
• 5+ years Software Testing experience
• Demonstrable experience solving difficult QA problems (scalability, reliability, reporting, parallelization, etc)
• Experience in designing automation frameworks and developing test automation software
• Experience with one or more of the following: Typescript, Python, JavaScript, Ruby, Java, and/or C#
• Working knowledge of test methodologies, processes, and tools (Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, Appium, JIRA, STLC, Test Management tool -ALM, Zephyr)
• Knowledge of relational databases/SQL
• Good understanding of CI/CD principles
• Excellent communication skills, very detail oriented, passionate about improving customer experience

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with cloud-based testing environments
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies
• Knowledge of performance testing tools

Benefits

• Aetna PPO and HSA plans with $0 payroll deduction
• Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Dental and vision plans with $0 paycheck contribution
• Company Paid HSA Contribution
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• LGBTQ+ care concierge services
• 401(k) with employer match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plans
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time, Paid Holidays
• Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
• Voluntary benefits including critical illness and pet insurance
• Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
• Tesla Babies program
• Commuter benefits
• Employee discounts and perks program