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Frontend Software Engineer, Vehicle Test & Data Platforms
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Hiring Manager's Note
"Kieran Buckingham, Software Engineering Lead at Tesla, announced an opening for a Frontend Software Engineer on the Vehicle Test & Data Platforms team in Fremont, CA to build internal engineering tools."
Type
Onsite
Location
Fremont, California, USA
Experience
Mid (3+ yrs)
Posted
2 days ago
Tech Stack
Quick Take
Frontend Software Engineer role at Tesla in Fremont, CA (Onsite). Build shared React and Next.js UI component layers, complex data tables, and structured vehicle testing tools. The Tech Lead posted directly on LinkedIn — strong signal.
Role Overview
🏢 About Tesla
Tesla is accelerating the world's transition to sustainable energy through electric vehicles, solar power, energy storage, and autonomous technology. Headquartered in Austin, Texas with major vehicle engineering and manufacturing hubs in Fremont, California, Tesla continuously reinvents automotive engineering and manufacturing software.
🎯 The Role
The Vehicle Test & Data Platforms team is looking for a Frontend Software Engineer based in Fremont, CA to design and build the core tools used by vehicle engineers to capture, review, and manage structured test data. You will work in a high-leverage team alongside technical leads to build data-dense, reliable web applications that scale with Tesla's vehicle testing programs.
🛠️ Tech Stack
- Core: React, TypeScript, Next.js, Modern JavaScript (ES6+)
- State & Data: Client-side state management (Zustand, Context API), RESTful APIs, WebSockets
- Design Systems: Custom component libraries, Tailwind CSS, Design Tokens
- Tooling: Vite, Webpack, Testing Library, Git
💼 What You'll Do
- Design, build, and maintain the shared frontend layer (components, custom hooks, patterns) across vehicle testing applications.
- Develop complex forms, high-throughput tables, and interactive data visualizations that remain performant under heavy datasets.
- Work directly with vehicle engineers to understand testing workflows and turn operational feedback into polished UI tools.
- Implement robust state management and client caching strategies to maintain snappy, consistent application behavior.
- Champion frontend best practices, component modularity, and automated testing across the codebase.
✅ What You'll Need
- 3+ years of professional frontend software engineering experience.
- Strong mastery of React, TypeScript, and modern frontend architecture.
- Hands-on production experience with Next.js.
- Proven track record building complex, data-dense interfaces such as dashboards, complex forms, or data grid systems.
- Experience designing, building, or contributing to shared component libraries and design systems.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to operate in a fast-paced hardware-software engineering environment.
Why This Role?
This listing comes straight from a hiring manager or recruiter post — not an ATS scrape. You can often reach out directly, and these roles move fast. The tech stack leans on React, TypeScript, Next.js and more.
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