Tesla is Hiring a Front-End Software Engineer in India

American EV giant Tesla is hiring a software engineer in Pune, who is focused on front-end development. 

The role involves working with a software team focusing on certain internal tools in Tesla that facilitate process management of the design, permitting, and installation of energy products and systems.

“This team is focused on building a stable and scalable platform that can be extended and configured for all Tesla Energy and Vehicle products that are sold and supported today, and any that will be introduced in the future,” read the job description.

The role requires a “solid understanding” of web technologies such as HTTP, REST, AJAX and JSON. Strong proficiency in HTML, CSS and JavaScript/ES6, including DOM manipulation and the JS object model

Furthermore, the company is also hiring a PCB design engineer in the country. The role will involve working with the “high speed layout team” at Tesla, which is responsible for the layout of the physical hardware that delivers the autonomous driving capabilities, high performance computing and infotainment experience to their vehicles and AI supercomputers. 

Recently, Tesla officially began hiring professionals in India. However, the roles posted earlier were focused on operations, customer support, sales, and vehicle service. 

The hiring announcements followed after a recent interaction between CEO Elon Musk and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the US. 

“Prime Minister and Mr Musk discussed strengthening collaboration between Indian and US entities in innovation, space exploration, artificial intelligence, and sustainable development. Their discussion also touched on opportunities to deepen cooperation in emerging technologies, entrepreneurship and good governance,” read a statement from India’s external affairs ministry. 

This hiring initiative follows previous efforts by Tesla to negotiate lower import taxes as a prerequisite for significant investment in the country.

India recently reduced the basic customs duty on high-end vehicles priced above $40,000 from 110% to 70%, which may have influenced Tesla’s decision to explore the market further. 

Moreover, it was also reported that Tesla has finalised a location to open its first showroom in India, at the Bandra Kurla complex in Mumbai. The showroom is said to occupy 4,000 square feet on the ground floor of a commercial complex. Tesla also plans a second showroom in India at Aerocity in Delhi.