AI Infrastructure Engineer, Digital Optimus

AI Infrastructure Engineer, Digital Optimus Tesla - 3.3 Palo Alto, CA Job Details Full-time $140,000 - $252,000 a year 17 hours ago Benefits Commuter assistance Health savings account AD&D insurance Paid holidays Disability insurance Health insurance Dental insurance Flexible spending account Flextime Adoption assistance Employee assistance program 401(k) matching Employee discount Benefits from day one Pet insurance Qualifications AI models GPU programming Simulated training environment Software engineering Reinforcement learning Data transformation pipeline development Continuous Delivery (CD) implementation Kubernetes PyTorch Tooling Software deployment High-performance computing clusters System performance optimization System design Engineering process optimization Quantization AI platforms (beyond public GPTs) Scalable systems Computational framework System design for system development Production systems Cloud infrastructure implementation Model deployment Computer hardware Systems engineering Scalability Model training System deployment Distributed computing DevOps automation Full Job Description What to Expect Digital Optimus is the software counterpart to our physical humanoid, designed to interact with computer interfaces and perform long-horizon agentic behaviors. Our approach is modeled after real-time control policies rather than screenshot-based VLM agents, with the larger goal of integrating with Tesla's broader AI ecosystem. We're seeking an ML/RL Infra Engineer to build scalable, reliable infrastructure that powers these agents and enables seamless, high-volume rollouts for model evaluation & RL training. Top candidates will have deep experience in large-scale ML systems, high-performance training, and edge deployment, though evidence of exceptional ability matters more than relevance alone. What You'll Do Design & implement scalable distributed training infrastructure for large agentic models, supporting imitation learning, reinforcement learning (online & offline), and long-horizon training workflows Build high-fidelity, ultra-realistic training & simulation environments capable of handling complex, interruptible, long-context agent trajectories at massive scale Optimize ML and RL training pipelines for throughput, cost-efficiency, and reliability across multi-node GPU clusters Implement advanced model serving, quantization, distillation, and deployment strategies tailored for Tesla's hardware platforms Collaborate with research, AI engineering, and production teams to productionize agent systems and integrate them with Tesla's autonomy (FSD) and robotics (Optimus) platforms Design systems for efficient context management, checkpointing, and orchestration of long-horizon agentic workloads Continuously improve developer velocity through better tooling, CI/CD for ML, experiment tracking, and reproducible training environments What You'll Bring Experience in ML infrastructure, large-scale distributed systems, or high-performance computing for deep learning/reinforcement learning Strong expertise with training frameworks (PyTorch, JAX, DeepSpeed, FSDP, Megatron, etc.) and distributed training at scale Deep knowledge of GPU/accelerator optimization, model parallelism, quantization, and edge deployment Proficiency in Python, Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure (or on-prem clusters), and modern MLOps practices Experience building data pipelines and simulation environments for reinforcement learning or robotics applications is highly valued Strong software engineering fundamentals, system design skills, and a passion for building reliable, observable, and high-performance ML platforms Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment with researchers and engineers 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: Medical plans > 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 Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible 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 (90 day waiting period) Employee Assistance Program Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly 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 $140,000 - $252,000/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. Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Tesla is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.