Tesla SWE incapable technical skill => owner portal frequently down?

[ElectricBro]

It is absolutely ridiculous that a "tech" company's website is down so frequently and extensively, I seriously doubt Tesla SDE's technical competency.

Compensation explains a lot of things. In the Bay area, on average, Tesla's entry-level SWE position total pkg ~ $130k/yr (including stock); Google pays ~$190k; Facebook pays $180k; For the senior-level position (2 levels up from entry), Tesla pays $208k, Google pays $351k, Facebook pays $387k.

Frankly speaking, it will be quite a stretch to live there (especially if one has family and also kids) with only that level of income.

 

[danimal99]

That's a fair assessment if you call them all "tech companies", but Google and Facebook are primarily cloud software companies, and Tesla is not. Tesla's tech software expertise and hiring is mainly focused on the vehicles, charging, and manufacturing. No idea what their infrastructure is for the software stack that runs things like their website, but that needs to be invested in to improve that experience. I have a feeling this will improve as they build out in Austin, since the software engineering base there is just as capable as the Bay, but much more affordable from an employer perspective.