Tesla hiring team of software engineers to develop car video games based at its upcoming Gigafactory in Texas
- Job listings on Tesla’s website show that the carmaker is looking to build a software development team comprising video game, infotainment, user interface and rendering engineers
- The electric carmaker launched Tesla Arcade, a video game platform as part of its software update in May
The team, which will include video game and infotainment software engineers, user interface engineers and rendering engineers, represents the carmaker’s stepped-up efforts to build a strong video game platform following the release of several games in May.
“Tesla strives to make its cars the most fun possible; bringing video game experiences to the car helps increase that fun,” the carmaker wrote in the job description of the video games engineer on its website. “In this incredibly rare opportunity to help build a video games platform, we are looking for a highly motivated software engineer to help enable the best video game content to be available in-car.”
While Tesla already has a video game developing team in Bellevue, Washington, the new hires will be part of its gaming workforce based in Austin.
As part of a new software update, Tesla launched a video game platform called Tesla Arcade in May, releasing some games including Fallout Shelter. The game can only be played while the vehicle is parked using the massive touch screen.
Among the other jobs related to the software development team, Tesla is looking for a rendering engineer who can help advance its software infotainment system. “We are aiming to build the world’s best in-car experience by taking full advantage of our 17-inch display, graphics hardware, and recent advances in features,” the job post said.
