Software systems & product

Sebastián
López Sánchez

Senior Software Engineer at Tesla. I build distributed systems, developer tooling, and product platforms that help teams ship complex, dependable software faster.

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Palo Alto, California · Open to connect

Profile

Technical depth, product perspective.

I work end to end: from engineering calculation libraries and domain APIs to customer-facing interfaces. My path blends software engineering, technical product leadership, and an aeronautical engineering foundation to solve hard, real-world problems.

Distributed systemsDesigning, operating, and observing services.

Technical productClear decisions from problem framing to launch.

Developer toolingAutomation for quality, diagnosis, and delivery.

Complex domainsSoftware for high-stakes products at scale.

Selected experience

Building systems that make complex work simpler.

May 2024 — Present
Palo Alto, CA

Senior Software Engineer

Tesla

Architect and maintain microservices for Tesla's solar design platform, coordinating changes across services, APIs, and user experiences.
Build internal tooling that speeds incident triage, regression testing, and cross-repository delivery workflows.
Develop full-stack APIs for partner integrations, mobile applications, imagery, and permitting—backed by contracts and automated tests.

2021 — 2024
Palo Alto, CA

Technical Product Manager

Tesla · SolarAPP+

Led SolarAPP+'s growth from a single pilot permit to an automated permitting platform used across 200+ jurisdictions.
Owned roadmap, regulatory validation, and architecture decisions for solar and storage products.

2019 — 2021
Mexico City

Energy System Designer

Tesla

Built AutoCAD automations and internal web tools that improved the daily work of hundreds of design users.
Worked on solar-system designs, Tesla Inverter, and Powerwall.

Impact

From API details to nationwide outcomes.

20+

microservices

Technical ownership across calculation services, domain APIs, and frontend components.

200+

jurisdictions

SolarAPP+ reach, helping streamline permits for residential solar installations.

100s

daily users

Business tools and automation that reduce manual work and increase reliability.

Background

Engineering, from air to software.

Aeronautical engineering research

École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) · MITACS scholarship · 2019

Automated 2D airfoil mesh generation for computational fluid dynamics analysis.

B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering

Instituto Politécnico Nacional · 2015–2020 · GPA 3.6

Foundation in mechanical design, structural analysis, thermodynamics, and fluid dynamics.

Exchange Student, Aerospace Engineering

Polytechnique Montréal · 2018

Aeroelasticity, composite materials, and a project with Bombardier Aerospace.

Cuauhtémoc IPN Aerospace

Founder & collaborator · 2016–2019

5th globally in CanSat 2017 and 9th in CanSat 2018.