Now hiring: Tesla seeks talent ahead of China mass production

Technicians, software engineers and marketing pros needed for Shanghai Gigafactory

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai in August. The entrepreneur has pledged that Tesla's jobs in China will offer a path to substantial promotion. © Reuters

YIFAN YU, Nikkei staff writer

PALO ALTO, U.S. -- Tesla is on a hiring spree in China for first-line technicians, software engineers and marketing experts, as the electric carmaker gears toward mass production at its Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai by the year's end.

The company began its Shanghai hiring through its official WeChat account on Sept. 1 and updated its latest job listing Tuesday. The job post suggests the company is assembling a factory firmware team which will be department to develop programmable hardware that controls the production line.

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