Tesla · 11 months ago
Internship, Software Engineer, Diagnostics (Summer 2025)
PALO ALTO, California
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$36.06/hr - $50.48/hrTesla is an electric vehicle and clean energy company that provides electric cars, solar, and renewable energy solutions. They are seeking an intern for their Service Engineering team to contribute to the development and maintenance of diagnostic applications and systems. The role involves building applications, improving diagnostic processes, and ensuring reliability and performance of the diagnostic platform.
AutomotiveElectric VehicleEnergyManufacturingRenewable EnergyTransportation
No H1B
Security Clearance Required
Responsibilities
Build out and maintain highly available mission-critical applications and dashboards with appealing visual designs
Contribute to the full software lifecycle including design, development of backend and frontend, documentation, testing, deployment, and maintenance
Contribute to our goals of improving diagnostic simplicity, meeting regulatory compliance and building proactive diagnostic systems
Improve and maintain our web-based diagnostics platform
Debug issues in production, root cause and apply fixes in timely manner
Participate in architectural improvements to support our growing user base
Improve application security
Improve reliability, scalability and performance of Tesla’s diagnostic platform
Qualification
Required
Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field with a graduation date between 2025 - 2026
Demonstrated ability with SQL and comprehension of complex relational database schemas
Experience with frontend languages, libraries, and JS frameworks (e.g. HTML/ CSS, JavaScript, Node.js, React, Redux)
Experience with backend languages, libraries, and frameworks (e.g. Python, Golang, Django, Flask)
Previous experience with Rest APIs and building them from scratch
Attention to Detail
Proven ability to work across the stack in a fast-paced environment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills required
Ability to work well with others in a collaborative team environment
A passion for sustainable energy
Benefits
Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction
Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans. Both have an option with a $0 payroll contribution
Company Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Medical Plan with HSA
Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
Company Paid Basic Life, AD&D, and short-term disability insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Sick time after 90 days of employment 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
Commuter benefits
Employee discounts and perks program
Company
Tesla
Tesla is an electric vehicle and clean energy company that provides electric cars, solar, and renewable energy solutions.
Founded in 2003
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$20.12BKey Investors
Societe GeneraleEuropean UnionPennDOT
2024-10-05Post Ipo Debt· $783M
2023-09-13Grant· $159.6M
2023-08-15Grant· $0.23M
Leadership Team
Vaibhav Taneja
Chief Financial Officer
Tom Zhu
SVP of Automotive
Recent News
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