Tesla · 1 month ago
Internship, Software Engineer, Connectivity C++, Optimus (Summer 2026)
Palo Alto, California
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$100K/yr - $150K/yr
Start in 2026 SpringTesla is seeking a highly motivated Software Engineer Intern for the Optimus Connectivity Team to help develop low latency and highly reliable connectivity to the bot. The role involves embedded software design and development across system layers, with an emphasis on performance, stability, and efficiency.
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Responsibilities
Assisting in writing, debugging, and maintaining components such as camera and vision processing pipelines, GPU kernels, low-memory footprint libraries, inter-process communication buffers, or tools for telemetry and logging
Supporting development and testing of networking protocols and connectivity features, including Ethernet and TCP/IP
Participating in efforts to optimize software performance and hardware resource usage, including working with custom hardware when applicable
Contributing to test automation systems that help validate the reliability and performance of networking and connectivity features
Learning and applying best coding practices, including writing clean, efficient, and maintainable code
Helping improve internal tools for tracking software performance and memory usage
Collaborating on generalizing and improving software frameworks while learning how to balance performance with good design practices
Qualification
Required
Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field
C/C++ Experience
Basic understanding of networking concepts and protocols such as Ethernet and TCP/IP
Interest in low-level systems software and operating system fundamentals, such as memory management, threading, or performance optimization
Experience developing software on a Linux environment
Preferred
Exposure to cross-compilation or embedded Linux
Familiarity with multithreading, system-level programming (POSIX), SIMD instructions, or GPU programming (e.g., CUDA or OpenCL)
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 and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions), 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
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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
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