Tesla · 2 hours ago
Internship, Charging Distributed Systems Software Engineer, Energy Engineering (Summer 2026)
Palo Alto, CA
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$20/hr - $50/hr
Start in 2026 SummerTesla is looking for software engineering interns to build the cloud services that power products driving the transition to sustainable energy. The intern will work on distributed software systems for monitoring and control of IoT devices, focusing on performance, scalability, and reliability.
AutomotiveElectric VehicleEnergyManufacturingRenewable EnergyTransportation
Responsibilities
Design, develop, maintain, and operate distributed software systems that incorporate real-time and streaming data for the monitoring, aggregation, and control of millions of IoT devices
Test the performance, scalability, and reliability of software systems at scale, including developing the services to support this testing
Provide technical leadership, foster collaboration, and drive initiatives to completion
Maintain the values of the team which include engineering excellence, curiosity, a bias for action, self awareness, inclusivity, and vulnerability
Characterize complex problems related to the scalability, reliability, performance, and security of production systems
Qualification
Required
Pursuing Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
Must be able to work 40 hours per week on-site
Minimum of 12 weeks full-time (40 hours/week) availability
Benefits
Medical plans > 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 (90 day waiting period)
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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