Internship, Commercial UI Software Engineer, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027)

Consider beforesubmittingan application:

This position is expected to start January 2027 and continue through the entire Winter/Spring term (i.e through April/May 2027) or into Summer 2027 ifavailable. We ask for a minimum of 12 weeks,full-time (40 hours/week) and on-site,for most internships.

International Students: If your work authorization is through CPT, please consult your schoolbeforeapplying. You must be able to work 40 hours per week. Many students will be limited to part-time during the academic year.

The Internship Recruiting Team is driven by the passion to recognize and develop emerging talent. Our year-round program places the best students in positions where they will grow technically, professionally, and personally through their experience working closely with their Manager, Mentor, and team. We are dedicated to providing an experience that allows the intern to experience life at Tesla by including them in projects that are critical to their team's success.

The Commercial UI team develops interfaces that interact with, analyze, and optimize Tesla's global energy fleet, solving real-time challenges at scale. Our tools grant access to telemetry datasets, enabling live inspection and diagnosis of Tesla's consumer, commercial, and industrial products. Autobidder powers grid-scale battery installations, using AI and algorithms to reduce electricity costs in dynamic energy markets. Site Designer allows teams to configure industrial-scale energy projects and deploy those configurations seamlessly across global sites. Our Supercharger planning tool helps strategically expand the Tesla charging network and monitor the health of active sites. We prioritize intelligent UX + product design, scalable systems, and first principles thinking.

Location:Palo Alto, CA

• 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
• Characterize complex problems related to the scalability, reliability, performance, and security of production systems
• Test the performance, scalability, and reliability of distributed software systems, including developing the services to support this testing
• Foster collaboration, improve developer productivity, 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

As a full-time Tesla Intern, you will be eligible for:

• 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

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.