Internship, Distributed Systems Software Engineer, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027)

Tesla is seeking a software engineering intern to help build cloud and IoT platforms that support distributed renewable-energy assets and electric vehicle charging. The role focuses on designing, testing, operating, and improving scalable distributed systems using real-time and streaming data, while addressing reliability, performance, scalability, and security challenges.

What you'll do:

• 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

What they're looking for:

• You must be able to work 40 hours per week
• You must enjoy thinking in systems and working on challenges related to the availability, reliability, scalability, and security of distributed software systems
• Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Benefits:

• Medical plans with plan options with $0 payroll deduction
• Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Dental, including orthodontic coverage, and vision plans, with an option with a $0 payroll contribution for both
• 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, subject to a 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