Software Engineering Internship

Location
Palo Alto, California
Skills
Python, HTML/ CSS, JavaScript, Node.js, React, Redux

What to Expect

Disclaimer: This position is expected to start around May/June and continue through August/September. Internships are in-person for 40 hours a week for a minimum of 12 weeks. Please consider before submitting an application. 

International Students: If your work authorization is through CPT, please consult your school before applying. You must be able to work 40 hours per week. Many students will be limited to part-time depending on their academic standing. 

Internship Programs at Tesla

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

Locations

  • Palo Alto, CA

About the Team​

At Tesla, Service Engineering exists uniquely at the intersection of firmware/hardware design, service, diagnostics, manufacturing, quality, and reliability. Service Engineering multiplies efforts of service in the areas of diagnostics, repairs, and maintenance, while simultaneously reducing the need for each. Our mission is to ensure that customers’ vehicles are diagnosed accurately, reliably, and as quickly as possible with the feedback mechanisms to enable continuous improvement of diagnostics. Our vision is to have a diagnostic strategy and software that ensures our vehicles do not have to come to service for diagnosis. 

What You’ll Do

  • 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. 

What You’ll Bring

  • Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or relevant industry experience. 
  • 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.

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