Internship, Software Developer, Integration Platforms (Fall 2026)

What To Expect
Consider before submitting an application:

This position is expected to start August or September 2026 and continue through fall term (ending approximately December 2026) or continuing into Winter/Spring 2027 if available and there is an opportunity to do so. We ask for a minimum of 12 weeks, full-time (40 hours/week) and on-site, for most internships. Our internship program is for students who are actively enrolled in an academic program. Recent graduates seeking employment after graduation and not returning to school should apply for full-time positions, not internships.

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

Internship Program at Tesla

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.

About The Team
The Integration Platforms team develops technology to support our ever-expanding customer fleet from prototype to production. We are at an inflection point — adopting an AI-first strategy to fundamentally transform how our tools are built, maintained, and scaled. A member of this team will build AI-powered technology that interfaces with our vehicles and accelerates engineering workflows across the organization.

Examples of products we've shipped and are actively evolving include:

A tool to interact with any vehicle remotely, collecting status and updating software/configurations

A tool to analyze trillions of data points for anomalies

A tool to allow engineers to dynamically query the fleet and collect real-time responses to questions like "let me see data from a random sample of 100 cars currently driving at least 60 MPH with the windows down and the AC on"

A technology to live stream data off any vehicle, at anytime, anywhere in the world

A tool that automatically aggregates information from many sources surrounding an event to build a contextual timeline

AI agents that automate the software release cycle, feedback triage, and fleet anomaly detection

MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers that make our tools accessible to AI-powered development workflows

A centralized AI platform enabling engineers across the organization to contribute to our tools using AI-assisted development

What You'll Do
As a Software Development Engineer Intern on this team, you will go deep on multiple domains of product development with a strong emphasis on AI-powered tooling, including:

AI agent development and orchestration

Front-end UI/UX design

Back-end Frameworks

Database and Caching Architecture

DevOps

Product Security

Validation

What You'll Bring

Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field with graduation between December 2026 – December 2027

Proficient in Go and Python, with hands-on experience building full-stack applications using web frameworks

Experience with backend infrastructure: relational databases, containerization, workflow orchestration, and stream processing/messaging systems

Experience or strong interest in building LLM-powered applications, with understanding of AI agent architectures and tool-use patterns such as MCP and function calling

Preferred exposure to large-scale data processing/querying and analytics

Strong communicator and collaborator who thrives in a fast-paced environment juggling multiple concurrent projects

Benefits
Compensation and Benefits
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

Expected Compensation

$42.07 - $58.89/hour + benefits

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.

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