Internship, Fullstack Engineer, Tesla Bot Tooling (Summer 2025)

Company: Tesla, Inc.
Location: Palo Alto
Posted on: June 1, 2025

Job Description:

Internship, Fullstack Engineer, Tesla Bot Tooling (Summer 2025)This position is expected to start in May/June and continue through Aug/Sep. Internships are in-person for 40 hours a week for a minimum of 12 weeks.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.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 giving them ownership over projects that are critical to their team's success.About the TeamAs a member of the Tesla Bot Tooling team you will design and implement a diverse set of tools that power our machine learning workflows and Humanoid Robot. You will work closely with some of the best, world-class AI researchers and machine learning experts towards Tesla's goal of a self-driving future.The Tesla Bot Tooling team is a central part of Tesla AI. The systems you build will have a large impact on the entire lifecycle of model development. This includes data processing, data discovery, annotation, and visualization. This also includes tools that help us automate the entire workflows of training, validation, and productionization of our Self-Driving neural networks and the Tesla Bot.As an intern on the Tesla Bot Tooling team, you bring top-notch software engineering skills and can contribute to our tooling systems immediately. Knowledge of machine learning, computer vision, or neural networks is a plus but not required. That can be learned on the job as you work with our machine learning experts. A strong candidate for the team will either be an excellent software generalist, or someone who is exceptionally strong in either backend or frontend engineering.What You'll Do

• Improve and maintain the frontends and backends of our Autopilot tools
• Work with controls, planning, and machine learning engineers to build tooling tailored to their workflows
• Debug issues with our live system, identify the root causes, and fix them
• Build metrics and monitor performance + reliability of our systemsWhat You'll Bring
  • Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or relevant field of study with a graduation date between 2025 -2026
  • Must be able to relocate and work on site in Palo Alto, CA
  • Strong knowledge of JavaScript and Python
  • Experience with data visualization in Python
  • Experience building modern web applications using React (Three.js nice to have)
  • Experience with AWS services (nice to have)
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skillsCompensation and BenefitsAs a full-time Tesla Intern, you will be eligible for:
    • Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical 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
    • Employee Assistance Program
    • Sick time after 90 days of employment 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 programExpected Compensation: $100,000.00 - $150,000.00 + benefitsPay 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.Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.Tesla is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.Privacy is a top priority for Tesla. We build it into our products and view it as an essential part of our business. To understand more about the data we collect and process as part of your application, please view our Tesla Talent Privacy Notice.
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