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:
At the core of our autonomy capabilities are neural networks that the research team is designing to train on very large amounts of data, across large-scale GPU clusters. Robustly training these models at scale and in the shortest amount of time is critical to our mission. We are building out the Machine Learning Platform that our engineers and leadership use to schedule, manage and monitor machine learning experiments, data pipelines and artifacts.
What You'll Do
Architect and implement scalable, user-friendly tools for AI workflows to track and visualize the lifecycle of machine learning experiments and models
Build robust tools and infrastructure to improve the machine learning team's velocity. This includes training and evaluation code in Python to back-end and front-end work in JavaScript
Collaborate closely with ML engineers to ensure tools are aligned with research needs
Design dashboards to provide real-time insights into performance and progress for our ML engineers and leadership
Coordinate required hardware resources with the team managing the cluster hardware to maintain high availability
What You'll Bring
Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field of study with a graduation date between December 2026- December 2027
Strong knowledge of Python, React, and Linux
Experience working with backend infrastructure components (relational databases, in-memory caches, message brokers)
Experience building modern web applications using Flask/Django and React/Redux or similar component-based libraries
Experience deploying services on Kubernetes and setting up CI/CD flows
Solid understanding of security principles and best practices
UI and graphic design sensibilities
Experience working with HPC clusters
Knowledge of machine learning, computer vision, or neural networks
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
$125,000 - $125,000/annual salary + 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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