Software Development Intern – Developer Tooling

Job Description

Internship, Software Engineer, Integration Tools (Fall 2026) | Tesla

The Tone:
This is an internship at Tesla, located on-site. Tesla is a major company focused on developing technologies across energy, vehicle, and robotics. This role is crucial for enhancing developer productivity and optimizing engineering processes within the company, directly impacting how future systems are designed and built. The position calls for a proactive individual who can drive projects and contribute to critical internal tools that enable software development with precision and agility.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Full-time
• Location: On-site
• Pay: $42.07–$58.89 hourly
• Team: This team builds critical tools and infrastructure that enable Tesla to develop software with precision and agility.
• Mission: Enhance productivity, minimize the potential for human error, and optimize development processes.
• Tech Stack: Rust, Python

What You’ll Actually Do
• Collaboration: Interface with key leaders across all Tesla products, including energy, autopilot, robot, powertrain, and vehicle controls.
• Code Generation: Develop code generators for highly efficient embedded code and collaborate with component teams for microcontroller integration.
• Tooling Advancement: Advance developer tooling to scale with the rapidly increasing number of products and variants within the organization.
• Efficiency Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve organizational efficiency and reduce development costs.
• Tool Development & Deployment: Design, develop, and deploy tools and services that augment the overall software development process.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Student currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field of study, with a graduation date between December 2026 and December 2027.
• Experience: Proficiency in Rust and Python programming languages. Demonstrated understanding of data structures and algorithms. Experience with system design principles, including scalability and maintainability.
• Skills: Ability to write clean, well-documented code and debug for performance and reliability. Excellent interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills. Autonomy and resourcefulness to drive solutions from initially ambiguous requirements. Excitement to develop internal tools.