Mobile App Software Engineer intern

Job Description

About Company

Tesla is driven by a mission to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy. The company is dedicated to recognizing and developing emerging talent through its year-round internship program, placing students in positions that foster technical, professional, and personal growth. Interns at Tesla work closely with Managers, Mentors, and teams, contributing to critical projects that impact the company’s success and mission.

The specific team for this internship, the Tesla Energy Mobile App team, plays a crucial role in this mission by building the core app experience for Tesla Solar, Powerwall, and Charging products. Their goal is to create friendly, understandable, and powerful user interfaces that are accessible to anyone, thereby facilitating the global transition to sustainable energy.

The team has a proven track record of shipping impactful features. Examples of projects delivered in 2024 and 2025 (some with intern contributions) include:
• Tesla Recharged: A “year-in-review” feature, akin to Spotify Wrapped, that personalizes a homeowner’s energy usage, sustainability achievements, and savings.
• Puerto Rico Virtual Power Plant Dashboard: A dashboard that aggregates real-time data from Powerwall fleets across Puerto Rico. This innovation helps prevent daily outages by organizing distributed home batteries to function as a unified, large power plant, enhancing grid sustainability and reducing costs.
• Storm Watch Enhancements: The Storm Watch feature automatically charges Powerwall units in anticipation of severe weather, a primary cause of grid outages. Recent updates have provided owners with the capability to manually charge their batteries using this feature.

Job Description: Mobile App Software Engineer Intern

What To Expect:
This is an internship position designed for students actively enrolled in an academic program. Recent graduates seeking full-time employment should apply for full-time roles instead.

• Position Start/End Dates: The internship is expected to begin around January 2026 and continue through the Winter/Spring term, ending approximately May 2026. There is a potential opportunity to extend into Summer 2026 if available.
• Duration & Schedule: A minimum commitment of 12 weeks is required. The position is full-time (40 hours per week) and on-site.
• Location: Palo Alto, CA.
• International Students: Those with CPT work authorization must verify with their school their ability to work 40 hours per week on-site, as many students may have part-time limitations during the academic year.

What You’ll Do:
As a Mobile App Software Engineer intern, you will join the team building user experiences that power Tesla’s ecosystem of Solar, Powerwall, and Vehicle products. Your responsibilities will include:
• Building new functionality for the Tesla App. This involves working with TypeScript and React Native for the front end and Go for the back end.
• Working embedded within the Energy Product, Design, and Engineering teams, actively contributing to the development of new features that are critical to transforming the future of energy.
• Working on real features that will ship to millions of Tesla customers, directly impacting Tesla’s mission of sustainable energy.
• Receiving mentorship from senior engineers who have shipped major products.
• Learning through cross-functional collaboration with Product, Design, and other Engineering teams.

What You’ll Bring:
To be successful in this role, candidates should possess the following qualifications:
• Education: Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a similar degree program with an emphasis in Mobile App development, or a related field.
• Skills & Attributes:
• Excellent communication skills.
• An ability to learn quickly.
• A passion for moving fast and building high-quality products with great visual polish.
• High standards for code quality, maintainability, and performance.
• A strong passion for Tesla’s mission of accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable energy.
• Technical Fluency: Fluency in a mobile app or reactive web framework is required, with a strong preference for React Native and TypeScript.

Benefits:
As a full-time Tesla Intern, you will be eligible for a comprehensive benefits package, including:
• Medical: Aetna PPO and HSA plans (2 options, with $0 payroll deduction).
• Family Support: Family-building, fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits.
• Dental & Vision: Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans (both with an option for $0 payroll contribution).
• Savings & Investments: 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.
• Insurance: Company Paid Basic Life, AD&D, and short-term disability insurance.
• Wellness: Employee Assistance Program.
• Time Off: Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions), and Paid Holidays.
• Family Care: Back-up childcare and parenting support resources.
• Voluntary Benefits: Critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance.
• Perks: Commuter benefits, Employee discounts, and perks program.

Expected Compensation:
The expected hourly compensation for this internship is $20.00 – $50.00/hour, in addition to the listed benefits.
Pay offered may vary based on multiple individualized factors such as market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package may also include other elements dependent on the specific position offered. Full details of participation in benefit plans will be provided upon receipt of an offer of employment.