Data Engineer, Applications Engineering Internship (Fall 2026)

Role overview

This internship sits within Tesla’s Data Engineering group, which is focused on creating a modern analytics environment for business and operational intelligence. The goal is to turn large-scale company data into useful insights that help teams make better decisions. Interns contribute to the enterprise data warehouse and BI ecosystem and help strengthen a data-driven culture across the organization.

What to expect

This role is expected to begin around August or September 2026 and continue through the Fall term, roughly ending in December 2026, with the possibility of extending longer if needed and if the opportunity remains available. Tesla typically asks interns to commit to at least 12 weeks. The internship is intended for students who are actively enrolled in an academic program. If you have already graduated and are not returning to school, you should pursue a full-time role instead of an internship.

International students whose work authorization is through CPT should confirm with their school that they can work 40 hours per week before applying. The role requires being able to work 40 hours per week on-site. Tesla notes that many students are restricted to part-time schedules during the academic year.

Location

The position is listed in Fremont, California, while the role details also indicate on-site work in Austin, Texas. This job requires on-site availability.

What you will do

• Develop engaging web experiences using React.js.
• Create interfaces that work smoothly across different screen sizes, devices, and display formats.
• Build UI components that are flexible and easy to customize from the outset.
• Support usability and accessibility best practices in every experience.
• Design web applications that present complex information in a clear and easy-to-understand way.
• Adapt quickly as business needs change.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Content Producers, QA Engineers, and Release Engineers to take solutions from development through production.

What you should bring

• You should currently be enrolled in a Computer Science, Information Technology, or related degree program and be graduating between 2026 and 2027.
• You must be able to work on-site in Austin, Texas.
• You should be capable of building rich, interactive, high-performance user interfaces with React.js.
• You should be interested in creating scalable, responsive, loosely coupled consumer-facing web applications that can support large user volumes.
• You should have hands-on knowledge of Python, Flask, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, and Bootstrap.
• Experience with charting tools such as d3 or ECharts, along with building web components and reusable npm packages, is preferred.
• Experience writing unit tests with Jest or Jasmine for functionality and performance is a plus.
• Familiarity with source control tools such as git or Bitbucket, and CI/CD tools using Docker and Kubernetes, is also considered an advantage.

Benefits and compensation

As a Tesla intern, you may be eligible for medical plans with $0 payroll deduction options, family-building and fertility support, adoption and surrogacy benefits, dental and vision plans with $0 payroll contribution options, company-paid HSA contributions when enrolled in the High Deductible Medical Plan, healthcare and dependent care FSAs, 401(k), employee stock purchase plans, company-paid basic life, AD&D, and short-term disability insurance after a 90-day waiting period, an employee assistance program, sick and vacation time, paid holidays, back-up childcare and parenting resources, voluntary coverage options, commuter benefits, and employee discounts and perks.

The expected pay range is $32.45 to $45.43 per hour, plus benefits. Actual compensation may vary based on location, skills, experience, and other job-related factors.