Internship, Mobile Application Software Engineer, Energy Engineering (Winter/Spring 2026)
About this internship
Tesla is hiring an on-site Mobile Application Software Engineer intern for Winter/Spring 2026 in Palo Alto, CA, within Energy Engineering. You’ll likely support mobile app development while maintaining strong standards for code quality, maintainability, and performance. This role is geared toward students pursuing Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related degree with an emphasis in mobile app development, and offers pay of $20–$50/hr.
Qualifications
Required
- Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a similar degree program with an emphasis in Mobile App development, or a related field
- Excellent communication skills, an ability to learn quickly, and a passion for moving fast and building great things with great visual polish
- High standards for code quality, maintainability, and performance
Nice to have
- Experience building mobile app features through a complete development cycle, from implementation to testing and iteration.
- A track record of writing readable, maintainable code and improving performance without sacrificing stability.
- Strong collaboration habits, including clearly communicating progress, trade-offs, and technical decisions.
- Attention to visual polish and willingness to refine UI details based on feedback.
- Comfort learning new codebases quickly and delivering incremental improvements in a fast-moving environment.
How to stand out (TUN tip)
Before applying, prepare 1–2 concise examples of mobile app work that show both visual polish and code quality, and be ready to explain what you optimized (maintainability, performance, or reliability). When you apply, align your résumé bullets with the posting’s themes—fast learning, strong communication, and high standards—using specific outcomes rather than general statements.