Internship, Site Reliability Engineer, Infrastructure Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027) Tesla Motors, Inc. 40 - 58 USD paid holidays, flex time, 401(k) United States, California, Fremont Sep 26, 2026

What to Expect Consider before submitting an application: This position is expected to start around January 2027 and continue through the Winter/Spring term (ending approximately May 2027) or continuing into Summer 2027 if available and there is an opportunity to do so. We ask for a minimum of 12 weeks, full-time 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. 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 provide 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:

Tesla is seeking highly motivated software engineering students who are interested in the field of Site Reliability Engineering. Our SRE's are incredibly talented and responsible for planning, designing and managing key infrastructure components. Interns in this organization will be part of a collaborative team of engineers who push the boundaries of Tesla products and services.

Locations:

Fremont, CA;Palo Alto, CA; Austin, TX What You'll Do

Collaborate with a cross-functional team of SRE engineers, architects, and other stakeholders to understand complex application architectures, enabling the implementation of an effective top-down monitoring strategy for holistic service visibility

Build, maintain, and monitor dashboards for critical infrastructure

Create and tune alerts for network and hardware so that potential problems are identified, routed, and remediated early

Facilitate knowledge sharing by creating and maintaining detailed and comprehensive documentation, diagrams, and runbooks

Respond to and resolve support requests in a timely fashion while managing project timelines and other responsibilities What You'll Bring

Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field with a graduation date between 2027-2028

Proficiency in one or more of: Python, Go, Bash/shell, or similar languages used for automation and tooling

Solid Linux fundamentals (processes, networking, filesystems, permissions) and comfort operating in a command-line environment

Interest in or exposure to building, running, and maintaining reliable infrastructure and services

Strong grasp of CS fundamentals and ability to write clear, well-organized, maintainable code

Eagerness to collaborate cross-functionally (app, platform, and infra teams) while working independently; detail-oriented and execution-focused

Curiosity about how systems behave in production - reliability, performance, and failure modes

Kubernetes (deployments, services, debugging pods/clusters)

Prometheus (metrics, PromQL, alerting) and related observability (Grafana, logs, tracing)

CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, or config management (e.g. Terraform, Ansible, GitHub Actions)

Containers (Docker), cloud basics (AWS/GCP/Azure), or networking fundamentals

Exposure to SLIs/SLOs, on-call/incident response, or reliability/performance tuning

SQL or common datastores only as needed to support services (not a primary focus)

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

$40.00 - $58.00 + 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.