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Internship, Site Reliability Engineer, Infrastructure Engineering (Winter/Spring 2027)

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teslaPalo Alto, CA7 days ago

$40.00 - $58.00

Occupations

Computer Systems Engineers/ArchitectsSoftware DevelopersComputer Systems Analysts

Industries

Computer Systems Design ServicesCustom Computer Programming ServicesSoftware Publishers
Software Engineering Intern - Site Reliability Engineering 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.
Locations: Fremont, CA; Palo Alto, CA; Austin, TXResponsibilitiesCollaborate 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
Requirements:
  • 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 tuningSQL or common datastores only as needed to support services (not a primary focus)
Compensation & 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 HSAHealthcare 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.
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Level

InternL1

Salary

$40.00 - $58.00

Location

Palo Alto, CA

Occupation

Computer Systems Engineers/Architects

Industry

Computer Systems Design Services

Posted

7 days ago

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