Internship, Frontend UI Engineer, Electronic Devices (Winter/Spring 2025)
Description For Internship, Frontend UI Engineer, Electronic Devices (Winter/Spring 2025)
Tesla, the world's leading electric vehicle and clean energy company, is seeking a Frontend UI Engineering Intern for their Electronic Devices team. This exciting internship opportunity, based in Palo Alto, offers a unique chance to contribute to cutting-edge technology that shapes the future of sustainable transportation and energy.
The role combines frontend development expertise with user experience design, focusing on creating intuitive and responsive interfaces using modern technologies like React and TypeScript. As an intern, you'll be fully integrated into Tesla's development team, working on critical projects that directly impact the company's electronic device interfaces.
This position is perfect for ambitious computer science or UI/UX students with a strong foundation in web development. You'll need 2+ years of web application development experience and proficiency in React, JavaScript, and TypeScript. The role offers hands-on experience with both frontend and backend technologies, including exposure to Go, Docker, and Kubernetes.
What makes this opportunity exceptional is Tesla's comprehensive approach to intern development. You'll work full-time (40 hours/week) for a minimum of 12 weeks, gaining real-world experience in a fast-paced, innovative environment. The position includes mentorship from experienced developers and participation in the full development lifecycle, from requirements gathering to deployment.
Tesla offers an outstanding benefits package, including medical insurance with $0 payroll deduction, dental and vision coverage, 401(k), and various other perks. The compensation range of $20-$45 per hour reflects Tesla's commitment to attracting top talent.
This internship is more than just a learning opportunity – it's a chance to contribute to Tesla's mission of accelerating the world's transition to sustainable energy. You'll be working on projects that matter, in an environment that values innovation, problem-solving, and rapid learning. The experience gained here will be invaluable for your future career in software engineering.
Responsibilities For Internship, Frontend UI Engineer, Electronic Devices (Winter/Spring 2025)
- Design and enhance the existing front end, focusing on user experience and interface aesthetics
- Convert JavaScript codebase to TypeScript to improve type safety and maintainability
- Develop responsive and efficient user interfaces within a React framework, utilizing HTML and CSS
- Collaborate with back-end developers to integrate front-end components with server-side logic
- Gain hands-on experience with application scaling and performance optimization
- Assist in developing back-end services to support front-end features
- Participate in the full development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, technical design, testing, and deployment
Requirements For Internship, Frontend UI Engineer, Electronic Devices (Winter/Spring 2025)
- Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, UI/UX, Human-Computer Interaction, or related field
- 2+ Years' experience in web application development
- Experience with React, Javascript, & TypeScript
- Familiarity with Go, Docker, Kubernetes, & Graph QL
- Familiarity with HTML, CSS, and responsive design principles
- Basic understanding of back-end development, with exposure to Node.js, Express, or similar technologies
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to learn quickly in a dynamic environment
- Experience with RESTful API integration and understanding of front-end/back-end interactions
- Knowledge of web development best practices, including responsive design and accessibility standards
Benefits For Internship, Frontend UI Engineer, Electronic Devices (Winter/Spring 2025)
- Medical insurance with $0 payroll deduction (Aetna PPO and HSA plans)
- Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
- Dental and vision plans with $0 payroll contribution option
- Company Paid HSA Contribution
- Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- LGBTQ+ care concierge services
- 401(k) and Employee Stock Purchase Plans
- Company Paid Basic Life, AD&D, and short-term disability insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Sick time and Paid Holidays
- Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
- Voluntary benefits including critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance
- Commuter benefits
- Employee discounts and perks program
