Software Engineer Internship, IT Applications

What to Expect

Location: Amsterdam
Duration: 5-6 months
Period: Fulltime
Start date: January/February 2027

NOTE: YOU MUST BE ENROLLED IN EDUCATION DURING THE ENTIRE INTERNSHIP TO BE CONSIDERED.

As a software engineer intern, you will work on our internally used business applications, side by side with experienced engineers on regional projects as well as time-sensitive improvements. These applications are developed in-house, give us a competitive advantage and are an essential part of our business, and your job is to help optimize and expand them. It is an exciting and challenging position in a fast-moving, collaborative environment, where you will work with project managers, software engineers, quality engineers, release engineers and business stakeholders.

What You'll Do

• Develop and maintain features in our in-house applications, mainly on the backend (C#/.NET, Go) with some frontend work
• Write unit tests and take part in code reviews
• Investigate and fix production issues alongside senior engineers, and dig into the root cause to drive continual improvement
• Work with SQL databases to support reporting and data flows
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as product managers, engineers and other stakeholders to own your solution from start to deployment
• Handle multiple projects and tasks in parallel in a dynamic, agile development environment
• Continually learn and apply software best practices, tools and technologies

What You'll Bring

• Currently enrolled in a Computer Engineering / Computer Science or related program
• Familiarity with a modern backend web stack (preferably C# or Go; Java, Node.js and Python are also welcome)
• Basic understanding of RESTful web services and web applications
• Basic SQL knowledge (MSSQL, MySQL etc.), and awareness of NoSQL databases such as MongoDB
• Familiarity with source control management systems (preferably Git/Bitbucket and JIRA)
• Curious and eager to learn, with Level C1 in English (written and spoken)
• Nice to have: frontend frameworks (Angular, React), test automation, AI-assisted development tools, message queueing systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ), or personal projects and an active GitHub profile

Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Tesla is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.