Software Engineering Intern

Base Power Company • Austin, TX

99d

About The Position

At Base, we’re building the operating system for American power. Our software is the brain that connects batteries, homes, neighborhoods, and the grid — and it’s also the engine that runs Base itself. As a Software Engineering Intern, you won’t just watch from the sidelines. You’ll ship real code that runs in production, on systems that keep power flowing to real homes. You’ll help us solve problems that touch the entire company: balancing electrons in milliseconds, scaling operations across new markets, and automating processes that utilities still handle by hand. This is an opportunity to work on one of the few systems where every line of code has real-world impact: in homes, on the grid, and in how we grow.

Requirements

• Strong foundation in software engineering fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, systems design).
• Demonstrated ability to build and ship working software -- through side projects, coursework, or prior internships.
• Clear, concise communicator who thrives in collaborative, fast-paced environments.
• Builder’s mindset: curious, self-directed, and eager to work on problems that actually matter.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy production-grade software across our stack, from embedded software to backend infrastructure to user-facing products.
• Write code that runs under real-world conditions, with real physical consequences if it fails.
• Contribute to the internal tools that let us expand into new markets quickly, handle permitting and deployment complexity, and orchestrate field operations at scale.
• Collaborate with hardware, deployment, and operations teams to solve problems that span software and the physical world.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees