Quantitative Developer Intern

About Base Base is America’s next-generation power company. We’re rebuilding the foundation of modern civilization–electricity–by deploying a vast network of distributed batteries that is transforming today’s fragile, centralized grid into a resilient and abundant system. We are engineers, operators, and creatives solving some of the most complex, interdisciplinary challenges of our time.

About the Role

We’re looking for a highly motivated, intellectually curious, mission-driven software engineer to join our Markets team. As an intern, you’ll work on high-impact problems critical to Base’s success and deliver solutions alongside full-time team members.

What You'll Do

Algorithms & Optimization

At Base, we operate distributed energy resources that trade in real-time electricity and ancillary service markets. You’ll help design and implement sequential decision algorithms that determine when and how to trade. Responsibilities will include: Designing algorithms for trading a fleet of energy storage resources in ERCOT. Validating physics- and economics-based models in a simulation environment. Implementing and deploying new algorithms to our production trading stack.

Risk & Trading

Base also enters into financial contracts to hedge against volatility in electricity markets. You’ll help identify, evaluate, and automate new hedging strategies. Responsibilities will include: Quantifying long-term financial risk under different operating strategies. Identifying and assessing new products and contract structures. Developing software to automate valuation and execution of trades. What You'll Bring First-principles thinker with a strong problem-solving mindset. Expertise in optimization techniques and sequential decision-making algorithms. Proficiency in statistics, machine learning, and data-driven decision-making. Strong software engineering skills, including test-driven development and CI/CD workflows. Proficiency in Python and SQL; ability to write clean, maintainable,