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# Software Engineering Intern at Base Power Company

- **Company:** [Base Power Company](https://feeny.ai/companies/base-power-company)
- **Location:** Austin, TX
- **Employment:** internship
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-09-14
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-15
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/base-power/5353ea33-57d4-46fa-9a96-e392a3f841bc/application

**Skills:** Data structures, Algorithms, Systems design, Software engineering fundamentals

> Base is seeking a Software Engineering Intern to build and deploy production-grade software across its energy infrastructure stack. The role involves working on embedded systems, backend infrastructure, and internal tools to manage distributed batteries and grid operations in Austin, TX.

## Job description

## 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

At Base, we're building BaseOS: the operating system that runs the modern power company. It's the firmware on batteries in more than 15,000 homes nationally, the algorithms that balance power in real-time energy markets, the internal tools that deploy and operate a fleet installing roughly 150 batteries a day, and the product members use to see and control their energy. As a software engineering intern, you'll ship real code that runs in production on systems that keep power flowing to real homes. You'll work on problems that touch the whole company: balancing electrons in milliseconds, scaling operations into new markets, and automating things most utilities still do by hand. This is one of the few places where every line of code has real consequences, in homes, on the grid, and in how Base grows.

## What You'll Do

- Build production systems. Design, build, and deploy production-grade software across the stack, from embedded firmware to backend infrastructure to member-facing products.
- Ship under real constraints. Write code that runs under real-world conditions, where failures have physical consequences. Reliability isn't an afterthought, it's the job.
- Scale Base's operations. Contribute to the internal tools that let us expand into new markets, handle paperwork and deployment complexity, and orchestrate field operations at scale.
- Work across domains. Partner with hardware, deployment, and operations teams to solve problems that span software and the physical world.

## What You'll Bring

- A 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.
- A clear, concise communicator who works well in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
- A builder's mindset: curious, self-directed, drawn to problems that actually matter.

Areas You Can Work In (Please indicate your area(s) of interest when applying)

- Member software. Everything close to the member: top-of-funnel marketing and growth, onboarding, and the support members get once they've signed up for Base, including bill pay, live telemetry, grid status, and the systems that keep answering correctly through retries, outages, and partial failures.
- Factory software. The platform that tracks everything moving in and out of Base's factory: parts, vendors, procurement, receiving, and inventory, plus the tools that connect what happens on the floor to what shows up in our financial systems. A core part of the job is replacing spreadsheets and manual reconciliation with Base-owned systems of record.
- Deployments / fleet software. The last-mile engine that gets batteries from warehouse to home: evaluating install sites, automating paperwork and scheduling, and dispatching the right local crews. This team also builds the field-based tools installers and electricians use on-site, backed by a shared work-order and task-automation platform other product surfaces build on.
- Base Power Platform. The B2B team building the APIs and services utility partners use to see and control their own Base battery fleets: fleet state, dispatch, and scheduling data served through typed, multi-tenant APIs, with dispatch commands that can't be duplicated or lost.
- Distributed compute. Base's newest bet: turning the residential power network into a distributed compute fleet. This small founding team is running early pilots and building the control plane (node enrollment, sessions, routing) that will let thousands of homes serve compute workloads reliably.
- Product Engineering. Product-focused, full-stack engineering role. This role leans slightly heavier on front-end skillsets and React/Typescript development. Product Engineers are used across all of the teams listed above.

Why Base? Interns at Base work in the same codebase as full-time engineers, no toy projects. You'll learn from a team that's built and scaled complex systems across energy, aerospace, and hardware. Your code will go live on batteries running in real homes today, help us take the model into new markets beyond Texas and Illinois, and shape how the grid actually works. This isn't a typical internship. It's a chance to help rebuild the most important system in America. Come build with us.

## About the Team

America's power grid is failing. Electricity costs have risen even as generation gets cheaper, and blackouts are getting more common. We're building the software that fixes it. Our team owns the entire stack: firmware that controls batteries in thousands of homes, trading algorithms that buy and sell power in real-time markets, distributed commanding systems that orchestrate a growing fleet as a single grid asset, factory software for our Austin manufacturing line, and the product experience that makes it all invisible to homeowners. If you want to write code that physically moves electrons, ships hardware, and reshapes critical infrastructure, this is the job.

Please note: Base is a startup, which means priorities shift and evolve quickly. Your role may expand or change based on the needs of the business at any given time, so the responsibilities listed may not be exhaustive.

## Our Values

- First Principles Thinking: Question assumptions. Principles > rules.
- Operate at Base Pace: Focus on what matters, act quickly, and learn by doing.
- Give & Get Feedback: Be direct, be humble, and maintain a growth mindset.
- Everyone’s an Owner: Follow through on commitments and own results.
- Strong Opinions, Loosely Held: Drive clarity and make calls with imperfect information.
- Committed to the Mission: Rebuilding the grid is a big challenge. We work hard because we care deeply about the impact we’re creating. We work in-person. It’s not a 9-to-5. We are all-in.
- Fun & Optimism Coexist with Grit: Collaboration and celebration coincide with the intensity of building real things.

Do the best work of your life at Base.

## About Base Power Company

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Base Power is a technology-driven energy provider deploying a network of distributed home batteries in Texas to provide reliable, affordable backup power and grid-balancing services.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series C, $1.3B+ raised to date)
- **Headquarters**: Austin, Texas, United States
- **Founded**: 2023
- **Founders**: Zach Dell (CEO & Co-Founder), Justin Lopas (COO & Co-Founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Energy Technology (Energy-as-a-Service, Grid Storage, Distributed Energy)
- **Target customers**: B2C (Texas homeowners), B2G (grid operators / ERCOT)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "Build the future of American power." — The company aims to protect American families from outages, strengthen the aging U.S. grid, and move toward energy abundance by deploying a large-scale network of home batteries.

## Products & Services
- **Home Battery + Energy Membership**: A vertically integrated service where Base installs a large battery (25–50 kWh) at a customer's home for a low one-time fee ($695–$995). Customers pay a fixed energy rate (8–4¢/kWh) and a small monthly membership ($19–$29/mo). Base earns revenue from the grid (grid-balancing services), not from customer bills, enabling rates legally guaranteed to stay below market average. The system provides whole-home backup, protecting against 97% of outages.
- **Grid Services Platform**: Proprietary software that orchestrates the distributed battery network — charging when demand is low and discharging when the grid needs support — generating revenue and grid resilience.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (Private company with $1.3B+ total funding)
- **Key Metric (Funding)**:
  - **Series A** (May 2024): $68M led by Thrive Capital
  - **Series B** (April 2025): $200M led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, and others
  - **Series C** (November 2025): $1.0B from 26 investors
  - **Total raised**: ~$1.27B (converted from 1,268,000,000)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Thrive Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Andreessen Horowitz (also key talent source: 42 former Tesla employees, 6 from SpaceX, 4 from Anduril Industries)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - **Headcount**: 266 (as of mid-2026), with **+186.4% YoY growth** and a rapid monthly growth rate of +12.6%
  - Named one of **TIME's 10 most influential energy companies of 2026**
  - Operating in 5 countries (primarily US, with presence in Canada, Philippines, France, India)
  - 100+ active job postings with +104% increase YoY
  - 12,500+ batteries installed; serving thousands of monthly customers
  - CEO cited in the careers page as saying the company has 400+ team members ("400+" likely includes contractors and field installation/service workforce)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Vertically Integrated Model**: Base designs, manufactures, and installs every battery system itself, controlling the full stack from hardware through software to field operations.
- **Unique Business Model / No-Customer-Profit**: Base earns revenue from grid balancing, not from customer energy bills. This allows guaranteed-below-market rates and a low-cost battery membership, making it dramatically cheaper than competitors (e.g., Tesla Powerwall equivalents).
- **Strong Investor and Talent Backing**: World-class VC backing combined with a heavy talent influx from Tesla, SpaceX, and Anduril (companies known for high-velocity hardware/software execution).
- **Massive Capital Advantage**: $1B+ Series C provides a significant moat for scaling hardware production, dealer network, and software.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scale distribution in Texas**: Continue deploying home batteries at a rapid pace across Texas, entering new zip codes and neighborhoods.
- **Grid partnership expansion**: Deepen relationships with ERCOT to expand the value of grid-balancing services.
- **Product development**: Improve battery technology (safety, capacity, cost), increase whole-home backup coverage (currently 97%), and develop new hardware/firmware generations.
- **Geographic expansion**: potential to move beyond Texas into other states (currently operating in 5 countries for support functions, but service is Texas-focused).

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as "intense, fast-paced, and deeply mission-driven." The company demands high output, ownership, and a bias toward action. It's explicitly stated as "not for everyone, and that's by design." This is a high-ownership, low-ambiguity environment.
- **Work Model**: **On-site at Base HQ in Austin, Texas.** Proximity to the product and team is central to how they move fast. "Do I need to be based in Texas? Yes."
- **Hiring Speed**: Fast process — aim for 1st conversation to offer in ~2 weeks.
- **Interview Process**: 3-4 hour on-site including technical assessments and behavioral/team conversations. Focus on "how [you] approach problems, communicate tradeoffs, and collaborate."
- **Non-traditional backgrounds**: Explicitly welcome: "We care about what you've built and how you think, not the logos on your resume. Some of our best people came from non-traditional paths."
- **Engineering Culture**: Heavy focus on hardware + software + field operations. Talent sources heavily from Tesla, Anduril, SpaceX — firms known for hardcore engineering and manufacturing excellence. Roles span hardware engineering, firmware, software, manufacturing, field installation/service, operations, growth, and design.
- **Team Composition**: ~29% of employees are in technical roles; ~15% in operations; significant representation of trades workers (11).
- **Notable Perks**: Opportunity to work on physical infrastructure deployed at scale; chance to contribute meaningfully to grid modernization and American energy resilience.

## Sources
1. [Base Power Careers Page](https://www.basepowercompany.com/careers)
2. [Base Power About Page](https://www.basepowercompany.com/about)
3. [Base Power Home Page (Product & Pricing)](https://www.basepowercompany.com/)
4. [Base Power LinkedIn Company Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/basepowercompany)
5. [Base Power Open Roles (Ashby)](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/base-power)

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