Real-Time Market Infrastructure Engineer

Base Power; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Base Power in Austin, Texas is hiring a Market Infrastructure Engineer to design and operate the platform that manages trading algorithms and integrates with electricity markets. The role demands strong backend engineering skills and experience in cloud platforms.

As part of a small, dynamic team, you will ensure the reliability of systems that drive profitability for Base’s fleet of home batteries. Expect to collaborate across various teams, bringing innovative solutions to live market challenges while embracing a startup culture.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in backend, infrastructure, or platform engineering.
• Experience with failure-prone or latency-sensitive systems.
• Strong programming skills in backend service languages.
• Experience with infrastructure as code and CI/CD.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate the production stack for trading algorithms.
• Own integrations with ERCOT and other grid operators.
• Build the real-time connection between trading decisions and the fleet.
• Maintain market and telemetry data pipelines.
• Oversee deployment tooling for new algorithms.

Skills

Backend engineering

Infrastructure engineering

Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)

Programming (Go, Python)

Infrastructure as code (Terraform)

CI/CD systems

Job description

Base Power in Austin, Texas is hiring a Market Infrastructure Engineer to design and operate the platform that manages trading algorithms and integrates with electricity markets. The role demands strong backend engineering skills and experience in cloud platforms.

As part of a small, dynamic team, you will ensure the reliability of systems that drive profitability for Base’s fleet of home batteries. Expect to collaborate across various teams, bringing innovative solutions to live market challenges while embracing a startup culture.