Data Engineering Intern

Join the Market Leader in Electric Power Data and Analytics Solutions

The electrical grid is the largest and most complicated machine ever built. Yes Energy’s industry-leading electric power trading analytics software provides real-time visibility into the massive amount of data generated by the North American electrical grid daily. Our unique and innovative view of the data informs real-time trading decisions and mid-to-long-term investment decisions that keep utility prices low, support the energy transition, and keep the grid running. It’s both challenging work and work with a purpose.

Be a part of our successful, growing business during international transformation.

Position Summary

Join our 2026 Yes Energy Internship Program and enjoy the opportunity to work on exciting projects to shape your career in Data Engineering. The intern position will help support the design, development, and maintenance of data pipelines and systems that power our products and analytics. This role provides hands-on experience working with real-world data, production systems, and modern data engineering tools. As an intern in our Data Engineering team, you will gain exposure to modern data engineering tools and practices while supporting meaningful, real-world projects.

• Internship Program Period: 6/1/2026 - 8/7/2026
• Full-Time; temporary w/ no benefits
• Hybrid
• Location: Yes Energy Boulder, CO office
• Hourly Rate Range: 
• $19.00/hr - 1st year Intern
• $20.00/hr - 2nd year Intern
• $21.00/hr - 3rd year Intern
• $22.00/hr - 4th year Intern
• Reports to: Data Engineer II

The intern will learn and be exposed to

• Hands-on experience working with production data systems
• Exposure to real-world data engineering workflows and tools
• Mentorship from experienced data engineers
• Opportunities to contribute to meaningful, high-impact data projects

Project Work

Your official project depends on what skills you have and what skills you are looking to develop. They could include the following:

• Developing or enhancing data pipelines for specific datasets
• Implementing data quality checks or monitoring processes
• Supporting data migrations
• Building internal tools or scripts to automate data processing tasks
• Presenting project outcomes and learnings to the data engineering team

Requirements

• Experience with SQL; familiarity with Python, Java, or another programming language
• Basic understanding of databases, data warehouses, and ETL/ELT concepts
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly
• Strong understanding of Google Suite for Business or MS Office
• Strong analytical, research and organizational skills
• Problem-solving and critical thinking
• Ability to prioritize based on opportunities and effectively multitask
• Detail oriented
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• A strong desire to learn, grow, and explore new things
• Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. 

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in building, monitoring, and maintaining data pipelines and workflows
• Support data ingestion, transformation, and storage processes
• Help troubleshoot and resolve data pipeline or data quality issues
• Write and optimize SQL queries to validate and analyze data
• Assist with documenting data pipelines, schemas, and system processes
• Support testing and validation for new data sources or system enhancements

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with version control (e.g., Git)
• Interest in learning workflow orchestration tools and data pipelines
• Interest in large-scale data systems and infrastructure

Benefits

• Paid internship.
• Chance to work beside and learn from industry experts.
• Access workshops that develop your professional skills, including Public Speaking, Presentation Building, Networking, and Tips from Recruiting Experts.
• Opportunity to present your project to senior leadership within the organization.
• Build your network by teaming up with subject matter experts in the energy markets industry.

About Yes Energy

Overview

Yes Energy delivers real-time market data and electric power trading decision solutions.  Over 1,000 market participants use Yes Energy solutions daily.  The business is a leader in all aspects of information content collection and management, developing and delivering data and market analytics solutions. Since its inception in 2008, Yes Energy has become a trusted and respected supplier of innovative and reliable solutions focused on the needs of power market analysts, traders, and trade managers.  Yes Energy has a team of over 350 amazing professionals in Boulder, CO (HQ); Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Glendora, CA; Richmond, VA; London, United Kingdom; Auckland, New Zealand, Tokyo, Japan; and Bucharest, Romania.

Culture

Yes Energy has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Colorado, and we have the culture to prove it. At Yes Energy, we care about saying “Yes” to customers. We like to listen, learn, and develop our solutions in line with their needs. We think about customers as business partners, and when we help them be more successful … we are more successful, too.

Around the office, our culture is driven by some pretty fundamental values that we’re proud of:

• We love innovation and solving tough challenges;
• We are “high standards people” who combine passion and pride with hard work and rewards of all kinds-- in an ethic that is consistent across the company;
• We’re team-focused with a flat hierarchy-- we work in small teams on well-defined projects that directly impact the success of the business;
• We play to the strengths and experience of each person while each of us also works along a continuum of roles adjacent to our focus area.  This presents the challenge of maintaining a broad set of skills as well as an opportunity to learn and contribute in many ways; 
• We are constantly growing. Professional development happens every day and every year.

In accordance with Colorado law, the range provided is Yes Energy’s reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount may be higher or lower based on non-discriminatory factors such as location, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Yes Energy provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Yes Energy complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location where the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Intern Recruitment Process

Applications will close on February 13, 2026. We will contact candidates in late February to early March to conduct screen interviews, and final candidates can expect final interviews by late March.