Forward Deployed Engineer

Upgraid•Cambridge, MA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Upgraid is building an AI model that reads the built environment from space, runs advanced energy simulations, and delivers a proposal for building upgrades. This role is for an early technical hire who will work side by side with senior functional and technical client team members to understand and identify their business needs and transform them into production-ready code. The company is a climate tech startup with a strong founding team, advisors, and paying customers, operating out of Greentown Labs.

Requirements

Core stack: Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, AWS
Experience turning vague requirements into concrete technical solutions, whether through consulting, customer-facing engineering, internships, or projects with real users.
Built and deployed full-stack web applications using Python and a modern JS framework (Svelte, React, Vue, or similar).
Experience with relational data models and databases (PostgreSQL or equivalent).
Taken a feature or project from loosely defined requirements through to a working solution in production, without needing everything specified upfront.
CS degree or equivalent experience (new grads welcome!).

Nice To Haves

Understanding of the built environment, energy systems, and AI models.
Experience in the building upgrade industry.

Responsibilities

Work directly with clients to understand their needs, then design and build the right solution on top of the Upgraid core product, spanning frontend components, backend services and data integrations.
Communicate directly with clients and non-technical stakeholders. Transform their ambiguous requirements into clear technical scope, architect the solution, and ship production-ready code end-to-end.
Build across frontend, backend, APIs, and data integrations depending on what the problem demands.