# Applied AI Engineer at Groundswell

- Company: Groundswell
- What the company does: Groundswell builds community power to improve local resilience for everyone and cut electricity bills in half for our neighbors who need savings the most. We use community solar, resilience hubs, and energy efficiency to preserve affordable housing,... Backed by GV.
- Company website: https://groundswell.org
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: 51 Locations
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-21
- Apply by: 2026-11-05
- Apply: https://groundswell.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/groundswell/job/Remote---Virginia/Applied-AI-Engineer_JR101095
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/groundswell-applied-ai-engineer/

## About the role

We are looking for an engineer who can take a business problem, define both the requirements and the technical approach, and deliver the result, including recognizing when AI is not the right solution. This is a hands-on role with substantial autonomy. You will own capabilities end to end, covering the discovery conversation, the design, the build, the evidence that the capability performs, and its operation after release. You’ll work ahead of the direction you are given rather than waiting for it.

## What they're looking for

- 4+ years building and shipping production software
- At least 1 year of hands-on experience building applications that integrate large language models, including prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation, structured extraction, tool use, and agent patterns
- Demonstrated ability to own a capability end to end, from an ambiguous requirement through to something in production that people rely on
- Demonstrated experience evaluating AI system quality, including building test sets, defining metrics, and making deployment decisions based on evidence
- Strong programming ability in a general-purpose language such as Python, TypeScript, or SQL, applied across the full application rather than the AI layer alone
- Proven ability to lead requirements conversations with non-technical stakeholders and translate what you hear into a technical approach