# Associate 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: Associate
- 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/Associate-Applied-AI-Engineer_JR101096
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/groundswell-associate-applied-ai-engineer/

## About the role

We are looking for an engineer who can take a technical approach and an incompletely defined business need and produce working software. This role will grow into defining both. This is a hands-on role, client-facing role. You will work directly with business stakeholders to refine the requirements around a business need and build the result. Proposing a better approach when you see one is expected. Requirements definition becomes your responsibility early, and technical design follows as you develop.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor’s degree in a technical field, or equivalent demonstrated ability
- 1+ years of professional software development experience
- Experience contributing to applications that integrate AI capabilities with APIs, data handling, and user-facing functionality
- Familiarity with a general-purpose language such as Python, TypeScript, or SQL, with experience integrating APIs and working with imperfect data
- Ability to conduct a requirements conversation with a non-technical stakeholder, identify the underlying need, and return with a proposed approach
- Willingness to question a design, including one you have been given, and to make the case for an alternative