7 months ago
New York, NY, USAMid Level
Responsibilities
- Build customer-specific features, integrations, and customizations across the Python and VueJS/TypeScript stack.
- Translate customer needs into working software in partnership with Deployment Leads.
- Ship software rapidly in short development cycles.
- Travel to customer sites to understand customer operations firsthand.
- Collaborate directly with design, product, and company founders.
- Define the forward deployed engineering function and establish its practices at Grotto.
- Own the technical success of multiple customers.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of full-stack experience with Python and VueJS/TypeScript.
- At least 1 year of experience at an early-stage or growth-stage startup.
- Comfort working in ambiguous environments without clear specifications or established processes.
- Strong communication skills for working with customers, Deployment Leads, designers, and founders.
- Based in NYC or willing to relocate.
- Experience using AI tools such as Claude and Copilot in the development workflow.
- Strong data analysis and statistics skills are highly valued.
- Experience with AI/ML, including LLM API integration, AI-powered features, or ML pipelines, is preferred.
- Experience in property management, real estate, or other operationally complex industries is preferred.
- Experience in early-stage startups or high-ambiguity environments is preferred.
Benefits
- In-person role in New York City, with some travel to customer sites.
- Candidates must be based in NYC or willing to relocate.
Tech Stack
Categories
Forward DeployedFull Stack
About Grotto AI
Grotto AI builds an AI platform for multifamily real estate teams, starting with tools that assist leasing agents during prospect conversations to improve conversions. It sells SaaS to property owners and operators, focusing on human-in-the-loop workflows rather than fully automated chatbots. Founded in 2025 and headquartered in New York, the privately held company targets leasing operations at apartment communities across the U.S.