Senior Engineer - Applied AI

Base pay range

$/yr - $/yr

Title: Senior Engineer - AI

Location: Boston, MA

Reporting Structure: This role reports to the Head of Product & Engineering

Company

Description:

Civil Grid is a venture‑backed SaaS construction tech company building the “Google Maps for the Underground.” Come help us disrupt a $4.7 T US industry segment that desperately needs innovation. This opportunity has tremendous upside as it scales.

Civil Grid aggregates public and proprietary utility, geotechnical, environmental, and jurisdictional data. The consolidated information is sold via our collaborative SaaS mapping platform to engineers and developers who need it to make early‑stage decisions on real estate and infrastructure projects. Real‑time data access reduces labor and project delays, accelerates decision making and reduces project risk. Collaborative features ensure faster information flow and decisioning inside and outside the organization and better project insight retention over time.

• Lead backend services that integrate AI into Civil Grid’s geospatial platform.
• Collaborate with product leaders to prioritize technical scope and refine user workflows; translate product goals into system architecture and reliable feature delivery.
• Support junior engineers, facilitate knowledge‑sharing, and champion code quality, best practices, and shared ownership.
• Ensure platform performance at scale; monitor metrics and maintain reliability, accuracy, and responsiveness.

• 5+ years experience building complex systems
• Experience with AI/ML tooling and integration into user‑focused products.
• Experience with building agents using AWS Bedrock Agent Core
• Strong backend skills:
  Python, Node.js, Go, or similar languages
• Dev Ops competence: CI/CD, cloud architecture, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Effective communicator, with collaborative experience in product‑centric environments.
• Bonus:
  Prior exposure to construction or civil engineering workflows.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States

• Interesting and challenging work
• Lots of room for growth
• Competitive salary and equity
• Health insurance
• Flexible and remote‑friendly work environment
• FSA (health and dependent care)
• Unlimited PTO

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Engineering and Information Technology

Technology, Information and Internet