--- title: 'Frontend Software Engineer at Cambio AI Inc.' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/frontend-software-engineer-cambio-ai-inc-waterloo-kitchener-kd35j5y6cf8c' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-05' --- # Frontend Software Engineer at Cambio AI Inc. - **Company:** Cambio AI Inc. - **Location:** Waterloo- Kitchener, Canada - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-08-13 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-05 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cambio/a4a06c3c-d78f-4ba5-8359-48fd3387f8a1 ## Job description ## About Cambio Cambio is a software platform for world-class real estate decarbonization. We help commercial real estate owners and tenants bring their real estate portfolios to net-zero using a machine learning-driven, end-to-end real estate sustainability platform. Our mission is to take the real estate industry into the climate action era. We are proud to be the fastest growing startup in our category, with world-class partners and investors including Y Combinator, Google, the U.S. Department of Energy, Stanford University and Fifth Wall. We are seeking team members who are passionate about building transformative products, enthusiastic about problem-solving, and excited to work at the forefront of climate and real estate technology. Join us on our mission to achieve net zero by 2050. ‍ ## The role As a Frontend Engineer at Cambio, you will play a critical role in crafting and implementing our software platform's user interface. Your mission will be to build intuitive, responsive, and performant web applications that bring our decarbonization platform to life. You will work closely with our engineering, product, and design teams to transform UI/UX designs and product requirements into polished, accessible interfaces. If you are passionate about creating seamless user experiences and are driven by the impact of technology on real estate decarbonization, then this role is for you. ‍ ## What you will be doing - Collaborate with Product Managers and UX Designers (when applicable) to execute on creating Technical Requirements, Design, and Test Plans for our web application. - Develop maintainable software with a focus on gracefully handling all error conditions and crafting exceptional user experiences. - Conduct thorough testing, including creating automated test suites, to ensure the software functions as intended. ‍ Opportunities to achieve the following accomplishments 1. Take a pivotal part in advancing our software framework, platform, and tools to facilitate the expansion of our product. 2. Provide top-notch, finely-crafted products that resonate with the vision of our founding team. 3. Introduce new technology that contributed to a 50% enhancement in frontend codebase quality and maintainability, along with a 30% reduction in the development cycle. ‍ ## Who you are - Strong Web Development Background: 2-3+ years of software engineering experience, with proficiency in web development technologies such as ReactJS, VueJS or similar frameworks. - Solution-Oriented Thinking: Ability to derive multiple solutions for a single problem and propose the best option. - Technical Trade-offs and YAGNI: Understanding of the need for technical trade-offs and adherence to the "You Aren't Gonna Need It" principle. - Computer Science Fundamentals: Solid grasp of computer science concepts and algorithmic fundamentals. - Innovative Debugging Skills: Creative approach to debugging and problem-solving. - Creative Problem-Solving: Ability to think outside the box when addressing challenges. - Collaborative Team Player: Prioritize the team's success and foster effective collaboration with colleagues. ‍ Our Tech Stack - Front end: - Typescript - ReactJS - Next.js - Recharts - Backend: - Python - Django - PostgreSQL - Infrastructure: - AWS - CDK ‍ Logistics: - Work Authorization: Authorization to work in the United States or Canada is required. - Location: This will be a hybrid role, based out of any 3 of our North American hubs: San Francisco, New York and Waterloo. ‍ What do we offer We are a lean, growing, and high-performing team that works hard and is passionate about the climate problems we’re working on: - Fast-growing startup experience: You will be responsible for foundational work that will have a significant impact on decarbonizing the commercial real estate industry. - Competitive compensation and founding startup equity. - Work with the best: Our team members come from top organizations in their sectors, including OMERS, Goldman Sachs, Faire, One Medical, Google, Bain, McKinsey, and Watershed. If you thrive on crafting exceptional user experiences through stunning design, robust engineering, and iterative development, we invite you to join our team as a Frontend Engineer at Cambio. Together, we'll create delightful web application experiences and contribute to the growth and success of our product. Apply now to embark on this exciting journey with us! ## About Cambio AI Inc. ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Cambio provides an AI-powered operations platform for commercial real estate asset managers, enabling automated data ingestion, retrofit identification, compliance reporting, and portfolio-wide decision-making. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series A) - **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States (133 W 25th Street, Suite 7W) - **Founded**: 2021 - **Founders**: Elvis Wong (Co-Founder) – additional co-founders not publicly named. ## Core Business - **Primary industries**: Commercial real estate operations, sustainability & decarbonization, property technology (PropTech). - **Target customers**: Institutional asset managers, real estate investors (LPs, GPs, JVs), sustainability leaders, property managers – primarily B2B enterprise. - **Mission / purpose**: Decarbonize commercial real estate by surfacing the highest‑impact actions, quantifying financial upside, and automating the heavy lifting of data management so teams can move from “we should decarb” to “here’s the plan” in weeks. ## Products & Services - **Cambio Platform (SaaS)**: AI-native command center that ingests building data from PDFs, spreadsheets, and APIs; surfaces ROI-ranked retrofit opportunities; automates compliance reporting (GRESB, TCFD, SFDR, EnergyStar, regulatory benchmarking); and enables escalation and collaboration across asset management, property management, and engineering teams. - **Data Ingestion & Integration**: Connects to thousands of utility providers, EnergyStar Portfolio Manager, and corporate data lakes via API. - **Compliance & Reporting Module**: Generates automated reports for GRESB, TCFD, SFDR, EnergyStar, and investor benchmarking. - **Retrofit Identification Engine**: Uses AI to rank energy-efficiency and decarbonization projects by ROI and coordinates implementation. ## Market Standing - **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company). - **Key Metric**: Total funding raised – **$19.4M** (latest round: $18M Series A in February 2026). - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Maverick Ventures (lead), Y Combinator, Adverb Ventures, Peterson Ventures; angel investors from Procore, OpenAI, Anthropic, Vanta, Vercel, ServiceNow, Notion, Amplitude. Official GRESB Partner. - **Growth Signals**: - Operates in **35+ countries** and serves **12,201 buildings** representing **2.0 billion square feet** on the platform. - Achieved **4x data quality improvement** after switching to Cambio (third-party audited). - **Yearly headcount growth of +102.9%** (61 employees as of mid-2026). - Customer case study: Nuveen Real Estate identified **$9.2M in energy cost savings** across its affordable housing portfolio using Cambio. ## Competitive Advantages - **Built by real estate investors for real estate investors** – founding team brings decades of experience from Goldman Sachs, KKR, JPMorgan, BGO, CBRE, Oxford Properties Group. - **Agentic AI platform** that automates data collection, analysis, and decision-making, replacing manual spreadsheets and PDFs. - **Comprehensive compliance coverage** (GRESB, TCFD, SFDR, EnergyStar, regulatory benchmarking) out of the box. - **ISO 27001 certified**, **SOC 2 Type II compliant**, and **GDPR compliant** – meeting enterprise security and privacy standards. - **Single source of truth** for portfolio-wide data, eliminating silos between investments, asset management, property management, and sustainability teams. ## Strategic Focus - **Decarbonization at scale**: Continue expanding retrofit identification and execution capabilities to help institutional investors meet net-zero goals. - **Global expansion**: Already in 35+ countries; likely to deepen presence in Europe and Asia-Pacific. - **Agentic AI innovation**: Prototyping new AI models and features (e.g., retrofit ranking algorithms, data quality checks) to stay at the frontier of PropTech. - **Deepening integrations**: Connecting to more utility providers, corporate data lakes, and third-party platforms. ## Why Work Here - **Culture & values**: Emphasizes “effortless decarbonization,” customer obsession (Partner Strategy team acts as an extension of staff), and fearless experimentation (“we prototype new AI models constantly”). - **Team composition**: Mix of software engineers, data scientists, building engineers, and real estate professionals – a blend of Silicon Valley tech and deep domain expertise. - **Growth trajectory**: Rapidly scaling (102% yearly headcount growth) with strong funding and customer traction – offers significant ownership and impact. - **Remote / hybrid policy**: Not publicly specified; headquarters in New York City with open positions likely supporting hybrid or remote arrangements (check job listings for specifics). - **Notable perks**: Work on a mission-driven product that directly contributes to decarbonizing a $20T industry; autonomy to experiment with cutting-edge AI. ## Sources 1. [cambio.ai](https://www.cambio.ai/) 2. [cambio.ai/careers](https://cambio.ai/careers) 3. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/cambio](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cambio) 4. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/cambio-2) 5. 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