Upshift
About Upshift
Upshift is a coding workspace designed to help engineering teams adopt AI asynchronously. Upshift was founded by and is led by CEO Adam Suskin, who has previously worked as an engineering lead at Palantir and Candid Health, including leading the US Army deployment that converted an $823 million contract vehicle. The company’s mission is to help engineering leaders cut through AI hype and identify real use cases that can help their teams today. Its vision is to define what software engineering will look like in a few years with AI.
Company at a glance
Location
Culture & values
Upshift is a remote, highly autonomous environment.
Each person is the author of their chapter at Upshift.
Upshift anchors itself in how it helps its customers.
Upshift views it as a privilege to have companies to support and aims to be a reliable partner who shows up even when problems feel impossible.
Upshift is a place for people who care about their work and also care about other things too.
Upshift does not want one-dimensional personalities or work drones.
Employees are encouraged to show up, put in the effort when working, and then feel comfortable turning off.
Life at Upshift
Frequently asked questions
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