AI Automation Engineer

AI Automation Engineer (Part-Time)

• Location: Remote (Canada preferred)
• Hours: ~20 hours/week
• Working Hours: Partial overlap with 8:00 AM–4:00 PM Pacific Time
• Budget: ~$900/month (flexible for the right candidate)
• Start Date: ASAP

About the Role

We're looking for an experienced AI Automation Engineer to design, build, deploy, and maintain AI-powered workflows and autonomous agents across multiple businesses. You'll work directly with the founders to create scalable AI systems that automate marketing, operations, reporting, and internal processes.

This is a technical role focused on building reliable, production-ready AI solutions—not just creating prompts or marketing automations.

Responsibilities

• Design and build AI-powered workflows using Make, n8n, APIs, and LLMs
• Build AI agents and multi-agent systems for business automation
• Integrate AI with CRM, email platforms, databases, webhooks, and third-party APIs
• Develop AI-assisted coding workflows using Claude Code or similar tools
• Debug, optimize, and maintain AI workflows in production
• Implement monitoring, logging, testing, and observability
• Optimize model selection, latency, token usage, and costs
• Deploy and maintain workflows using cloud platforms, Docker, or serverless infrastructure
• Document reusable systems and automation frameworks
• Collaborate closely with the founders to rapidly prototype and improve AI solutions

Required Skills

• Strong Python programming skills
• Experience working with REST APIs, JSON, webhooks, and Git
• Experience with Make, n8n, or similar workflow automation platforms
• Experience building AI agents and multi-agent workflows
• Strong prompt engineering and structured output design
• Experience debugging and maintaining AI workflows
• Understanding of context management, memory, and human-in-the-loop workflows
• Experience deploying AI applications to production
• Knowledge of testing, monitoring, security, and production best practices

Nice to Have

• Experience with Claude Code or Cursor
• Experience with vector databases and embeddings
• Experience with Shopify, Klaviyo, GA4, or Search Console
• SEO or email marketing knowledge
• DTC e-commerce or subscription business experience
• Startup or agency experience

Ideal Candidate

We're looking for an engineer who has real, hands-on experience building AI systems in production. You enjoy solving complex automation challenges, integrating multiple tools, and creating scalable AI solutions that businesses rely on every day.