AI Automation Engineer
HybridToronto, Ontario, Canada
Job Summary
Partner with business leaders to identify high-impact automation opportunities, then design and build AI-powered workflows using LLMs, agents, and tools like n8n or Zapier. Redesign existing processes to eliminate unnecessary steps before implementing solutions that ship, scale, and stick. Connect internal systems through APIs to streamline information flow, document guardrails, and enable teams to maintain what you build. Measure outcomes such as time saved and capacity created to prioritize future initiatives. Work independently from idea to implementation, translating ambiguous business needs into practical, scalable solutions that focus on higher-value work.
Required Qualifications
- Builder mentality: You're comfortable taking an ambiguous problem from idea to implementation and have a track record of shipping and maintaining what you build - not just prototyping
- AI fluency: You have hands-on experience with LLMs and AI tools like Claude, OpenAI, or similar, and can speak to how you've used them to change the way you work or solve business problems
- Responsible AI mindset: You understand the importance of building AI solutions responsibly, with appropriate attention to data privacy, security, access controls, and the handling of sensitive information. You know when data should, and shouldn't, be used with AI tools and build with appropriate safeguards in place
- Technical foundation: You have experience building and deploying AI-powered solutions and connecting systems through APIs. You're comfortable with Python or a similar programming language, SQL and databases, and automation platforms such as n8n, Zapier, Make, or similar tools. You're also familiar with modern development and deployment tools such as Git, Vercel, Railway, or cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Business-first mindset: You start with the business problem, not the technology. You can sit with a non-technical leader, understand how their team works, identify where automation can create value, and translate that into a practical solution
- Process instinct: You question existing ways of working and look for chances to simplify, cut unnecessary steps, and build more scalable processes
- Strong ownership: You're comfortable working independently, navigating ambiguity, and driving projects from identifying an opportunity through implementation, iteration, and measuring the impact
- Enablement mindset: You don't just build and walk away. You document your work, set practical guardrails, and enable teams to confidently adopt, use, and maintain what you build
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with workflow orchestration or RPA tools
- Familiarity with data pipelines or BI tooling
- Restaurant tech or vertical SaaS experience
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