Junior AI & Automation Engineer
On-site · Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Job Summary
The Junior AI & Automation Engineer role focuses on designing, building, and iterating automation workflows and AI-assisted integrations. Responsibilities include creating automation pipelines using n8n, APIs, and webhook-based integrations across business platforms; building internal tooling and dashboards; supporting client Delivery through technical contribution in discovery and scoping; and contributing to reusable delivery frameworks and playbooks. The position emphasizes turning ambiguous problems into practical systems, ownership of what is built, documentation, and internal enablement to grow the AI & Automation practice. Location is Grand Rapids, MI, onsite; requires US work authorization with no visa sponsorship.
Required Qualifications
- Has built something for the joy of building it — a homelab, a personal automation, a self-hosted stack, a side project
- Comfortable working with APIs, webhooks, and JSON without needing a tutorial for every call
- Familiar with Linux environments and capable of reading documentation when there’s no walkthrough available
- Communicates clearly — can explain what something does and why it was built that way
- Doesn’t need a strict playbook. Figures things out.
- Bonus qualifications: Hands-on experience with n8n, Make (Integromat), Zapier, or similar automation platforms; Familiarity with AI/LLM tooling — OpenAI API, Ollama, Anthropic, LangChain; Python or JavaScript scripting at a working level; Background in IT, MSP, sysadmin, or network environments; Docker or self-hosted deployment experience
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