AI Automation Engineer

We're an early-stage practice helping small and mid-sized businesses (retail, clinics, production houses, service businesses, and more) automate the manual, repetitive parts of running day-to-day operations — client management, follow-ups, internal and external task tracking, invoicing, and reporting. We work directly with business owners to identify what's eating their time, then design and deploy AI-powered automation that actually replaces it.

This is a hands-on, build-and-ship role for someone who's comfortable working at the intersection of AI tooling and practical software deployment.

• Turn client pain points (surfaced through discovery calls) into automated workflows — for example, auto-following up with leads, syncing task updates across tools, or generating client-ready reports.
• Build and refine interactive prototypes and dashboards using Claude (Artifacts/Claude Code) to demo automation concepts to prospective clients.
• Take validated prototypes into production: connect them to a client's real tools (CRM, calendar, WhatsApp Business, invoicing/POS systems, spreadsheets) via APIs and webhooks.
• Build and maintain automation workflows using no-code/low-code platforms (n8n, Make, Zapier, or similar), backed by lightweight databases (Airtable, Supabase, Google Sheets).
• Use the Claude API to add smart logic to workflows — drafting replies, summarizing, classifying, generating documents.
• Host and deploy client-facing dashboards (Vercel, Netlify, or similar) and take ownership of ongoing monitoring, maintenance, and fixes once a system is live.
• Work closely with the founder on scoping new automation opportunities and translating operational chaos into a clear, buildable system.

• Strong hands-on proficiency with Claude and other AI tools — comfortable building with Claude Artifacts/Claude Code, prompt engineering, and using AI tools to move fast from idea to working prototype.
• Some technical/engineering background — you understand APIs, webhooks, basic backend concepts, and how to actually deploy and host something so it runs reliably outside of a demo environment. You don't need to be a senior engineer, but you should be comfortable being the one who makes a prototype real.
• Familiarity with (or fast willingness to learn) no-code/low-code automation tools like n8n, Zapier, or Make.
• Working knowledge of front-end basics (HTML/JS, Tailwind CSS, Chart.js) to adapt and ship dashboard-style deliverables.
• Comfortable working independently in an early-stage, evolving environment — this role will involve figuring things out, not following an existing playbook.
• Good communication skills — you may occasionally join client conversations to understand requirements directly.

• Prior experience in a startup, consulting, or freelance/contract technical role.
• Experience integrating with common small-business tools (Zoho, HubSpot, WhatsApp Business API, Google Workspace, QuickBooks/Zoho Books, etc.).
• An eye for clean, simple UI/UX — clients should find the tools intuitive, not intimidating.

• Ground-floor role in a new venture — real influence over how the practice's tooling and delivery process is built.
• Direct exposure to a range of industries and business problems, not a single narrow codebase.