AI Operations Automation Engineer

About NorthbeamNorthbeam is building the world's most advanced marketing intelligence platform, providing top eCommerce brands a unified view of their business data through powerful attribution modeling and customizable dashboards. Our technology helps customers accurately track ad spend, understand the full customer journey, and drive profitable growth.We're experiencing rapid growth, have strong product-market fit, and are looking for the right people to help us scale. This is a rare chance to make a meaningful impact at a fast-moving, high-growth company. At Northbeam, you'll join a team of driven, collaborative, and talented individuals who value personal growth and excellence. We'd love for you to be part of our journey.We're a remote-friendly company with offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles.About the RoleYou’ll act as the automation layer across the company, uncovering inefficiencies, building AI-powered workflows and agents, and turning scrappy experiments into scalable systems. This role blends builder, hacker, and strategist: part internal consultant, part product-minded engineer, part creative problem solver. If you love turning messy, manual processes into elegant automations and care deeply about business impact, this role is for you.Your ImpactDiscover High-Leverage OpportunitiesShadow teams across marketing, sales, product, finance, and ops to understand workflows end-to-endRun automation and AI audits to identify repetitive, high-friction processesTranslate vague problems (“this takes too long”) into clear automation opportunitiesPrototype & BuildDesign and build no-code / low-code workflows using tools like n8n, Gumloop, Zapier, Make, Airtable, Notion, Langflow, Relevance AI, and similar platformsIntegrate internal and external systems via APIs, webhooks, JSON, and light scriptingLeverage Northbeam data and APIs to power intelligent workflows and agentsDeploy, Scale & MaintainMove successful experiments into production-ready systemsMonitor performance, reliability, and edge casesDocument workflows clearly so others can understand, extend, and maintain themDrive Growth with AIBuild AI-driven workflows for:Lead generation and enrichmentCampaign and creative researchCompetitive intelligenceSales and marketing enablementPartner with Growth, Marketing, and Sales to unlock new leverage with automationExperiment CreativelyPush boundaries and explore new AI agent patternsBuild scrappy internal tools that give Northbeam an unfair advantageStay on top of emerging AI, automation, and agent frameworks and apply them pragmaticallyWhat You BringStrong fluency with no-code / low-code automation tools (n8n, Gumloop, Zapier, Make, Airtable, Notion, etc.)Comfort working with APIs, JSON, webhooks, and basic scripting in Python or JavaScriptA product and business mindset. You optimize for outcomes, not noveltyA true builder personality: scrappy, resourceful, curious, and persistentAbility to turn ambiguous problems into clear, automated workflowsExcellent communication and documentation skillsBonus Skills & Experience Experience in marketing tech, SaaS, or growth-focused environmentsExposure to AI agent frameworks or multi-step agent workflowsA portfolio of automation or AI projects you can share (personal, freelance, or internal tools all count)Base Salary Range$180,000—$220,000 USDActual compensation may vary based on experience, skills, and location.In addition to your base salary, we offer an equity package, comprehensive healthcare benefits (medical, dental, and vision), and a 401(k) plan. Our team enjoys a flexible PTO policy, 12 company-paid holidays, and 12 weeks of paid parental leave. We also provide a $500 work-from-home stipend to support your remote setup.Interview Process The interview process varies by role but typically begins with a 30-minute interview with a Northbeam recruiter, followed by a video interview with the hiring manager. Next, candidates complete a role-specific video interview followed by video or onsite interviews with several team members. The final step is a video interview with our CEO/Co-founder. The entire interview process is usually 5-7 interviews total and requires around 5-8 hours of your time.We accept applications on an ongoing basis.Originally posted on Himalayas