AI Automation Engineer

Summary

Join Pomelo Care as an AI Automation Engineer and help transform our operations by automating manual processes with AI-powered solutions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to increase employee productivity and create intelligent systems. Daily tasks involve developing and maintaining internal tools, using AI for automation, identifying automation opportunities, rapidly prototyping AI-enabled utilities, supervising AI choices in architecture, and debugging complex systems. The ideal candidate possesses a strong foundation in computer science, experience with AI/ML tools, and the ability to build both frontend and backend services. Pomelo Care offers competitive healthcare benefits, generous equity compensation, unlimited vacation, and membership in the First Round Network.

Requirements

• Have a strong foundation in computer science and at least two years of experience building and shipping high-quality software
• Have hands-on experience with AI/ML tools, LLMs and API integrations for automation
• Can quickly build both frontend interfaces and backend services using modern frameworks
• Act as a high-trust owner of systems that may handle sensitive data or business-critical logic
• Stay updated on the latest AI models and tools,and apply that knowledge to cross-functional automation projects

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain internal tools and systems that automate existing work and increase employee productivity using AI
• Use AI as much as possible to automate your own process of creating this software
• Collaborate with teams across the business to understand pain points and identify high-impact automation opportunities, then ensuring that they are adopted and deliver obvious value
• Rapidly prototype small AI-enabled utilities or automations and deploy them into production swiftly
• Supervise AI choices in architecture and technologies and debug complex systems when AI cannot handle them

Preferred Qualifications

• Have prior experience building AI agents, workflow automation, or process optimization tools
• Have worked in healthcare, startups, or other fast-paced environments where automation drives significant business impact
• Have experience with no-code/low-code platforms, RPA tools, or business process automation

Benefits

• Competitive healthcare benefits
• Generous equity compensation
• Unlimited vacation
• Membership in the First Round Network (a curated and confidential community with events, guides, thousands of Q&A questions, and opportunities for 1-1 mentorship)