Applied AI Engineer, Ops

About this role

Alloy seeks an Applied AI Engineer to drive AI and automation initiatives across the organization from within the centralized Ops team. You'll identify high-impact opportunities, build and deploy AI solutions, and enable teams to adopt AI practices, serving as a bridge between cutting-edge capabilities and business needs.

What you'll do

• Identify and prioritize automation and AI opportunities aligned with strategic business goals
• Design, build, and deploy AI solutions ranging from simple automations to LLM-based workflows
• Partner with cross-functional teams to understand pain points and translate them into technical solutions
• Establish best practices, standards, and frameworks for building and evaluating AI solutions
• Run enablement sessions and build internal tools to help teams adopt AI independently
• Measure impact and continuously iterate on internal AI tooling and processes

What they're looking for

• Production experience with LLMs and AI APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.)
• Python or similar programming language
• Workflow automation tools (Zapier, Make, n8n, or custom pipelines)
• Clear communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• SQL and data tooling experience
• Business acumen focused on ROI and impact
• Comfort with ambiguity and bias toward shipping
• Startup environment experience

Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement with 3 days onsite per week in NYC
• Competitive base salary with equity awards (stock options)
• Named Inc. Magazine Best Workplace and Forbes Best Startup Employer
• High autonomy with direct business impact and roadmap ownership
• Cross-functional exposure across entire organization
• Opportunity to define and scale role as company grows