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# AI Transformation Engineer

- **Company:** Sauce LLC
- **Location:** United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), PostgreSQL, ReactJS, Large Language Models, Integration Frameworks, Build Tools, Hubspot, Api Design
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/ai-transformation-engineer-sauce-8795764

## About the Role

* A strong software architect - you build proper, extensible systems, not duct-tape automations; you extend cleanly and never break what exists
 * AI-native - deep, current, hands-on experience with LLMs, agents, and AI-assisted development; you know what's possible this month, not last year
 * Relentless - energy to push until the problem is solved; "no matter what" is your operating mode
 * Multi-domain - comfortable in unfamiliar codebases, stacks, and business areas
 * A transformation driver - you've changed how a team or company works, not just shipped features into it
Technical Experience

 * AI agents in production - tool use, structured outputs, multi-step orchestration, evals, human-in-the-loop design
 * Ops automation - n8n or similar workflow platforms, operational UIs, CRM integrations (HubSpot a plus)
 * AI-first development - expert with Cursor / Claude Code / equivalent as primary build tools
 * Full-stack - Node.js + React or equivalent; PostgreSQL or similar
 * Architecture - API design, third-party integrations, cloud deployment (Azure / AWS / GCP)
 * Security awareness - move fast with emerging tech while keeping systems secure Nice to Have

 * Founder / Founding-engineer experience
 * HubSpot API
 * MongoDBPlaywright / Browser automation
 * Chrome extensions
 * Restaurant or logistics domain knowledge

## Description

We're hiring a builder-architect to lead AI-first transformation at Sauce, starting with our operations department. Not a fullstack dev who "uses AI" - someone closer to a technical founder: you take an operational business problem end-to-end, act as your own PM, design the architecture, and build until it's solved. You'll operate across teams and codebases in an R&D org built on legacy practices - and drag it into the AI-first era.This is a 10X-accelerator role. You get a problem, not a ticket. No PM layer, no sprint ceremonies - you own scoping, solution design, delivery, and adoption., * Own operations problems end-to-end - Understand the operational pain, define the solution, be its PM, architect it, build it, ship it, and iterate until it actually works in production

 * Drive AI transformation across the company - introduce AI-first practices into an R&D org with legacy habits; champion new tooling and prove it with shipped results
 * Design and deploy agentic systems - AI agents, human-in-the-loop workflows, operational UIs, CRM integrations, n8n/orchestration pipelines that automate ops end-to-end
 * Cross boundaries freely - get into other teams' code, other domains, other stacks; no "not my area"
 * Work directly with business stakeholders - translate vague operational feedback into precise, well-architected solutions
 * Reports to VP, R&D; works directly with business and ops leadership - you set priorities with them, not receive them


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