Are you excited about using AI to solve real business problems — not just experiments?
Keycafe is looking for an Applied AI Engineer to build, automate, and deploy AI-powered internal tools and agent-style workflows. This role is execution-focused and hands-on, centered on API integrations, workflow automation, and applying modern LLMs to improve efficiency, visibility, and decision-making across the company.
You’ll collaborate closely with engineering and business teams to prototype quickly, iterate based on feedback, and ship reliable AI-driven solutions that teams actually use.
What You’ll Do- Build AI-powered internal tools and lightweight applications for business teams.
- Develop agent-style AI workflows using LLMs for analysis, reporting, and task automation.
- Work with SQL and BigQuery to analyze data and power dashboards, reports, and internal analytics.
- Integrate internal systems using APIs, automation pipelines, cloud services, and Zapier and/or n8n to build and maintain workflow automations.
- Prototype rapidly using a vibe coding approach and iterate based on stakeholder feedback.
- Transition prototypes into reliable, production-ready AI tools.
- Identify repetitive tasks and productivity bottlenecks and automate them using AI.
- Real-world impact: Build AI tools that are used daily to run a global SaaS/IoT business.
- Execution over theory: Focus on shipping practical solutions, not research demos.
- Ownership and autonomy: See your work move from idea to production quickly.
- Modern AI stack: Work hands-on with LLMs, agent workflows, and automation tools.
- Global product: Support customers across hospitality, logistics, fleets, and government.
Requirements
- Experience in software engineering, data engineering, analytics, or applied AI.
- Strong hands-on experience with SQL and BigQuery (or similar cloud data warehouses).
- Experience building and deploying applications in cloud environments, especially Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Practical experience integrating APIs and automating workflows, including hands-on use of Zapier and/or n8n.
- Experience building AI-powered applications, including LLM integrations, prompt design and iteration, and tool-using or agent-style workflows.
- Experience using Opus 4.5 and Claude Code for AI-assisted development.
- A strong builder mindset — comfortable vibe coding, experimenting, and shipping quickly.
- Ability to turn loosely defined problems into practical, working solutions.
Nice to Have
- Experience building internal tools or supporting business teams.
- Familiarity with Looker, metrics, or data modeling concepts.
- Exposure to event-driven architectures or workflow orchestration.
- Interest in SaaS, B2B, or IoT, especially hardware-enabled products.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation: base salary 17,500 - 22,500 USD annually + annual performance bonus (based on impact and delivery).
- Great team culture with high ownership, fast shipping, and meaningful cross-functional collaboration.
- Training and growth opportunities: budget and support for learning (data engineering, analytics engineering, AI apps, cloud).
- Global product impact: your work improves how teams operate and supports Keycafe’s worldwide customer footprint.
- Remote-first with the tools you need to do great work (equipment/support as needed).
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