Founding AI Transformation Engineer
First seen by Alion on Jul 29, 2026. Salt scores A on the Alion truth index.
They’re looking for a hands-on engineer who thrives in ambiguity and enjoys solving business problems through technology.
About the Role
This is not a traditional software engineering position.
You’ll act as the architect, engineer, and product owner for AI initiatives across the business. Working directly with operational leaders, you’ll identify inefficiencies, design scalable AI-powered solutions, build them, and continuously improve them after deployment.
There are no product managers writing specifications. You’ll own projects from idea through production.
Responsibilities: Design and build AI-first internal platforms.
Translate business challenges into scalable technical solutions.
Develop AI agents and workflow automation.
Build operational dashboards and internal tools.
Integrate AI with CRM, workflow, and third-party platforms.
Own architecture, implementation, deployment, and adoption.
Collaborate directly with business stakeholders.
Drive AI transformation across multiple teams.
Requirements: Extensive Full Stack engineering experience.
Strong Node.js and React (or similar).
Experience building production AI applications.
Deep understanding of LLMs, AI agents, orchestration, and prompt engineering.
Experience with workflow automation platforms (n8n or similar).
Cloud experience (AWS, Azure or GCP).
Strong API design and systems architecture experience.
Excellent business acumen and communication skills.
Comfortable working independently with minimal direction.
Nice to Have: Startup or founding engineer experience.
HubSpot integrations.
Browser automation.
MongoDB.
Restaurant, logistics or marketplace experience. Salt is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.