AI and Automation Engineer -Founders Office

Job Title: AI and Automation Engineer

Team: Founders Office

Location: Bengaluru

Experience: Open to strong problem solvers across experience levels

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

Skylark Drones is looking for an AI and Automation Engineer to join the Founders Office and work closely on high-impact, organization-wide problems. This role is ideal for someone who sees inefficiencies everywhere and cannot help but automate, optimize, and improve how things work.

You will have the freedom and responsibility to identify opportunities where AI, automation, and intelligent systems can create meaningful value across teams. The focus is not on maintaining existing systems, but on building scalable solutions that improve speed, accuracy, and decision-making across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and repetitive workflows across the organization and design automation-first solutions
• Build and deploy AI-driven or rule-based automation to improve operational, business, and technical processes
• Work closely with founders and cross-functional teams to understand problems and translate them into scalable solutions
• Prototype quickly, test ideas, and iterate based on real-world usage and feedback
• Design systems with scalability, reliability, and long-term impact in mind
• Integrate internal tools, third-party platforms, APIs, and data sources to create end-to-end automated workflows
• Ensure automation solutions are well-documented, maintainable, and secure
• Take ownership of solutions from ideation to deployment and continuous improvement

Mandatory Skills and Qualifications

• Strong problem-solving ability and a mindset focused on automation and efficiency
• Experience building automation using AI, scripts, workflows, or low-code and no-code tools
• Comfort working with APIs, data pipelines, and system integrations
• Ability to learn new tools, frameworks, and technologies quickly
• Clear thinking and strong execution skills

Preferred Attributes

• Experience working with AI and machine learning tools or platforms
• Exposure to automation frameworks, RPA tools, or workflow orchestration systems
• Ability to operate independently in ambiguous problem spaces
• Strong ownership, accountability, and bias for action
• Good communication and collaboration skills

Our Core Values

At Skylark Drones, our values guide how we work, collaborate, and grow together. We look for people who live these values in their everyday actions.

Mutual Respect

We treat everyone with kindness, empathy, and professionalism. We value diverse perspectives and foster an inclusive environment where people feel respected and heard.

Why this is important: Mutual respect builds trust and enables effective collaboration across teams.

Communication

We believe in clear, transparent, and thoughtful communication. We actively listen, ask questions, and seek feedback to ensure alignment.

Why this is important: Strong communication builds trust, clarity, and shared understanding.

Dependability and Adaptability

We take ownership of our work and deliver consistently high-quality outcomes, while remaining flexible in changing circumstances.

Why this is important: Dependability builds confidence, and adaptability enables us to navigate change effectively.

Bias for Action

We take initiative and move quickly to solve problems. We make informed decisions, take calculated risks, and focus on execution.

Why this is important: A bias for action drives momentum, innovation, and impact.

Strive for Excellence

We set high standards for ourselves and continuously push to improve. We take pride in building quality solutions.

Why this is important: Excellence fuels continuous improvement and long-term success.

Learn and Grow

We are committed to continuous learning and improvement. We learn from successes and failures and seek feedback to refine our skills.

Why this is important: Learning ensures we stay effective and relevant in a fast-evolving environment.

Why Join the Founders Office

• Work directly on problems that matter most to the organization
• High ownership, high trust, and high impact role
• Freedom to automate anything that meaningfully improves how the organization operates
• Exposure to real decision-making and strategic thinking
• Opportunity to build systems that scale with the company

If you are someone who naturally thinks in terms of automation, efficiency, and leverage, and enjoys turning ideas into working systems, we would love to hear from you.