Axial Search
← Back to all positions

AI Automation Engineer

United States · Remote

TechnologyAI/ML Engineering, Intelligent Automation$100k – $225k
Sign in to apply

Learn more about our AI Recruitment solutions.

Axial Search recruits for AI transformation roles across North America, building long-term relationships with leaders across every industry vertical. Apply today to express your interest in this position and others like it. Visit our website to learn more about our process and to find free tools to support your job search — including our live job market dashboard with salary, skills, and hiring-trend data from thousands of AI transformation roles.

What the market looks like

AI automation engineering is where traditional RPA and modern agent-driven AI are converging. We track several thousand automation-focused postings in the US annually, and the shape of the role is shifting quickly — UiPath, Power Automate, and Automation Anywhere still dominate the stack, but the most senior roles increasingly call for Python, LLM orchestration, and agent-framework fluency alongside them. Base compensation lands in a $120K–$210K range for mid-senior ICs, and the strongest AI automation engineers we see think in processes first and platforms second.

Job responsibilities

  • Design and build AI-enhanced automation solutions that combine RPA with modern LLM-driven reasoning

  • Own end-to-end automation delivery — from process discovery through production operation

  • Integrate UiPath, Power Automate, or Automation Anywhere with OpenAI, Anthropic, or equivalent model APIs

  • Partner with process owners to identify candidate workflows and measure business impact

  • Build evaluation and monitoring for AI-driven workflow components

  • Contribute to the organization's AI automation reference architecture

  • Rework and modernize existing RPA estates as LLM and agent capabilities mature

  • Mentor junior automation engineers and raise the bar for the craft internally

Candidate requirements

  • 4+ years in RPA or automation engineering — UiPath, Automation Anywhere, Power Automate, or Blue Prism

  • Hands-on experience extending automation platforms with LLMs and modern AI tooling

  • Strong Python and SQL, comfortable with REST APIs and enterprise system integration

  • Experience across at least one major cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

  • Strong process mindset — can articulate and redesign a workflow, not just code one

  • Clear communication with both technical and business audiences

AI Automation Engineer | United States | Axial Search