AI Automation Engineer — Remote & Flexible Work

Proofpoint

Chicago (IL)

On-site

USD 92,100 - 144,705

Full time

14 days+
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Competitive compensation
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Flexible work environment
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Job summary

Proofpoint is seeking an AI Automation Engineer to design, build, and evolve AI-driven tools that boost post-sales revenue teams’ effectiveness. You’ll partner with data, AI integration, and Enablement to turn ideas into high-impact capabilities.

The role emphasizes rapid AIInnovation, hands-on coding, and working within a fast-moving CS tech stack. You’ll contribute to chat assistants, workflow automations, and agentic applications while maintaining guardrails for safe scaling in a dynamic

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
  • 8+ years professional experience with at least 2+ years in AI technologies.
  • Proven experience building AI applications with measurable results.
  • Strong command of advanced prompt engineering and multi-agent systems.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and evolve AI-driven applications and tools (chat assistants, workflows, autonomous agents).
  • Partner with AI Integration and Data teams to expand AI capabilities across the CS tech stack.
  • Develop agentic AI applications and define human-in-the-loop guardrails for scale.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders and end-users to deliver high-impact AI solutions.

Skills

Python
AI
Prompt engineering
Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Salesforce
Power BI
Snowflake/Redshift

Job description

Proofpoint is seeking an AI Automation Engineer to design, build, and evolve AI-driven tools that boost post-sales revenue teams’ effectiveness. You’ll partner with data, AI integration, and Enablement to turn ideas into high-impact capabilities.

The role emphasizes rapid AIInnovation, hands-on coding, and working within a fast-moving CS tech stack. You’ll contribute to chat assistants, workflow automations, and agentic applications while maintaining guardrails for safe scaling in a dynamic

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