AI Transformation Engineer

Sauce; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health insurance

Flexible schedule

Paid time off

Job summary

Sauce is hiring a builder-architect to lead AI-first transformation in its operations. You will own problems end-to-end, act as PM, architect, and builder, and ship solutions across teams in an R&D setting rooted in legacy practices. This is a 10X-accelerator role with direct impact on production systems.

You will design and deploy agentic AI systems, automate ops workflows, and drive adoption with business stakeholders. A startup mindset and hands-on AI expertise are essential.

Qualifications

• Almost a technical founder mindset with product/operational experience.
• PM and architect role, able to write requirements and execute.
• Hands-on with AI-native development and scalable systems.
• Full-stack capability and cloud deployment know-how.
• Security-minded while moving fast with new tech.

Responsibilities

• Own operations problems end-to-end: define solution, architect, build, ship, and iterate in production.
• Drive AI transformation across the company with new tooling and measurable results.
• Design and deploy AI agents, human-in-the-loop workflows, and integrations.
• Collaborate across teams and translate business feedback into well-architected solutions.
• Prioritize with business and ops leadership; manage scope without PM layers.

Skills

Technical founder mindset

PM + Architect + Engineer

AI-native development

Full-stack

Security awareness

Tools

Cursor/Claude Code

Node.js

React

PostgreSQL

Azure/AWS/GCP

Job description

Sauce is a premier restaurant technology platform that helps businesses grow with our Commission-Free Delivery & Pickup structure and proprietary delivery optimization technology. We are serving a 105 billion dollar US local restaurant business. Headquartered in NYC and Tel-Aviv, Sauce wants restaurants to fulfill their highest potential, this means giving local establishments everything they need to connect directly with their customers. The Sauce team pools together decades of restaurant tech experience, along with seasoned tech, sales, marketing, product and operations executives who produce an industry-changing delivery system for successful local restaurants and chains.

About The Role:

We're hiring a builder-architect to lead AI-first transformation at Sauce, starting with our operations department. Not a fullstack dev who "uses AI" - someone closer to a technical founder: you take an operational business problem end-to-end, act as your own PM, design the architecture, and build until it's solved. You'll operate across teams and codebases in an R&D org built on legacy practices - and drag it into the AI-first era. This is a 10X-accelerator role. You get a problem, not a ticket. No PM layer, no sprint ceremonies - you own scoping, solution design, delivery, and adoption.

What You'll Do:

• Own operations problems end-to-end - Understand the operational pain, define the solution, be its PM, architect it, build it, ship it, and iterate until it actually works in production
• Drive AI transformation across the company - introduce AI-first practices into an R&D org with legacy habits; champion new tooling and prove it with shipped results
• Design and deploy agentic systems - AI agents, human-in-the-loop workflows, operational UIs, CRM integrations, n8n/orchestration pipelines that automate ops end-to-end
• Cross boundaries freely - get into other teams' code, other domains, other stacks; no "not my area"
• Work directly with business stakeholders - translate vague operational feedback into precise, well-architected solutions
• Reports to VP, R&D; works directly with business and ops leadership - you set priorities with them, not receive them

What You Bring:

• Almost a technical founder - you've built products or companies (or operated like you did), and you still love to build
• PM + Architect + Engineer in one - you don't need requirements written for you; you write them, then execute
• A strong software architect - you build proper, extensible systems, not duct-tape automations; you extend cleanly and never break what exists
• AI-native - deep, current, hands-on experience with LLMs, agents, and AI-assisted development; you know what's possible this month, not last year
• Relentless - energy to push until the problem is solved; "no matter what" is your operating mode
• Multi-domain - comfortable in unfamiliar codebases, stacks, and business areas
• A transformation driver - you've changed how a team or company works, not just shipped features into it

Technical Experience

• AI agents in production - tool use, structured outputs, multi-step orchestration, evals, human-in-the-loop design
• Ops automation - n8n or similar workflow platforms, operational UIs, CRM integrations (HubSpot a plus)
• AI-first development - expert with Cursor / Claude Code / equivalent as primary build tools
• Full-stack - Node.js + React or equivalent; PostgreSQL or similar
• Architecture - API design, third-party integrations, cloud deployment (Azure / AWS / GCP)
• Security awareness - move fast with emerging tech while keeping systems secure

Nice to Have

• Founder / Founding-engineer experience
• HubSpot API
• MongoDBPlaywright / Browser automation
• Chrome extensions
• Restaurant or logistics domain knowledge

What We Offer:

• Strong & Competitive Compensation Package, Including Equity
• Company-Sponsored Insurance Package (Health, Dental, Vision, Mental Health)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Flexible Work Environment
• Responsible Paid Time Off Policy

Sauce is an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions), national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability (physical or mental), gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, immigration status, or any other classification, category or characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. We understand the importance of creating a more diverse and inclusive workplace and celebrate our employees for their differences.