Junior AI & Automation Engineer - Onsite Grand Rapids

K Group Companies; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

K Group Companies, located in Grand Rapids, MI, is seeking a Junior AI & Automation Engineer to design and build automation workflows and AI-powered pipelines. You will connect disparate systems and develop internal tools to reduce manual effort, driving measurable operational efficiency across client projects and internal operations.

The role emphasizes practical system integration, ownership of what you build, and a hands-on approach to turning ambiguous problems into reliable solutions within

Qualifications

• Has built something for the joy of building it—a homelab, a personal automation, a self-hosted stack, or a side project.
• Comfortable working with APIs, webhooks, and JSON without needing a tutorial for every call.
• Familiar with Linux environments and able to read docs when there’s no walkthrough.
• Communicates clearly and can explain what something does and why it was built that way.
• Doesn’t need a strict playbook and figures things out.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain automation workflows using APIs, webhooks, and integrations across business platforms.
• Develop AI-assisted pipelines including document processing and data transformation workflows.
• Connect disparate systems that weren’t designed to talk to each other.
• Build internal tools that reduce manual effort and create operational efficiencies.

Skills

APIs & webhooks

JSON

Linux

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

n8n

Make (Integromat)

Zapier

Docker

OpenAI API

LangChain

Job description

K Group Companies, located in Grand Rapids, MI, is seeking a Junior AI & Automation Engineer to design and build automation workflows and AI-powered pipelines. You will connect disparate systems and develop internal tools to reduce manual effort, driving measurable operational efficiency across client projects and internal operations.

The role emphasizes practical system integration, ownership of what you build, and a hands-on approach to turning ambiguous problems into reliable solutions within