Senior AI Engineer - n8n

About n8n

n8n is the open workflow orchestration platform built for the new era of AI. We give technical teams the freedom of code with the speed of no-code, so they can automate faster, smarter, and without limits. Backed by a fiercely inventive community and 500+ builder-approved integrations, we’re changing the way people bring systems together and scale ideas for impact.

Since our founding in 2019, we’ve grown into a diverse team of over 260 - working across Europe and the US, connected by a shared builder spirit and with our centre of gravity in Berlin.

The Role

As a Senior AI Engineer, you'll drive intelligent features that redefine how users build automations. You'll build AI-powered capabilities, from natural language input to smart suggestions, that make creating workflows faster and more intuitive.

You'll collaborate across engineering, product, and design to bring generative AI and LLM-based enhancements into the core user experience. You'll improve existing AI integrations, develop new ones, and shape how AI powers our product.

What You'll Do

• Architect and implement AI-powered capabilities: code generation, intelligent node creation, and workflow optimization.
• Integrate LLM APIs and embedding models for text-to-workflow and natural language code suggestions.
• Design and iterate on prompts to improve model output and user experience.
• Build internal tooling, evaluation benchmarks, and automated testing for AI components.
• Collaborate closely with other engineers to ensure AI features are reliable, performant, and scalable.
• Balance experimentation with impact: ship quickly while focusing on user value.
• Stay current with advances in LLMs, prompt frameworks, and developer tools to bring those insights into our roadmap.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience building web-based products, ideally in B2B SaaS startups.
• Strong fullstack development skills with TypeScript, Node.js, and API design.
• Experience shipping AI-powered features in production with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.) and understanding of how to translate machine intelligence into user value. We're looking for experience building end-to-end systems.
• Understanding of AI fundamentals: agent architectures, chat completion roles, embedding vectors, vector databases, and chunking strategies.
• Hands-on experience with prompt engineering, embedding models, and vector stores.
• A user-focused mindset: you care about delivering features that solve real problems.
• A bias for shipping and learning - fast iteration is second nature to you.

Bonus Points For

• Experience fine-tuning LLMs or working with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems.
• Frontend experience using Vue or React.
• Technical writing or documentation contributions, especially around developer tools or AI.
• Experience with agent orchestration patterns and state management in multi-step AI systems.
• Knowledge of code quality evaluation metrics and context optimization techniques.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation 💸 – We offer fair and attractive pay.
• Ownership 💪 – Our core value is to “empower others,” and we mean it—you’ll get a slice of n8n with equity.
• Work/life balance 🏖️ – We work hard but ensure you have time to recharge:
  • Europe: 30 days of vacation, plus public holidays wherever you are.
  • US: 20 vacation days, 8 sick days, plus public holidays wherever you are.
• Health & wellness 🩺 –
  • Europe: We provide benefits according to local country norms.
  • US: Multiple low-premium, low-deductible medical plans with coverage for individuals and families—plus a no-cost premium HDHP option with a pre-seeded HSA—along with dental and vision coverage.
• Future planning 💰 –
  • Europe: We provide pension contributions according to local country norms.
  • US: 401(k) retirement plan with a 4% employer match.
• Financial security 🛡️ –
  • Europe: We provide benefits according to local country norms.
  • US: Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance, plus life insurance to support you and your loved ones.
• Career growth 📈 – We hire rising stars who grow with us! You’ll get €1K (or equivalent) per year to spend on courses, books, events, or coaching to level up your skills.
• A passionate team 🤩 – We love our product, and we prove it with regular hackathons where we see who can build the coolest thing with it!
• Remote-first 🌏 – Our team works remotely across Europe, with regular off-sites for team bonding.
• Giving back 🤝 – We're big fans of open source, and you'll get $100 per month to support projects you care about.
• Transparency 🙏 – We all know what everyone’s working on, how the company is doing—the whole shebang.

Note: We can sponsor visas to Germany; for any other country, you need to have existing right to work. Our company language is English.