Justworks Senior AI Engineer, People at Justworks leads technical execution of AI transformation within the People function. The role involves building AI-powered workflows, agentic systems, and ensuring AI reliability and data integration.
Responsibilities
How You Will Do Your Work
Success in this role is defined not only by what you ship, but how you ship it. Core capabilities include:
Technical Craft — writing clean, tested, maintainable code; making sound architectural decisions; and building systems that hold up in production, not just in a demo.
Problem Translation — taking ambiguous People team needs and converting them into well-scoped technical solutions with clear success criteria and measurable outcomes.
Plans and Aligns — breaking down complex builds into sequenced milestones; communicating progress and blockers proactively to non-technical stakeholders without being asked.
Initiative and Motivation — identifying what needs to be built before being asked, and driving it from whiteboard to production without heavy supervision.
Teamwork and Communication — documenting systems thoroughly, collaborating across engineering and People, and explaining technical trade-offs in plain language to people who don’t write code.
In addition, all Justworkers focus on aligning their behaviors to our core values, known as COGIS:
Camaraderie — Day-to-day, you can be seen working together toward a higher purpose. You like to have fun. You’re an active listener, treat people respectfully, and have a strong desire to know and help others.
Openness — Your default is to be open. You’re willing to share information, understand other perspectives, and consider new possibilities. You’re curious, ask open questions, and are receptive to thoughts and feedback from others.
Grit — You demonstrate grit by having the courage to commit and persevere. You’re committed, earnest, and dive in to get the job done well with a positive attitude.
Integrity — Simply put, do what you say and say what you’ll do. You’re honest and forthright, have a strong moral compass, and strive to match your words with your actions while leading by example.
Qualification
Reporting to the Senior ManagerThis is a true engineering roleYour Success ProfileWhat You Will Work OnBuild agentic workflowsData Layer & AI Reliability (~25%)
Required
Reporting to the Senior Manager, People Strategy Operations, the Senior AI Engineer, People, is a technical founder embedded within the People function.
This is a true engineering role. We are looking for someone with production experience shipping AI systems — not someone who uses AI tools, but someone who builds them. Senior here means senior by organizational reach and shipped impact, not by years of CS experience.
Your Success Profile
What You Will Work On
Building the Core AI & Automation Layer (~50%)
Drive the technical execution of the People team's AI transformation roadmap—architecting, building, and maintaining intelligent solutions around our prioritized operational workflows.
Build agentic workflows, RAG pipelines, and system integrations required to scale workflows from ‘Human + AI handoffs’ to ‘AI as a system’ level maturity.
Scan externally for emerging AI capabilities and market patterns; translate signal into written briefs that inform what the team experiments on next.
Embed long-term operational success by creating reproducible blueprints, demos, and guides that naturally transfer expertise and cultivate sustainable AI ownership across the People team.
Data Layer & AI Reliability (~25%)
Partner with the People Analyst and Senior Manager of Data Management & Governance to deeply understand the existing Snowflake data model to identify what is trusted, what is fragile, and what the AI layer can reliably consume.
Assess the custom Workday-to-Snowflake pipeline to understand its architecture and engineering limitations, ensuring any AI tools built on top of it are designed to handle data quirks reliably.
