Business Automation Engineer

Shakudo

full-time

Posted on: 9/27/2025

Location Type: Office

Location: Toronto • 🇨🇦 Canada

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Mid-LevelSenior

KubernetesNoSQLPythonReactSQL

About the role

Build intelligent automations that combine business logic, data pipelines, and AI to solve scaling challenges
Partner with Operations, Sales, Marketing and Customer Success to understand workflows and translate business needs into technical solutions
Own the automation stack from data ingestion and processing to AI integration and user interfaces
Design data-driven processes that eliminate manual work and improve decision quality across the organization
Maintain and evolve existing automations as business needs change and scale
Move fast and balance speed with quality in a startup environment

3-6 years building software applications, data pipelines, or automation systems
Strong Python skills (most of automation stack is Python-based)
Experience with APIs, databases (SQL/NoSQL), and data processing frameworks
Experience combining on-prem environments with SaaS platforms
Experience building on Kubernetes
Familiarity with modern web frameworks (FastAPI, React, etc.)
Experience building systems that directly impact business metrics or operations
Understanding of B2B SaaS metrics and revenue operations
Ability to translate vague business requirements into concrete technical solutions
Experience working with LLMs, AI APIs, or machine learning workflows
Comfortable with data analysis and visualization tools
Understanding of prompt engineering and AI system design
Startup experience / ability to thrive in ambiguous environments
Bias toward action — ship first, iterate fast, learn from usage
Care about code quality and user experience
Experience at a high-growth B2B SaaS company is a plus

Benefits

Engineering-first culture — we're technical people solving technical problems
Real impact — your automations will directly enable company growth and efficiency
Cutting-edge tech — work with the latest AI/ML tools and data technologies
Autonomy and ownership — own projects end-to-end with minimal micromanagement
Learning environment — work alongside brilliant engineers and data scientists

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

PythonAPIsSQLNoSQLdata processing frameworksKubernetesFastAPIReactmachine learning workflowsdata analysis

ability to translate business requirementscomfortable in ambiguous environmentsbias toward actioncare about code qualityuser experience focus