AI Automation Engineer

Job description

Working At Bitso

We are a diverse team that takes pride in understanding the perspectives of others.

We fully embrace working remotely and we are eager to act, improve, and accelerate progress inside and outside of our organization.

To drive revolutionary changes in society and make crypto useful, we delight our customers with world‑class products, deep care, and intentional empathy.

Your Purpose

As an AI Automation Engineer at Bitso, you will play a key role in accelerating our Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) by designing, building, and deploying AI‑powered solutions that streamline internal workflows and automate repetitive tasks.

You’ll work across front‑end, back‑end, and DevOps domains to identify opportunities for AI‑driven optimization, integrate intelligent agents into our engineering processes, and develop tools that enhance developer productivity and product delivery speed.

Your mission is to turn AI innovation into tangible velocity gains, helping teams ship faster, with higher quality, and less friction.

You’ll contribute to building our internal AI knowledge base, experiment with emerging technologies, and lead the adoption of scalable AI workflows across the company.

Reports To

Engineering Manager

Who You Are

• Proven English fluency.
  
  
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, or ML engineering, with a proven record of owning technical initiatives end‑to‑end.
  
  
• Strong programming skills in Python, with hands‑on experience designing, building, and deploying production‑grade services or tools.
  
  
• Solid understanding of machine learning fundamentals (e.g., data preparation, training, evaluation, embeddings).
  
  
• Hands‑on experience integrating APIs and automation workflows, with the ability to design scalable, maintainable solutions.
  
  
• Interest and demonstrated learning in LLMs or applied AI, with curiosity to experiment and quickly adopt new frameworks (OpenAI, LangChain, Hugging Face).
  
  
• Strategic mindset, capable of identifying automation opportunities, defining roadmaps, and aligning technical work with business goals.
  
  
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, able to translate ideas into actionable plans and drive cross‑functional adoption.
  
  
• Autonomy and initiative, you proactively identify gaps, propose solutions, and lead projects without needing step‑by‑step guidance.
  
  
• Exposure to DevOps, CI/CD, or cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
  
  

What You Will Do

• Design, build, and deploy LLM‑powered tools, copilots, and AI agents that enhance developer productivity and streamline key engineering workflows.
  
  
• Identify and prioritize high‑impact AI opportunities by collaborating with cross‑functional teams (Engineering, Product, DevOps) to uncover bottlenecks and automation gaps.
  
  
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure seamless adoption of AI‑powered tools, provide training, and gather feedback for continuous improvement.
  
  
• Collaborate on architecture and design decisions, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with Bitso’s engineering standards.
  
  

Diversity & Inclusion

Research in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion suggests that individuals may hesitate to apply for jobs if they do not meet all the listed criteria.

At Bitso, we value diversity and your unique strengths could be just what we’re looking for.

If this role excites you but you don’t match every point in the description, we still want to hear from you.

Who We Are

With over 9 million users, Bitso is the leading cryptocurrency platform in Latin America.

We are developing the cryptocurrency ecosystem in the region and enabling financial inclusion.

We believe crypto is the future of finance, and we’re committed to making it useful by providing equal access to safe and intuitive financial products.

When we hire people for our team, we specifically test for the following traits in addition to our cultural values:

• Mission‑Driven: Passionate about crypto and Bitso’s mission and resilient in facing industry challenges.
  
  
• High Sense of Urgency: Prioritize candidates who demonstrate a high sense of urgency and responsibility.
  
  
• Exceptional Hard Skills: Possess exceptional skills in their respective fields, with no room for mediocrity.
  
  
• Self‑Management: Independently manage their work, career, and professional development.
  
  

Compensation & Benefits

• Me Time program, including unlimited paid time off.
  
  
• Remote‑first work environment.
  
  
• Employee Stock Option program.
  
  
• Zero trading fees through our Bitso Alpha app.
  
  
• Extended Family Leave Policy: all birthing parents, non‑birthing parents and adopting parents are eligible for a 4‑month leave.
  
  
• Premium health, dental and life insurances in Mexico, Gibraltar, Colombia, USA, Brazil and Argentina.
  
  
• Monthly stipend for gym memberships, relaxation activities, sports equipment, cooking classes, books, entertainment and more.
  
  

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Engineering and Information Technology

Required Skill Profession

Tecnología Eléctrica Y Energética