AI Growth Automation Engineer (Hybrid)

About the role

Clara is looking for an AI Growth Automation Engineer to build AI‑powered prospecting, SDR, and lifecycle automation tools that accelerate sales and onboarding. You will work at the intersection of lifecycle, sales, and AI, turning ideas into internal products that move pipeline and activation.

Key responsibilities

• Design and ship AI‑driven prospecting and SDR agents using tools such as Amplemarket, Clay, HubSpot, LLM APIs, and workflow platforms like n8n.
• Own end‑to‑end lifecycle automation, creating onboarding, activation, and retention flows across email, WhatsApp, and push with Customer.io and internal data stacks.
• Build systematic SDR‑to‑AE handoff, including lead scoring, routing, and handoff logic.
• Prototype, test, and iterate internal tools quickly, scaling successful solutions.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with Sales, SDR leadership, Lifecycle, and Data/Engineering teams.
• Measure impact using Metabase, HubSpot, and Customer.io data, reporting on CAC payback, meetings booked, activation rate, and pipeline generated.

Required profile

• At least 2 years of hands‑on experience building automation or AI‑powered products.
• Comfort with workflow/automation platforms (n8n, Zapier, Make) and API integration across CRM and marketing tools.
• Familiarity with CRM/lifecycle platforms such as HubSpot, Customer.io, or Salesforce.
• Ability to read/write basic scripts in Python or JavaScript and work closely with engineers.
• Strong written and verbal communication in English.
• Bias toward building and testing over extensive planning.

Required skills

• n8n or similar workflow automation platform
• Python
• JavaScript
• HubSpot
• Customer.io
• Salesforce (or similar CRM)
• LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic)
• Prompt engineering basics
• Amplemarket, Clay, Apollo (sales engagement tools)
• Metabase

What we offer

• Competitive salary and stock options (ESOP) from day one
• Hybrid work model with flexible vacation
• Annual learning budget and accelerated development paths
• Multicultural team with daily exposure to Portuguese, Spanish, and English
• High‑ownership environment focused on impact and growth