This role is ideal for a mid-level Engineer who bridges the gap between AI development and internal productivity. Unlike typical "remote-first" Automattic roles
Work type: remote
Location: Remote
Salary: $170,000 – $230,000/yr
Type: Full-time
This role is ideal for a mid-level Engineer who bridges the gap between AI development and internal productivity. Unlike typical "remote-first" Automattic roles, this position is a rare **on-site** requirement in their NYC NoHo office (5 days a week). You’ll need a strong foundation in the TypeScript/Node.js stack and a background in DevOps (Docker/Kubernetes). This isn't just about prompt engineering; it's about maintaining self-hosted AI infrastructure (LibreChat) and contributing back to the open-source community. The standout feature is the compensation: a premium salary of **$170,000 - $230,000**, which includes an adjustment for the NYC office requirement. You get the stability of a major tech player with the "scrappy" feel of an internal tooling team where your users sit right next to you. It’s a high-impact opportunity to shape how 1,500 employees use AI, without the red tape of enterprise procurement or external vendor lock-in. **You might be a good fit if you:** * Want to work in person in **NYC** but serve a global, distributed organization. * Love **Open Source** and have a track record of upstream contributions. * Are comfortable being a "team of one" for internal AI, moving from high-level LLM strategy to hands-on debugging. * Prefer building tools for colleagues and seeing immediate, tangible feedback on your work.
Location: NYC NoHo Office (5 days a week)About This Opportunity
Build the AI tools that [Automattic](https://automattic.com/) uses internally. Maintain and extend LibreChat, our self-hosted AI interface. Create lightweight integrations and automations that make teams more productive. Help 1,500 people work better with AI.
This isn’t about building consumer products or shipping to millions of users. It’s about building tools for the people sitting next to you, getting immediate feedback, and iterating based on what actually helps. If you’ve ever wished you could control your own AI tools, customize them exactly how you want, and not be at the mercy of third-party vendors, this is that opportunity.
You’ll work in-person with our NYC AI team while your tools serve Automattic’s distributed organization globally.
Why This Role Matters
Most companies are locked into third-party AI tools: ChatGPT, Claude, whatever comes next. They’re stuck with whatever features the vendor ships, whatever privacy terms are imposed, and whatever prices are charged.
Automattic wants to control our AI infrastructure, customize it for our needs, and build tools that make our specific workflows better. You’ll have unusual freedom: self-hosted and open source stack, users sitting next to you with immediate feedback, no enterprise procurement cycles. Making 1,500 people more productive compounds quickly, and your work will improve LibreChat for everyone.
What You’ll Do
If you later move to a different team or role at Automattic that is not NYC office‑based, your salary would be adjusted to the applicable global pay band for that role, which could result in a reduction in salary. Note that the global range would apply even if your chosen location of residence is NYC.
We are searching for high-caliber candidates with the skills and qualities to have a net positive for Automattic. Pay will reflect the potential contribution and the impact you can bring, which may, in some cases, go beyond the range stated.
We’re pleased to offer a straightforward, competitive base salary, providing financial clarity without complex variable components. This isn’t your typical work-from-home job: we are a fully-remote company with an open vacation policy. To see a full list of benefits by country, consult our [Benefits Page](https://automattic.com/benefits/). And check out these links to learn more about [How We Hire](https://automattic.com/how-we-hire/) and [What We Expect from Ourselves](https://automattic.com/expectations/). #LI-DNI
About Automattic
Now in [our 20th year](https://timeline.automattic.com/), we’re the people behind [WordPress.com](http://wordpress.com/), [WooCommerce](https://href.li/?http://woocommerce.com/), [Beeper](https://www.beeper.com/), [Tumblr](https://href.li/?https://www.tumblr.com/), [Simplenote](https://href.li/?http://simplenote.com/), [Jetpack](https://href.li/?http://jetpack.com/), [Longreads](https://href.li/?http://longreads.com/), [Day One](https://href.li/?https://dayoneapp.com/), [PocketCasts](https://href.li/?https://www.pocketcasts.com/), and more. We believe in making the web a better place.
We’re a distributed company with more than 1500 Automatticians in nearly every corner of the globe, speaking over a hundred different languages. Enriched by this diversity, we’re united by a singular mission: to democratize publishing, commerce, and messaging so anyone with a story can tell it, anyone with a product can sell it, and everyone can manage their communications from a single source. In short, we help maintain a balance in society, creating and continually refining powerful tools people can use to compete fairly—regardless of income, gender, politics, language, or where they live in the world.
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