Box Inc

Senior AI & Automation Engineer

Box Inc • $132K — $161K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Degree in a relevant technical field or equivalent practical experience
  • 6+ years in software, automation, or IT platform engineering
  • Proven ability to design, deliver, and operate secure solutions in an enterprise environment
  • Hands-on experience with web applications, APIs, integrations, and automations
  • Proficiency in at least one modern programming language
  • Strong technical judgment and communication skills
  • Experience with enterprise AI platforms (preferred)

Responsibilities

  • Architect, build, operate, and improve AI-enabled solutions and custom applications
  • Administer enterprise AI platforms and define use cases and governance
  • Evaluate emerging AI capabilities for business value and compliance
  • Maintain and modernize existing PHP/Laravel applications
  • Develop secure and testable automations using various tools and languages
  • Automate Corporate IT processes in collaboration with security and IT support
  • Establish engineering standards for code management and incident response

Benefits

  • Flexible work environment with a minimum of 3 days in-office
  • Commitment to diversity and inclusion in hiring
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Equity options available
  • Comprehensive benefits package
Full Job Description
The Senior Engineer, AI and Automation owns and advances Corporate IT's enterprise AI, custom-application, and automation ecosystem. This hands-on role turns ambiguous business needs into secure, scalable, and maintainable production solutions across code, APIs, low-code platforms, identity systems, and SaaS applications. Working closely with IT, Security, People, Legal, and business teams, you will improve the employee experience, strengthen security and compliance, reduce operational toil, and responsibly scale AI and automation across the company. WHAT YOU'LL DO • You will architect, build, operate, and continuously improve AI-enabled solutions, custom applications, integrations, and automations that serve the enterprise. • You will administer approved enterprise AI platforms and define practical use cases, governance, adoption patterns, and enablement for safe and effective use. • You will evaluate emerging AI capabilities for business value, security, privacy, data handling, reliability, and compliance. • You will maintain and modernize the existing PHP/Laravel application portfolio and build new internal applications and services using best-fit technologies. • You will develop modular, observable, secure, and testable automations using tools such as Okta Workflows, Workato, Python, PHP, Go, and APIs. • You will automate Corporate IT processes - including user lifecycle and access workflows, compliance evidence, security controls, and service delivery - partnering with Identity, Security, and IT Support to ensure least privilege, auditability, and sound change management. • You will establish engineering standards for source control, code review, testing, releases, documentation, monitoring, alerting, secrets management, and incident response. • You will participate in our on-call rotation, available at all times while on-call to help respond to and triage any issues that arise. WHO YOU ARE We are an AI-first company. This means you approach your work with a growth mindset and find ways to leverage AI to help make faster, smarter decisions that will 10X your impact at Box. • You hold a degree in a relevant technical field or have equivalent practical experience, plus 6+ years in software, automation, or IT platform engineering. • You have proven ability to independently design, deliver, and operate secure, maintainable solutions in an enterprise production environment. • You bring hands-on experience building web applications, APIs, integrations, and automations, with proficiency in at least one modern programming language. • You have working knowledge of REST APIs, webhooks, OAuth/OIDC, SaaS integration, identity lifecycle management, access controls, and secure application practices. • You demonstrate strong technical judgment, communication, documentation, and stakeholder-management skills in a geographically distributed environment. • You have experience administering or supporting enterprise AI platforms such as Gemini Enterprise, Claude, OpenAI, or Microsoft Copilot, including AI governance, safe-use guidance, and evaluation. (Preferred) Box lives its values, with community and in-person collaboration being a core part of our culture. Boxers are expected to work from their assigned office a minimum of 3 days per week.Your Recruiter will share more about how we work and company culture during the hiring process. At Box, we believe unique and diverse experiences benefit our culture, our products, our customers, our company, and our world. We aim to recruit a passionate, high-performing workforce that reflects the world we live in.If you are head-over-heels about this role but unsure if you meet all the requirements, we encourage you to apply! Box is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Actual base salary (or OTE if commissionable role) is dependent upon factors such as: knowledge, skill level, experience, and work location. This role is also eligible for equity and benefits. For more information, check out our benefits and perks. Austin Pay Range $132,500-$161,715 USD

About Box Inc

Box, Inc. is a cloud content management and file sharing service for businesses. The company provides a platform for managing and collaborating on content across multiple devices and applications. Box serves a wide range of industries, including healthcare, finance, and media. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.
Learn more about Box Inc
Size
2,172 employees
Market Cap
$4.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$43.4 million
Founded
2005
5 Year Trend
+17%
Revenue
$770.7 million
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