Titlesby GlyphAutomation Engineer a new title on company job boards
Engineering · Emerging · not on Hacker News yet · 42 open roles at 25 companies · median $154k
An engineer who designs and implements automated systems and workflows to optimize technical processes.
first seen Feb 2023, job board
Why it exists
Written by rule from our own data
First seen in our data in February 2023, in a company job-board posting from Coefficient. Today 42 open roles use the title at 25 companies, most of them in AI infrastructure.
- PostingThe oldest Automation Engineer posting we holdCoefficient, Feb 2023 · backs: first sighting
- PostingCybersecurity Cloud Automation EngineerAccenture Federal Services, Nov 2026 · backs: an open posting with the title
Where it is posted
Sectors
- AI infrastructure4
- AI lab2
- Data platform2
- Robotics and autonomy2
- Fintech1
- AI data1
Cities
- Palo Alto7
- San Francisco6
- New York2
- Washington1
- Bengaluru, India1
- Seattle1
- Los Angeles1
- Austin1
- Zurich, Switzerland1
- Dallas1
Countries and remote
- United States33
- India2
- Israel1
- Canada1
- Switzerland1
- Poland1
Remote option19%
Posted pay
Middle half $129k to $185k, median $154k from 27 postings that state a base range (USD a year).
Who is hiring for it
Open postings on their own job boards, read 5h ago| # | Company | Open roles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anduril IndustriesA company hiring most for Systems Engineer and Test Engineer. | 9 | |
| 2 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 2 | ||
| 6 | NateraA company hiring most for Machine Learning Scientist and AI Solutions Architect. | 2 | |
| 7 | VerkadaA company hiring most for Solutions Engineer and Engineering Manager. | 2 | |
| 8 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 1 | ||
| 10 | Atomic FiA company hiring most for Automation Engineer. | 1 | |
| 11 | BillionToOneA company hiring most for Product Manager and Automation Engineer. | 1 | |
| 12 | CoefficientA company hiring most for Product Engineer and Automation Engineer. | 1 |
Open roles
8 of 42; company pages list the restData Center Substation, Protection & Automation Engineer
Remote-Friendly, United States
Test Automation Engineer, Manufacturing Test, Intelligence Systems
Ashville, Ohio, United States
Sr. Automation Engineer - IT Asset Management
Bellevue, Washington; Mountain View, California; San Francisco, California; Seattle, Washington
| Role | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cybersecurity Cloud Automation Engineer | Lorton, VA | $106k to $206k | |
| Data Center Substation, Protection & Automation Engineer | Remote-Friendly, United States | $320k to $405k | |
| Senior Laboratory Automation EngineerNateraSan Carlos, CA$126k to $157k | Natera | San Carlos, CA | $126k to $157k |
| Test Automation Engineer, Manufacturing Test, Intelligence SystemsAnduril IndustriesAshville, Ohio, United States$144k to $192k | Anduril Industries | Ashville, Ohio, United States | $144k to $192k |
| Senior Photonics Test & Automation EngineerK2 SpaceLos Angeles, CA$150k to $220k | K2 Space | Los Angeles, CA | $150k to $220k |
| Firmware Release & Test Automation EngineerVerkadaSan Mateo, CA United States$125k to $260k | Verkada | San Mateo, CA United States | $125k to $260k |
| Automation Engineer Associate IIBillionToOneUnion City, CA$71k to $87k | BillionToOne | Union City, CA | $71k to $87k |
| Sr. Automation Engineer - IT Asset Management | Bellevue, Washington; Mountain View, California; San Francisco, California; Seattle, Washington | $143k to $197k |
Share of Hacker News hiring posts
1 posts since Apr 2011 · new in 6 monthsNovember 2026 1 of 207 postings, 0.48%
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About this title
An engineer who designs and implements automated systems and workflows to optimize technical processes.
First sighting
...* SEO Automation Engineer (Python) $17-$28/hr:...
42 open postings titled "Automation Engineer" at Coinbase, Anthropic, Databricks, Snorkel AI and 20 more (job-board scan, 2026-11-02; proposed by the model). One of the postings. Not checked by hand yet.
Median posted salary $154k from 27 postings that state a base pay range (the median of their midpoints, USD a year). Not a survey of what people earn.