Workflow Automation Engineer

n8n is a workflow automation platform that uniquely combines AI capabilities with business process automation. We give technical teams the flexibility of code with the speed of no-code, backed by a passionate community of builders. With 500+ integrations and fair-code principles, we're revolutionizing how businesses connect their systems and processes.

We were founded end of 2019 and currently:

• 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 We’re a diverse team of + 90 talented people 🚀 Our annual recurring revenue is growing 3x year-over-year

• ⭐️ With +85k GitHub stars, we are in the top 100 most popular projects of all time on Github

• 🍾 We’re Europe’s 25th fastest growing startup in 2024 according to Sifted

• 🌱 We now count a total of $58m in funding: we were Sequoia's first seed investment in Germany, and most recently secured our €35m Series B (February 2025 - led by Highland)

Mission

After 5 years building the most powerful AI automation platform, we’ve reached a turning point: too many ideas, not enough hands. That’s where you come in.

We’re not just hiring an internal tools engineer. We want an outstanding engineer for a team with a bold mission: make n8n the most efficiently operated tech company—powered by our own platform. Every automation you create, every workflow you optimize, and every AI agent you deploy becomes a blueprint for thousands of other companies.

This role is about solving real challenges for teams like Customer Success, Sales, and Finance—and sharing what works with our community. Ready to write the playbook for modern operations? Let’s talk.

Key responsibilities

• Requirements Gathering and Prioritization:

  • Collaborate with Customer Success, Support, Sales, and other internal teams to identify process improvement and automation opportunities.

  • Prioritize projects based on impact (e.g., cost reduction, lead generation) and company objectives.

  • Translate business requirements into actionable technical specifications.

• Workflow Design and Implementation:

  • Design and build n8n workflows tailored to team needs.

  • Oversee rollout of new workflows, ensuring seamless handoff with documentation and training.

  • Provide ongoing support and enhancements to existing workflows.

• Internal n8n Expertise:

  • Identify bugs and opportunities for product improvement and share feedback with product/engineering teams.

  • Share best practices, templates, and use cases to showcase 'how n8n uses n8n.'

Requirements

Must-have

• n8n and Technical Expertise: Proven experience using n8n to build meaningful and fairly complex automations, including coding custom functions and leveraging APIs.

• Business Acumen:

  • Ability to prioritize tasks based on business impact.

  • Strong communication skills to engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating business requirements into technical ones.

• Execution-Driven and Pragmatic Approach:

  • Builder mindset: focus on simplicity and iteration over perfection in V1.

  • Leverage existing tools and avoid reinventing the wheel.

• Passion for Automation and Innovation: A strong drive to streamline processes, automate tasks, and explore innovative AI-powered solutions.

• Experience: 2–4 years in process automation roles or similar positions, or in building solutions as a freelancer or entrepreneur

• UX-Centric and iterative Approach:

  • proven ability to design and implement solutions with the end-user experience as a core focus.

  • leverage strong understanding of user needs, pain points, and behaviors, as well as an iterative and feedback-driven process when building solutions

Nice-to-have

• IT Ops / Business Systems Analyst Experience: Experience building automation for various teams and working with APIs from business systems such as Salesforce, billing platforms, and HR platforms.

• Active n8n Community Member: Engagement within the n8n community, sharing insights, contributing solutions, or collaborating with other users.

• Willingness and interest to participate in n8n's marketing initiatives, such as videos or presentations, to showcase solutions and highlight their impact

n8n is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We can sponsor visas to Germany; for any other country, you need to have existing right to work.

Our company language is English.

You care about diversity and inclusion? We do too! Check out our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging initiatives at n8n (https://www.notion.so/n8n/Diversity-inclusion-and-belonging-n8n-c1bec2fff536422d868b1a438d990e35).

Location disclaimer: If you see multiple job postings for the same role, it is most likely because we're hiring remotely for this role and posting in different locations to make sure every potential candidate can see the role. Please apply to the location you're the most likely to work from in the future.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation 💸 – We offer fair and attractive pay.

• Ownership 💪 – Our core value is to “empower others,” and we mean it—you’ll get a slice of n8n with equity.

• Work/life balance 🏖️ – We work hard but ensure you have time to recharge:

  • Europe: 30 days of vacation, plus public holidays wherever you are.

  • US: 15 vacation days, 8 sick days, plus public holidays wherever you are.

• Health & wellness 🩺 –

  • Europe: We provide benefits according to local country norms.*

  • US: Comprehensive medical (PPO 1200), dental, and vision plans.

• Future planning 💰 –

  • Europe: We provide pension contributions according to local country norms.*

  • US: 401(k) retirement plan.

• Financial security 🛡️ –

  • Europe: We provide benefits according to local country norms.*

  • US: Short-term & long-term disability insurance, life & AD&D coverage, and additional hospital coverage.

• Career growth 📈 – We hire rising stars who grow with us! You’ll get €1K (or equivalent) per year to spend on courses, books, events, or coaching to level up your skills.

• A passionate team 🤩 – We love our product, and we prove it with regular hackathons where we see who can build the coolest thing with it!

• Remote-first 🌏 – Our team works remotely across Europe, with regular off-sites for team bonding. Some roles, like sales in the US, are hybrid—please check the job description.

• Giving back 🤝 – We're big fans of open source, and you'll get $100 per month to support projects you care about.

• Transparency 🙏 – We all know what everyone’s working on, how the company is doing—the whole shebang.

• An ambitious but kind culture 😍 – People love working here—our eNPS for 2024 is 94!

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