@DeRonin_: How to get a job as an AI Automation Engineer: AI automation is one of those fields where it's actually easier to get a…

How to get a job as an AI Automation Engineer:

AI automation is one of those fields where it’s actually easier to get a job through non-traditional paths

companies need people who can wire AI into their existing tools, automate workflows, and save them 40+ hours a week

they don’t care where you learned it

so, here’s my workflow for getting a job as an AI Automation Engineer:

1: Build your personal brand on X

this should be your main platform

follow AI startup founders, reply to them, post your workflows, show your thinking and value

gonna to present next weeks how I’m doing it here

2: Build presence on LinkedIn or GitHub

these are more traditional platforms

but if you build your own automation system and it gets traction on GitHub, that’s already way stronger than “work experience at a company”

basically potential client checks out firstly your Github to get verification that you’re good at your deal

release open-source automation workflows to get the reputation

3: Share knowledge in communities

n8n community, LangChain Discord, OpenAI forums, Claude community

this is where real people hang out and opportunities appear

cheat codes to stand out and get into the top 1%:

1: Build in public

• show what you’re building and how
• CVs are outdated, people hire those who can build fast, ship real automations, and solve actual business problems

2. Learn to build with AI agents, not just drag-and-drop

• one person with Claude Code can ship what used to take a 3-person dev team
• the no-code ceiling hits fast.. agents don’t have one

3. Do free audits before calls

• before jumping on a call with a potential client, map out their broken workflows
• show what you’d fix and how (this can also be turned into content on X)

4. Specialize narrowly

• don’t just be “AI automation engineer”
• pick a niche: real estate, e-commerce, recruiting, legal
• this makes you 10x easier to position and hire

5. Show measurable results

• metrics matter (money especially)
• “saved 40 hours/week” and “$12K/mo in reduced headcount” is what gets you hired
• not “built a cool n8n workflow”

main insight:

this is a new profession, traditional “work experience” doesn’t matter as much

what matters is real skill, real projects, and proof you can ship

forget chasing FAANG interviews

right now you have a much better opportunity:

• build in public
• grow your brand
• become visible
• start earning within months, not years

one more thing: everything in this field moves insanely fast

what’s relevant today may be outdated in a year

so “experience” doesn’t matter

your real skill is adaptability + learning fast + constant practice

I wrote a 10,000+ word roadmap breaking down exactly what to learn each month for 6 months

every resource, every tool, every practice project

read it below

fact

and thinking why he is not getting everything in this life, he works 9-5 and has high degree lol

sheeesh, good job my fren, hope you loved it and it will bring to you right results

yep

currently building custom AI Automation solutions

for now just from my personal network

fact