Strategy & Ops Engineer

About HappyRobot

HappyRobot is the AI-native operating system for the real economya system that closes the circuit between intelligence and action. By combining real-time truth specialized AI workers and an orchestrating intelligence we help enterprises run complex mission-critical operations with true autonomy.

Our AI OS compounds knowledge optimizes at every level and evolves over time. Were starting with supply chain and industrial-scale operations where resilience speed and continuous improvement matter mostfreeing humans to focus on strategy creativity and other high-value tasks.

You can learn more about our vision in our Manifesto. HappyRobot has raised $62M to date including our most recent $44M Series B in September 2025. Our investors include Y Combinator (YC) Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Base10partners who believe in our mission to redefine how enterprises operate. Were channeling this investment into building a world-class team: people with relentless drive sharp problem-solving skills and the passion to push limits in a fast-paced high-intensity environment. If this resonates you belong at HappyRobot.

Role Overview

Were looking for a Strategy & Operations Engineer to systematically eliminate manual work across the company by designing building and owning internal systems and automations. This role sits at the intersection of engineering and business operations and is focused on creating durable leveragereplacing ad hoc processes and administrative work with scalable technical solutions.

What Youll Do

• Identify manual repetitive and error-prone operational workflows across the company

• Design and build internal tools automations and lightweight services to replace manual processes

• Integrate systems across finance sales procurement legal and customer support

• Write production-quality scripts services or automations (APIs cron jobs data pipelines internal dashboards)

• Own operational systems from design through deployment monitoring and iteration

• Analyze operational data to prioritize high-leverage improvements and measure impact

• Reduce dependency on administrative headcount through automation and system design

• Improve go-to-market operations by building better tooling between sales finance and legal

• Support contract management and procurement through structured automated workflows

• Ensure data accuracy reliability and observability across operational systems

• Execute ambiguous high-impact operational projects with minimal guidance

Must Have

• Strong software engineering fundamentals and comfort shipping real systems

• Experience building automations or internal tools using Python SQL APIs and/or scripting languages

• Ability to reason about systems edge cases failure modes and long-term maintainability

• Strong business intuitionunderstanding how operational systems affect cost speed and scale

• Extreme ownership: you find problems design solutions and ship without being asked

• High agency urgency and comfort operating in ambiguity

• Clear written and verbal communication

Why join us

• Opportunity to work at a high-growth AI startup backed by top investors.

• Rapidly growing and backed by top investors including a16z Y Combinator and Base10.

• Ownership & Autonomy - Take full ownership of projects and ship fast.

• Work With the Best - Join a world-class team of engineers and builders.

Our Operating Principles

Extreme Ownership

We take full responsibility for our work outcomes and team success. No excuses no blame-shifting if something needs fixing we own it and make it better. This means stepping up even when its not your job. If a ball is dropped we pick it up. If a customer is unhappy we fix it. If a process is broken we redesign it. We dont wait for someone else to solve it we lead with accountability and expect the same from those around us.

Craftsmanship

Putting care and intention into every task striving for excellence and taking deep ownership of the quality and outcome of your work. Craftsmanship means never settling for just fine. We sweat the details because details compound. Whether its a product feature an internal doc or a sales call we treat it as a reflection of our standards. We aim to deliver jaw-dropping customer experiences by being curious meticulous and proud of what we build even when nobodys watching.

We are majos
Be friendly & have fun with your coworkers. Always be genuine & honest but kind. Majo is our way of saying: be a good human. Be approachable helpful and warm. Were building something ambitious and its easier (and more fun) when we enjoy the ride together. We give feedback with kindness challenge each other with respect and celebrate wins together without ego.

Urgency with Focus
Create the highest impact in the shortest amount of time. Move fast but in the right direction. We operate with speed because time is our most limited resource. But speed without focus is chaos. We prioritize ruthlessly act decisively and stay aligned. We aim for high leverage: the biggest results from the simplest smartest actions. Were running a high-speed marathon not a sprint with no strategy.

Talent Density and Meritocracy
Hire only people who can raise the average; exceptional performance is the passing grade. Ability trumps seniority. We believe the best teams are built on talent density every hire should raise the bar. We reward contribution not titles or tenure. We give ownership to those who earn it and we all hold each other to a high standard. A-players want to work with other A-players thats how we win.

First-Principles Thinking
Strip a problem to physics-level facts ignore industry dogma rebuild the solution from scratch. We dont copy-paste solutions. We go back to basics ask why things are the way they are and rebuild from the ground up if needed. This mindset pushes us to innovate challenge stale assumptions and move faster than incumbents. Its how we build what others think is impossible.

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