AI Applications Engineer at Notion

San Francisco, California, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Technology, SaaSIndustries

Requirements

  • 4-8 years of experience as a Software Engineer or Data Scientist or an equivalent role at a technology company
  • Familiarity with ML/AI, LLMs in production systems
  • High-level understanding of how business processes and systems work end to end
  • Domain experience partnering with GTM and Finance (a plus)
  • Impact-driven approach to technology: sees technologies as tools to achieve user impact, cares about building successful systems that solve real problems, stays current with latest tools like Cursor, Claude Code, and other AI-assisted development environments, pragmatic about choosing the right tool for the job
  • Thoughtful problem-solving: approaches problems holistically with clear context understanding, excels at building alignment between technical and non-technical teams, translates complex AI concepts into actionable business outcomes, thinks critically about implications and impact on real people, navigates ambiguity, decomposes complex problems into clean solutions while balancing business impact
  • Empathetic communication and collaboration: communicates nuanced ideas clearly in writing or real-time, enjoys collaborating with engineers, data scientists, cross-functional partners, and non-technical stakeholders, lifelong learner investing in own growth and teammates' development

Responsibilities

  • Work with stakeholders to discover opportunities from ambiguous problem statements and translate them into proofs-of-concept
  • Prototype end-to-end AI solutions from problem framing through data readiness, modeling, evaluation, and initial productization
  • Create reusable components, tooling, and templates to accelerate future projects

Skills

Software Engineering
Data Science
ML
AI
LLMs
Production Systems
Prototyping
Business Processes

Notion

Versatile productivity and collaboration platform

About Notion

Notion is a workspace platform designed to enhance productivity and collaboration for a wide range of users, from startups to large enterprises. It combines various tools into a single platform, allowing teams to write, plan, and share their work efficiently. Users can start with a free version and upgrade to paid plans as their needs grow. Key features include customizable notes and documents, project management tools, and a drag-and-drop interface for easy page creation. Notion also includes an AI-powered Q&A feature that provides instant answers to user queries, helping to centralize knowledge. The platform supports multiple languages and has a strong global community that contributes content and organizes events.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2016Year Founded
$325.9MTotal Funding
LATE_VCCompany Stage
Enterprise Software, AI & Machine LearningIndustries
5,001-10,000Employees

Benefits

Medical, dental & vision insurance
PTO
Mental health & wellbeing package
Parental leave
Fertility coverage
Retirement matching
Commuter benefits
Monthly stipend

Risks

Increased competition from AI-enhanced tools like Evernote.
Potential trust issues with AI features due to factual inaccuracies.
User resistance to adopting new productivity tools.

Differentiation

Notion combines note-taking, task management, and databases into a single platform.
The platform offers customizable workspaces for personal and collaborative use.
Notion AI assists with tasks like text generation and predictive analytics.

Upsides

Integration with Slack and Google Drive enhances workflow automation.
Acquisition of Skiff strengthens Notion's privacy offerings.
Standalone apps like Notion Calendar expand Notion's modular productivity solutions.

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