Partner 18, IT Engineer, AI & Innovation Enablement, San Francisco/Menlo Park
About The Position
Andreessen Horowitz is hiring an IT Engineer, AI & Innovation Enablement to help teams across the firm adopt and use AI effectively. The role combines IT engineering with enablement: testing AI products and feature releases, supporting secure adoption of frontier capabilities, improving workflows, building useful tools, and helping colleagues achieve tangible results through AI. The position is part of IT Systems and requires an ownership mindset, adaptability, and the ability to take initiatives from discovery through adoption. The role represents IT across the firm and calls for strong communication skills, presence, and polish. It requires in-office work three days per week in either the San Francisco or Menlo Park office. The engineer will co-own the firm’s AI platforms, including ChatGPT/Codex, Claude, Cursor, and Grok; manage platform administration and deployment; lead workshops and guided build sessions; create enablement materials and an AI Champions network; evaluate new products and capabilities; partner with business stakeholders on secure, compliant AI initiatives; measure adoption, usage, spending, and outcomes; maintain documentation and deployment playbooks; and manage AI vendor relationships, licensing, and contracts.
Requirements
- At least 6 years of experience in IT systems, security, IT infrastructure, or platform engineering roles.
- Optimism and enthusiasm for AI, paired with the desire and ability to teach, share knowledge, and help colleagues across IT and the firm use it.
- Power-user experience with AI tools such as ChatGPT/Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, and Wispr Flow, and a drive to reshape how IT functions.
- Ability to rigorously evaluate and test new AI tools and features, assess their value and risks, and plan deployments.
- Ability to explain technical concepts clearly and teach audiences with different levels of technical experience.
- Ability to build and deploy automations, integrations, or internal applications using AI coding, APIs, scripting, and workflow tools, with working knowledge of cloud infrastructure.
- Low ego and high empathy, including listening to different perspectives, questioning assumptions, and using evidence to find solutions.
- High agency, including taking initiative, managing priorities, navigating ambiguity, collaborating, and proactively communicating progress, risks, and blockers.
- Sound judgment in managing sensitive data, access controls, API credentials, and third-party integrations.
- Ability to analyze usage, cost, and outcome data and turn findings into practical recommendations for improved AI usage and efficiency.
- Strong communication skills, including clear writing and polished public speaking and presentation.
Responsibilities
- Co-own the firm’s AI platforms, such as ChatGPT/Codex, Claude, Cursor, and Grok.
- Manage enterprise admin settings, access, provisioning, licenses, API keys, spending limits, and feature rollouts.
- Lead workshops, hackathons, and guided build sessions.
- Develop practical guides and an AI Champions network to help colleagues learn, share ideas, and support their teams.
- Build and share reusable skills, plugins, AI workflows, and training materials to help colleagues use AI productively and creatively.
- Evaluate frontier AI products and features, track vendor roadmaps, test promising capabilities, and recommend what to adopt, expand, improve, or discontinue.
- Identify opportunities to improve IT workflows through AI, automation, or simpler process changes.
- Partner with business stakeholders on AI initiatives to align technical requirements, plan deployments, communicate progress and tradeoffs, and deliver secure, compliant solutions.
- Build business intelligence visibility into adoption, usage, spending, and outcomes; use findings to assess ROI, control costs, and recommend future investments.
- Create and maintain platform documentation, operating procedures, and deployment playbooks for onboarding and deploying AI apps at scale.
- Manage AI vendor relationships, licensing, and contracts.
Benefits
- Eligible to participate in the a16z carry program and discretionary bonus programs.
- Health insurance.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Disability insurance.
- Life insurance.
- 401(k) plan.
- Vacation leave.
- Sick leave.
- Benefit and perquisite plans.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
