Operations Engineer

The role

Operations Engineers build and maintain systems, automations, and workflows for portfolio companies. They design cross-platform systems connecting people, data, and tools while owning projects from definition to execution.

What you will do

• Execute clearly scoped tasks and projects with a high standard for quality
• Build and maintain structured data models, clean datasets, and automated workflows
• Support the creation of data pipelines and write SQL queries
• Assist in building dashboards in Looker, Metabase, or Periscope
• Integrate AI tools and APIs into existing workflows
• Build and iterate on web pages, product landing pages, and UI components
• Plan, execute, and manage paid media and SEO initiatives
• Extract, structure, and clean data from web sources
• Take on ad-hoc operational, administrative, and research tasks
• Independently diagnose recurring operational problems and build durable automations

Required qualifications

• Strong analytical thinking, data literacy, and comfort working with data in spreadsheets or databases
• Strong foundational proficiency within at least one skills domain of the Operations Engineering capability stack
• Familiarity with at least one automation or workflow tool (N8N, Make, Zapier, or similar)
• Basic-to-intermediate proficiency in Spreadsheets or SQL, or a demonstrated ability to develop it quickly
• Exposure to AI tools (OpenAI, Anthropic, or equivalents)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Nice to have

• Experience with frontend tools such as Webflow, Replo, React, or Shopify Builder
• Proficiency in data visualization platforms (Looker, Metabase, Periscope, or similar)
• Hands-on experience with web scraping tools or scripting (Octoparse, Python, etc.)
• Background in Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Technology
• Experience supporting startup or venture environments

About the company

Mechanism-ventures builds profitable startups from scratch using an engineering approach rooted in algorithms and advanced mathematics. They aim to automate company building to launch profitable ventures.