Partner 18, IT Engineer, AI & Innovation Enablement, San Francisco/Menlo Park

The role

This person will help teams at a16z adopt AI by testing products, building tools, and leading enablement activities. The role balances IT engineering with driving AI adoption and workflow improvements across the firm.

What you will do

• Co-own the firm's AI platforms including 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
• Build and share enablement materials such as reusable skills, plugins, AI workflows and training materials
• Evaluate frontier AI products and features and stay current with vendor roadmaps
• Identify opportunities to improve IT workflows through AI, automation, or simpler process changes
• Partner on AI initiatives with business stakeholders to align on technical requirements and deployment
• Build business intelligence visibility to show adoption, usage, spending, and outcomes
• Create and maintain platform documentation, operating procedures, and deployment playbooks

Required qualifications

• 6+ years experience in IT systems, security, IT infrastructure and platform engineering roles
• Optimism and enthusiasm for the future of AI
• Desire and ability to teach, share knowledge, and help colleagues put AI to work
• Power user of AI tools such as ChatGPT/Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, and Wispr Flow
• Ability to apply engineering rigor to evaluating and testing new AI tools and features
• 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
• Working knowledge of cloud infrastructure
• Low ego, high empathy
• High agency
• Sound judgment about managing sensitive data, access controls, API credentials, and third-party integrations
• Ability to analyze usage, cost, and outcome data

Benefits

• a16z carry program
• discretionary bonus programs
• health
• dental
• vision
• disability
• life insurance
• 401K plan
• vacation
• sick leave

About the company

Andreessen Horowitz (aka a16z) is a venture capital firm that backs entrepreneurs building the future through technology. The firm has $100B+ under management across multiple funds.