Automation Engineer (Make.com / n8n) – Build Our Cold Email Agency Operating System

We’re a cold email lead generation agency looking for an experienced Automation Engineer to build and optimize the systems that power our operations. We’re not looking for someone who simply knows Make or n8n—we’re looking for someone who understands agency operations, APIs, AI workflows, and scalable automation. If you’ve built automation systems for cold email agencies, lead generation agencies, or B2B service businesses, we’d love to hear from you. Scope of Work You’ll help design and build a scalable automation infrastructure for our agency, including: Client Onboarding * New client onboarding workflows * Intake forms * Client data organization * Automatic task creation Lead Generation * Trigger lead scraping workflows * Lead enrichment * Email verification * Data cleaning and deduplication * AI-powered personalization integrations (e.g., Clay) Campaign Operations * Push verified leads into Instantly (or similar) * Campaign launch automations * Campaign status monitoring * Error detection and notifications Internal Operations * CRM updates * Slack/Discord notifications * Weekly reporting * KPI dashboards * Task automation * SOP reminders AI & API Integrations Experience integrating with tools such as: * Make.com * n8n * OpenAI * Clay * Apollo * Instantly * Smartlead * Google Sheets * Airtable * Notion * GoHighLevel * Zapier (bonus) * REST APIs and webhooks Requirements * Proven experience building complex automations using Make.com and/or n8n * Strong understanding of APIs, webhooks, JSON, and data mapping * Experience working with AI workflows * Experience building automation systems for agencies or B2B businesses * Ability to create reliable, scalable, and well-documented workflows * Strong problem-solving skills * Excellent communication in English Nice to Have * Experience with cold email infrastructure * Deliverability knowledge * Clay experience * JavaScript for custom automation logic * Database experience (Airtable, Supabase, etc.) Budget This is a project-based engagement with the potential for ongoing work as we continue to scale. If the collaboration is successful, there will be opportunities to become our long-term Automation Lead and help design new internal systems as the company grows. To Apply Please answer the following: 1. Tell us about your experience with Make.com and/or n8n. 2. Have you built automation systems for cold email agencies or lead generation agencies? If yes, describe them. 3. Please share Loom videos, case studies, GitHub repositories (if applicable), or screenshots of automations you’ve built. 4. Which APIs and platforms have you integrated with? 5. What’s the most complex automation you’ve ever built? 6. How do you structure automations to ensure they’re scalable and easy to maintain? 7. How do you handle logging, monitoring, and error recovery in your workflows? 8. If selected, how would you approach building an automation system for a cold email agency from scratch? 9. What is your estimated timeline to build a robust version 1 of this system? 10. What is your fixed-price quote for this project? We’re looking for someone who values quality, clean architecture, and long-term collaboration. If you’re passionate about building automation systems that eliminate manual work and help businesses scale, we’d love to hear from you.