--- title: 'Software Engineer, AI Workflows at Notion' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/software-engineer-ai-workflows-notion-san-francisco-bj776nrs9cma' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-09' --- # Software Engineer, AI Workflows at Notion - **Company:** [Notion](https://feeny.ai/companies/notion) - **Location:** San Francisco, CA - **Compensation:** $213k–$250k - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-05-26 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/notion/17330e14-83db-49a4-ae31-411690d97dba/application **Skills:** LLMs, Embeddings, ML technologies, Postgres, MySQL, Relational databases, React, TypeScript, Node.js > Notion is seeking an AI Product Engineer to build and scale AI-powered features for its Custom Agents product. The role involves prototyping new AI capabilities, productionizing asynchronous workflows, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance product intelligence and reliability. ## Job description ## WHO WE ARE Notion is the collaborative AI workspace where teams and agents think together https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkpYpWfEK5s. We're building one place where your knowledge, projects, meetings, and AI tools live side by side, so work is faster, clearer, and less fragmented. Millions of individuals, small teams, and large companies run their work on Notion. Notinos (our employees) are customer zero in bringing this future of work to life. We care about craft, building things that last, and the belief that great work is still fundamentally human. Our goal isn’t to ship the next feature. Each and every team of Notinos is working to set the standard for how humans work together in the AI era. From building a business’s system of record to making and managing AI agents to automating away the busy work, we care deeply about giving our customers more time for their life’s work. ## ABOUT US: Notion helps you build beautiful tools for your life’s work. In today's world of endless apps and tabs, Notion provides one place for teams to get everything done, seamlessly connecting docs, notes, projects, calendar, and email—with AI built in to find answers and automate work. Millions of users, from individuals to large organizations like Toyota, Figma, and OpenAI, love Notion for its flexibility and choose it because it helps them save time and money. In-person collaboration is essential to Notion's culture. We require all team members to work from our offices on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, our designated Anchor Days. Certain teams or positions may require additional in-office workdays. ## ABOUT THE ROLE: We're looking for an AI Product Engineer to join the team responsible for Notion's Custom Agents — which help teams automate their recurring workflows like filing tasks, writing reports, and answering questions in a knowledge base. As an AI Product Engineer, you'll help define and build cutting-edge AI-powered features into this core product experience, leveraging LLMs, embeddings, and other AI technologies to make Notion's Custom Agents more intelligent, capable and reliable at scale. ## WHAT YOU'LL ACHIEVE: - Work with the team to prototype and experiment with new AI features - Productionize and scale asynchronous workflows across Notion’s systems - Collaborate across AI, Infrastructure and Product teams to deliver high quality experiences for users - Stay up-to-date with the latest AI technologies and trends ## SKILLS YOU'LL NEED TO BRING: - Expertise building and prototyping: You have experience building AI products using LLMs, embeddings and other ML technologies. You understand how parts of a system fit together from UI to data model, are familiar with relational databases like Postgres or MySQL, and have experience building products from ground up. - Problem-solving: You approach problems holistically, starting with a clear and accurate understanding of the context. You think critically about the implications of what you're building and how it will impact real people's lives. You can navigate ambiguity flawlessly, decompose complex problems into clean solutions, while also balancing the business impact of what you’re building. - Empathetic communication and collaboration: You communicate nuanced ideas clearly, whether you're explaining technical decisions in writing or brainstorming in real time. In disagreements, you engage thoughtfully with other perspectives and compromise when needed. You enjoy collaborating with both fellow engineers and cross-functional partners. You are a lifelong learner and invest in both your own growth and the growth, learning, and development of your teammates. - Impact-orientation and user focus: You care about business impact and prioritize projects accordingly. You understand the balance between craft, speed, and the bottom line. You think critically about the implications of what you're building, and how it shapes real people's lives. You understand that reach comes with responsibility for our impact—good and bad. Work isn't a solo endeavor for you, and you enjoy collaborating cross-functionally to accomplish shared goals. ## NICE TO HAVES: - 10+ years shipping production software, with a strong track record of owning features end-to-end - You're proficient with any part of our technology stack: React, TypeScript, Node.js, and Postgres. - You have experience driving teams toward shared goals and can balance business priorities with individuals’ strengths, areas of interest, and career development goals. - You've heard of computing pioneers like Ada Lovelace, Douglas Engelbart, Alan Kay, and others—and understand why we're big fans of their work. - You have interests outside of technology, such as in art, history, or social sciences. We hire talented and passionate people from a variety of backgrounds because we want our global employee base to represent the wide diversity of our customers. If you’re excited about a role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every bullet point listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. If you’re a builder at heart, share our company values, and enthusiastic about making software toolmaking ubiquitous, we want to hear from you. Notion is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Notion considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Notion is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please let your recruiter know. Notion is committed to providing highly competitive cash compensation, equity, and benefits. The compensation offered for this role will be based on multiple factors such as location, the role’s scope and complexity, and the candidate’s experience and expertise, and may vary from the range provided below. For roles based in San Francisco or New York City, the estimated base salary range for this role is $213,000- $334,000 per year. By clicking “Submit Application”, I understand and agree that Notion and its affiliates and subsidiaries will collect and process my information in accordance with Notion’s Global Recruiting Privacy Policy https://notion.notion.site/Notion-Global-Recruiting-Privacy-Policy-fc3eb4e829354a26a2bb6fd5e289b550?pvs=74 and NYLL 144 https://notion.notion.site/Ashby-AI-Bias-Audit-2b0efdeead05803bbbfae159ec86c528. #LI-Onsite ## A NOTE ON AI You don’t need deep AI expertise for every role, but we do expect every Notino to be intellectually curious, drawn to tinkering and discovery, and excited to use AI as a real collaborator in their work. For some roles, AI fluency is a core requirement — when that’s the case, we'll say so explicitly in the qualifications. People who thrive here don’t treat AI as a novelty. They use it to think better, and make their work easier for others to build on. ## EQUAL OPPORTUNITY & ACCOMMODATIONS We hire talented people from a wide range of backgrounds. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every bullet, we still encourage you to apply. Notion is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected characteristic. Consistent with applicable law, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Notion provides reasonable accommodations during the application process; if you need one, please let your recruiter know. Notion is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Notion considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Notion is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please let your recruiter know. ## About Notion ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Notion is an all-in-one AI workspace that combines documents, databases, wikis, and project management into a single customizable platform. - **Entity Type**: Private (late-stage; last valuation $11B via secondary tender in January 2026) - **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, USA - **Founded**: 2013 - **Founders**: Ivan Zhao (CEO), Simon Last (CTO) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Productivity software / AI workspace - **Target customers**: B2B and B2C – freelancers, small teams, mid-market, and enterprise organizations - **Mission**: “Make it possible for everyone to shape the tools that shape their lives.” ## Products & Services - **Notion (Core Workspace)**: A flexible SaaS platform that replaces separate tools for notes, docs, knowledge bases, project tracking, and databases. Highly customizable with templates and integrations. - **Notion AI**: Integrated AI assistant for writing, summarizing, brainstorming, and automating workflows within the workspace. - **Notion API & Integrations**: Allows developers to build custom automations and connect Notion with other tools (Slack, Google Drive, Jira, etc.). - **Notion Mail (in development)**: An AI-powered email client that rethinks inbox management, currently in beta. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: $11 billion (set in a January 2026 secondary tender offer) - **Key Metric**: Total funding approximately $347M (Series D in 2021 at $10B valuation); annual revenue not publicly disclosed - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Index Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Coatue Management, Tiger Global, CRV (past rounds); strategic partnerships with companies like Slack and Google. - **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew from ~800 (2024) to ~1,000 (2026); 148 open roles as of April 2026; global expansion with offices in San Francisco, New York, Dublin, Tokyo, Seoul, Hyderabad, Sydney, and more; heavy investment in AI features and enterprise sales. ## Competitive Advantages - **All-in-one flexibility**: Replaces multiple point solutions (Confluence, Evernote, Trello, etc.) with a single, highly customizable workspace. - **Strong brand loyalty**: High NPS and 4.3/5 Glassdoor rating; 89% of employees would recommend working there. - **AI-native integration**: Notion AI is deeply embedded into the core product, not a bolt-on, giving it an edge over legacy tools. - **Engineering-driven culture**: CEO Ivan Zhao is deeply involved in product details, fostering a craft-obsessed engineering culture. ## Strategic Focus - **AI leadership**: Expanding AI capabilities (AI Capture, AI Workflows, Agentic Search) to make Notion the central hub for both human and AI agent collaboration. - **Enterprise adoption**: Building out sales, customer success, and security features to win larger accounts. - **Global hiring**: Opening new offices in APAC and Europe to support international growth and talent acquisition. - **Product expansion**: Developing new surfaces like Notion Mail and deepening integrations to increase stickiness. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Engineering-driven, transparent, and kind. Values include “Customer in every room,” “Own the outcome,” “Why not today?,” and “Direct and kind.” - **Work policy**: Hybrid – required in-office Monday, Tuesday, Thursday; remote flexibility the other two days. Offices in major global cities. - **Compensation**: Competitive – median engineer total compensation ~$330K, top-end ~$735K (2026 data). Includes equity, bonuses, and benefits. - **Benefits**: Fully covered medical/dental/vision, flexible PTO, paid parental leave, mental health services (therapy, coaching), family-forming/fertility support, monthly lifestyle stipend, learning & development funds, commuter benefits, retirement plan with match, and more. - **Growth**: 148 open roles across engineering, product, design, sales, customer experience, and more – strong signal of active scaling. - **Diversity & Inclusion**: Explicit DEI programs, gender affirmation funds, and a commitment to building a diverse team. ## Sources 1. [Notion Careers Page](https://www.notion.com/careers) 2. [Notion Open Positions (Ashby)](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/notion) 3. [JobsByCulture – Working at Notion in 2026](https://jobsbyculture.com/blog/working-at-notion-2026) 4. [Built In – Notion Company Profile](https://builtin.com/company/notion) 5. 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