Founded in Silicon Valley in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, Andreessen Horowitz (aka a16z) is a venture capital firm that backs bold entrepreneurs <a href="https://a16z.com/news-content">building the future</a> through technology. We are <a href="https://a16z.com/portfolio">stage agnostic</a>. We invest in seed to venture to <a href="https://a16z.com/growth/">growth-stage technology</a> companies, across <a href="https://a16z.com/ai/">AI</a>, <a href="https://a16z.com/bio-health/">bio + healthcare</a>, <a href="https://a16z.com/consumer/">consumer</a>, <a href="https://a16z.com/enterprise/">enterprise</a>, <a href="https://a16z.com/fintech/">fintech</a>, <a href="https://a16zfrontier.com/">frontier</a>, <a href="https://a16z.com/games">games</a>, and companies building toward <a href="https://a16z.com/american-dynamism/">American dynamism</a>. a16z has $100B+ under management across multiple funds. We’ve established a team that <a href="https://a16z.com/about/">is defined by</a> respect for the entrepreneur and the company-building process; we know what it’s like to be in the founder’s shoes. We’ve invested in <a href="https://a16z.com/portfolio/">companies</a> like Anduril, Airbnb, Coinbase, Cursor, Databricks, Deel, Figma, GitHub, Roblox, SpaceX, and Stripe. Our team is at the forefront of new technology, helping founders and their companies impact and change the world. <h2>The Role</h2> We’re hiring an IT Engineer, AI &amp; Innovation Enablement to help teams across a16z put AI to work. You’ve made AI a core part of how you work, and you’re driven to help others experience the same transformation. You’re fired up to test new AI products and feature releases to discover what’s valuable, uncover the sharp edges, and help the firm safely adopt frontier capabilities. You combine IT engineering experience with a drive to help colleagues improve workflows, build useful tools, and achieve tangible results through the adoption of AI. This is a hands-on role within IT Systems that balances both engineering and enablement activities. A typical day might include testing the latest AI model release, setting up SSO/SCIM for the newest AI app deployment, consulting with power users on AI build use cases, or leading an AI workshop for a business unit. You drive initiatives independently with an ownership mindset, adapt to the needs of the business, and see plans through from discovery to adoption. You will act as a representative of IT with strong communication skills, presence, and polish. This role requires an in-office presence 3 days a week in either our San Francisco, CA or Menlo Park, CA office. <h2>To join our team, you should be excited to:</h2> <ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">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</li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Lead workshops, hackathons, and guided build sessions. Develop practical guides and an AI Champions network that helps colleagues learn, share ideas, and support their teams</li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Build and share enablement materials such as reusable skills, plugins, AI workflows and training materials that help colleagues put AI to work in productive and creative ways</li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Evaluate frontier AI products and features, stay current with vendor roadmaps, and test promising capabilities. Develop perspectives on what to adopt, expand, improve, or discontinue</li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Identify opportunities to improve IT workflows through AI, automation, or simpler process changes</li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Partner on AI initiatives with business stakeholders to align on technical requirements, strategize deployment, communicate progress and tradeoffs, and deliver secure, compliant solutions</li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Build business intelligence visibility that shows adoption, usage, spending, and outcomes. Use those findings to assess return on investment, control costs, and recommend where to invest next</li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Create and maintain platform documentation, operating procedures, and deployment playbooks that the team can follow to onboard and deploy new AI apps at scale</li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Manage AI vendor relationships, licensing, and contracts</li> </ul> <h2>Minimum Qualifications</h2> <ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">6+ years experience in IT systems, security, IT infrastructure and platform engineering roles</li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Optimism and enthusiasm for the future of AI and what it makes possible, paired with the desire and ability to teach, share knowledge, and help colleagues across IT and the firm put it to work</li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">A power user of AI tools such as ChatGPT/Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, and Wispr Flow, with a drive to reshape how IT functions</li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Ability to apply engineering rigor to evaluating and testing new AI tools and features, assessing their value and risks, and planning deployment</li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Ability to explain technical concepts clearly and teach audiences with different levels of technical experience</li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Ability to build and deploy automations, integrations, or internal applications using AI coding, APIs, scripting, and workflow tools, with working knowledge of cloud infrastructure</li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Low ego, high empathy: you listen to different perspectives, question your assumptions, and use evidence to find the best solutions</li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">High agency: you take initiative, manage priorities, navigate ambiguity, collaborate effectively, and proactively communicate progress, risks, and blockers</li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Sound judgment about managing sensitive data, access controls, API credentials, and third-party integrations</li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Ability to analyze usage, cost, and outcome data and translate findings into practical recommendations to improve AI usage and efficiency</li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Strong communication skills: clear writing and polished public speaker and presenter</li> </ul> The anticipated salary range for this role is between $189,000 - $221,000, actual starting pay may vary based on a range of factors which can include experience, skills, and scope. This role is eligible to participate in the a16z carry program and various discretionary bonus programs as well as benefit and perquisite plans including health, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, 401K plan, vacation, and sick leave.<div class="content-conclusion"><h2>a16z culture&nbsp;</h2> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">We do only first class business and only in a first class way</li> <li style="font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">We take a long view of relationships, because we are in the relationship business&nbsp;</li> <li style="font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">We believe in the future and bet the firm that way</li> <li style="font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">We are all different, we recognize that, and we win</li> <li style="font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">We celebrate the good times</li> <li style="font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">We do it for the team</li> <li style="font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">We play to win</li> </ul> At a16z we are always looking to hire the absolute best talent and recognize that diversity in our experiences and backgrounds is what makes us stronger. We hire candidates of any race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital or family status, disability, Veteran status, and any other status. These differences are what enables us to work towards the future we envision for ourselves, our portfolio companies, and the World. Our organization participates in E-Verify. Click<a href="https://www.e-verify.gov/employees" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.e-verify.gov/employees&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1674233464432000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1-yT1T3ug2xE734Ge62fLD"> here</a> to learn about E-Verify. Andreessen Horowitz hereby reserves the right to make use of any unsolicited resumes received from outside recruiting agencies and / or individual recruiters without being responsible for payment of any fees asserted from the use of unsolicited resumes.</div>