Automation Engineer

Are you looking to build game-changing solutions? At CardLift, we’re transforming how credit card issuers maximize their share of wallet by making online payments seamless and friction-free for users—and we need an engineer who’s passionate about automation to help us get there.

We’re looking for a Automation Engineer to help shape our vision, develop robust automation scripts, and directly influence our product’s trajectory.

What You’ll Be Building

CardLift is a co-branded browser extension that helps users instantly update payment methods across multiple platforms with a single click. It also highlights card benefits at checkout and offers extra cashback through affiliate partnerships, creating a sticky, value-driven experience for users while boosting revenue for issuers.

As our first automation-focused engineering hire, you’ll work closely with our founder, Rithwik Pattikonda (creator of OctoShop—acquired by Ibotta—and TravelArrow with 300K+ users), to build the automation backbone of CardLift and ensure it scales for rapid growth.

What You’ll Do

1. Automation Scripting
   • Design, write, and maintain automation scripts to handle user flows and payment updates across various online platforms.
   • Ensure scripts are robust, modular, and easily maintainable.
2. Web Scraping & Data Extraction
   • Build intelligent systems to detect and adapt to dynamic websites.
   • Write scripts to autofill payment methods, and be able to handle changing site structures.
3. Browser Extension Integration
   • Collaborate with the extension development team to integrate automation scripts seamlessly into our flagship product.
   • Troubleshoot and optimize scripts for performance and reliability.
4. Technical Roadmap Influence
   • Contribute to the product roadmap and feature prioritization.
   • Provide insight on automation best practices to guide architecture decisions and trade-offs.

What We’re Looking For

• jQuery, CSS, HTML, and JavaScript
  • Strong proficiency in these core front-end technologies.
  • Experience working with DOM manipulation, event handling, and dynamic content.
• Web Scraping Experience
  • Familiarity with tools and libraries for scraping, parsing, and automating interactions on dynamic websites.
  • Proven ability to handle captchas, rate limits, and frequent site changes.
• Automation Mindset
  • You love scripting, automating, and finding clever ways to solve repetitive tasks at scale.
  • Knowledge of testing frameworks or writing test scripts is a plus.
• Scrappy Problem Solver
  • You thrive in fast-paced environments, wear many hats comfortably, and tackle big challenges with minimal direction.
• (Bonus) Browser Extension Know-How
  • Any previous experience building or maintaining browser extensions is a huge plus.

Why Join CardLift?

• Huge Impact
  • As one of our first hires, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping our automation strategy, product, and culture from the ground up.
• Proven Leadership
  • Work alongside a founder with a track record of creating and scaling consumer products (OctoShop acquired by Ibotta, TravelArrow with 300K+ users).
• Exciting Domain
  • Join the forefront of fintech innovation—drive revenue for issuers while delivering tangible value to consumers.

We’re looking for scrappy engineering beasts with strong web scraping and automation chops. Our process is:

1. If your resume is a good fit, we will send over a take home assignment for you to complete.
2. If we see potential based on what is submitted, we may begin a two-week remote paid contract where you’ll work on real tasks.
3. If we enjoy working together, we’ll extend a full-time offer.