Lead Solutions Engineer– Back Office Transformation

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Role Overview

We are seeking a mid-level Solutions Engineer to help drive efficiency and transformation across back-office business units including HR Legal Finance and Marketing. Sitting within the Office of the CEO this role requires a company-wide perspective and the ability to work across functions to identify practical opportunities for improvement.

The role focuses on determining and implementing the right solution for each problemwhether that means process improvement standard automation AI-assisted workflows or agent-based solutions that can reason retrieve information and take structured actions. The ideal candidate combines strong technical skills with business awareness operates independently and prioritizes practical outcomes over theoretical perfection.

Key Responsibilities

Partner with HR Legal Finance Marketing and other back-office teams to understand workflows pain points and opportunities for improvement.

Assess whether each opportunityis best addressedthrough process cleanup standard automation AI-assisted workflows or agent-based solutions.

Design prototype test deploy and iterate on practical solutions that improve efficiency visibility accuracy or cycle time.

Make pragmatic tradeoff decisions based on business impact complexity cost security maintainability and user adoption.

Work closely with IT to obtain necessary access data and tools while formalizing specifications that enable long-term support or handoff.

Document workflows solution logic assumptions and implementation details in a way that both technical and non-technical stakeholders can understand.

Operate independently on technical investigations and solution development while proactively communicating progress risks and tradeoffs.

WhatYoullAccomplish in Your First 6 Months

Build a strong understanding of Cadences business Office of the CEO priorities and selected back-office workflows across multiple functions; use that context to deliver 12 practical early wins that reduce manual effort improve visibility or shorten cycle time.

Identify and prioritize at least five high-value optimization opportunities clearly distinguishing when the right answer is process cleanup standard automation AI-assisted workflow or a more agentic solution.

Prototype and iterate on at least two solutions with real end users incorporating feedback and balancing business impact usability cost complexity and maintainability.

Establish a repeatable approach for future transformation work including opportunity intake prioritization IT partnership access/data/tooling considerations and prototype-to-production handoff.

Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.

35 years of relevant experience or equivalent experience through graduate-level work.

Strong Python programming skills and experience building practical tools automations or data-driven applications.

Working knowledge of Large Language Models Generative AI prompt engineering and Retrieval-AugmentedGeneration conceptsincluding embeddings search generation andcaching.

Interest in or exposure to agentic development patterns including workflows that use models tools memory or external systems.

Familiarity with APIs MCP or other methods for connecting models and applications to data tools or business systems.

Ability to evaluate technical approaches in the context of business outcomes user needs maintainability and operational constraints.

Strong communicationskills to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

Preferred Experience

Direct experience taking AI automation or data-driven solutions from prototype to production including testing documentation user feedback and operational support considerations.

Hands-onexperiencewith agentic frameworks or production AI agent development.

Exposure to cross-functional business environments (HR Finance Legal or Marketing).

YoullBe Successful If You

Arecomfortable with ambiguous business problems and can translate them into practical technical solutions.

Know when not to use AI and can recommend simpler approaches when they are faster cheaper or more maintainable.

Canwork independently ask good questions and move from discovery to prototype without heavy direction.

Communicate clearly with technical partners and businessstakeholders andprioritize adoption and business impact over technical novelty.

The annual salary range for California is $114800 to $213200. You may also be eligible to receive incentive compensation: bonus equity and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the salary range is a guideline and compensation may vary based on factors such as qualifications skill level competencies and work location. Our benefits programs include: paid vacation and paid holidays 401(k) plan with employer match employee stock purchase plan a variety of medical dental and vision plan options and more.

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