Lead Solutions Engineer– Back Office Transformation

Cadence Design Systems
San Jose
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 114,800 - 213,200 annuallyFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 3-5 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Independent work","Pragmatic decision-making","Translating technical concepts","Prioritizing adoption"]

Drive back-office transformation across HR, Legal, Finance, and Marketing by identifying practical opportunities and determining the right solution approach—process cleanup, standard automation, AI-assisted workflows, or agent-based systems. Partner cross-functionally and with IT to design, prototype, test, deploy, and iterate on solutions that improve efficiency, visibility, accuracy, and cycle time. Document logic and enable long-term support, while working independently toward measurable business wins.

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Cadence Design Systems
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Lead Solutions Engineer– Back Office Transformation

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Job Summary

Drive back-office transformation across HR, Legal, Finance, and Marketing by identifying practical opportunities and determining the right solution approach—process cleanup, standard automation, AI-assisted workflows, or agent-based systems. Partner cross-functionally and with IT to design, prototype, test, deploy, and iterate on solutions that improve efficiency, visibility, accuracy, and cycle time. Document logic and enable long-term support, while working independently toward measurable business wins.
Location: San Jose
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Partner with HR, Legal, Finance, Marketing, and other back-office teams to understand workflows and improvement opportunities.
  • •Assess whether opportunities should be addressed via process cleanup, standard automation, AI-assisted workflows, or agent-based solutions.
  • •Design, prototype, test, deploy, and iterate on solutions to improve efficiency, visibility, accuracy, or cycle time.
  • •Make pragmatic tradeoff decisions across business impact, complexity, cost, security, maintainability, and user adoption.
  • •Collaborate with IT for access/data/tools and document workflows, solution logic, and implementation details for technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 114,800 - 213,200 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Paid LeavePaid Holidays401kHealth InsuranceDentalVision

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering (or related field) or equivalent practical experience.
  • •3–5 years of relevant experience (or equivalent via graduate-level work).
  • •Strong Python skills for building practical tools, automations, or data-driven applications.
  • •Working knowledge of Large Language Models, generative AI, prompt engineering, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation concepts (embeddings, search, generation, caching).
  • •Familiarity with APIs and MCP for connecting models and applications to data/tools/business systems.
Experience:3-5 years
Education:Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field
Skills:CommunicationIndependent workPragmatic decision-makingTranslating technical conceptsPrioritizing adoption
Tech Stack:PythonLarge Language ModelsGenerative AIPrompt engineeringRetrieval-Augmented GenerationEmbeddingsSearchGenerationCachingAPIsMCPAI-assisted workflowsAgentic development patterns

Company Brief

Cadence Design Systems
Provides electronic design automation (EDA) software, IP, and services for semiconductor and systems companies to design, verify, and implement integrated circuits, systems-on-chip, and electronic systems across industries including communications, automotive, and consumer electronics.
Industry: Developer Tools
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Jose, United States
Founded: 1988
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