Lead AI Solutions Engineer

We're looking for a hands-on AI builder to help Bluevine reinvent how work gets done across the company. In this role, reporting directly to R&D leadership, you'll identify high-friction, repetitive processes across the business and turn them into practical AI-powered tools, automations, and workflows that drive real impact at scale.This highly technical, cross-functional position is dedicated to enhancing the efficiency and productivity of non-technical departments through practical automation and applied AI. You will collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders-across go-to-market, operations, and corporate functions-to identify opportunities, define necessary solutions, and construct effective tools. You will leverage a combination of software engineering expertise, strong product intuition, and a service-oriented approach to develop and deliver practical solutions. These solutions will include AI workflows, internal agents, automation pipelines, Chrome extensions, scripts, and lightweight applications. A core part of your responsibility will be ensuring all development adheres to robust R&D and SDLC practices, resulting in solutions that are scalable, maintainable, and manageable over the long term. WHAT YOU'LL DO: - Partner with business stakeholders across the organization to identify repetitive, tedious, and high-friction workflows that can be improved using AI and automation. - Design and build AI-powered workflows, agents, automations, browser-based tools, integrations, and lightweight applications. - Translate business problems into technical solutions, define implementation plans and success metrics, and choose the right tools and patterns for each use case. - Apply software engineering and SDLC best practices to deliver reliable, secure, scalable, and maintainable solutions. - Evaluate and select the right tools and patterns for each use case, including LLM workflows, agents, prompt-based solutions, APIs, and scripting. - Create reusable components, documentation, and standards, and measure impact through efficiency gains, adoption, and business outcomes. - Measure solution impact through efficiency gains, time savings, adoption, quality improvements, and business outcomes. WHAT WE LOOK FOR: - 5+ years of experience in software engineering, automation engineering, solutions engineering, or a similar hands-on technical role. - Strong coding and scripting skills, ideally in Python and/or JavaScript/TypeScript, with experience building automations, integrations, workflow systems, or AI-powered solutions. - Experience with AI tools and platforms such as OpenAI, Gemini, Copilot, AI agents, LLM workflows, prompt engineering, retrieval workflows, and related evaluation methods. - Experience working directly with non-technical stakeholders and moving from ambiguous business needs to well-scoped, well-executed solutions. - Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals, APIs, browser automation, workflow tooling, low-code/no-code tools, and sound judgment on when to use each. - Strong communication skills, high ownership, service orientation, and an entrepreneurial mindset. - Familiarity with prompt engineering, retrieval workflows, and evaluation of LLM-based systems. - Experience with APIs, browser automation, workflow tooling, and systems integration. NICE TO HAVE: - Experience building Chrome extensions or browser-based automation tools. - Experience supporting GTM, operations, support, finance, or other business functions through technical solutions. - Experience working in regulated environments or in organizations where reliability, maintainability, and governance matter. - BSc/BA in Computer Science or related field or equivalent practical experience. This role is also eligible to earn annual performance-based incentive compensation in the form of a cash bonus. At Bluevine, we recognize the importance of fair and competitive compensation. Exact compensation may vary based on a variety of factors, including your experience, skills, and qualifications, as well as market trends. New Hire Base Salary: $153,200-$187,700 USD Benefits & Perks (US Based ONLY) - Excellent health coverage and life insurance benefits - 401K with an immediate 3% company match - PTO, Company Holidays, and Flexible Holidays - Company-sponsored Mental Health Benefits, including 1:1 therapy - Over $1,000 each year to spend on your personal wellness - Monthly WFH stipends totaling over $1,000 annually - Generous, paid parental leave covering up to 20 weeks of leave for birthing parents and up to 12 weeks of leave for all other parents - Access to financial coaches and education sessions - Weekly catered lunches and fully stocked kitchen pantries - Community-based volunteering opportunities #LI-Hybrid