Full-Time

AI Solutions Engineer

CSC Generation

CSC Generation

201-500 employees

Acquires and revitalizes retail brands

Compensation Overview

CA$75k - CA$85k/yr

+ RRSP match

Toronto, ON, Canada

Hybrid

Hybrid work in Toronto, Ontario is preferred.

Category
Sales & Solution Engineering (1)
Required Skills
LLM
Claude
Python
JavaScript
Data Engineering
n8n
LangGraph
Google AdWords
LangChain
Zapier
Google Analytics

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Requirements
  • Two to five years of experience building automations, integrations, or AI-powered tools in a marketing, e-commerce, or operations environment.
  • Proven experience building autonomous AI agents and architectures, including stateful, dynamic AI systems with memory, or demonstrated experience using LangGraph.
  • Strong working knowledge of large language models such as Claude and ChatGPT, with the ability to design reliable, production-grade agentic workflows, prompts, and tool-calling schemas.
  • Ability to write Python and/or JavaScript to connect application programming interfaces, manage data pipelines, handle state, and build lightweight application layers for AI agents.
  • Experience with workflow automation platforms such as n8n, Zapier, or Make as components of broader automated solutions.
  • Familiarity with digital marketing and e-commerce ecosystems, including Google Ads, Meta Ads, Google Analytics, or Google Merchant Center.
  • Ability to independently identify business friction, propose agentic solutions, and deliver them without heavy direction.
Responsibilities
  • Build and deploy AI tools and automations across brands for image processing, feed optimization, content generation, reporting, and process streamlining.
  • Connect software systems and application programming interfaces to create integrated workflows that scale across multiple brands with minimal reconfiguration.
  • Work directly with teams across departments to understand manual processes and build AI-powered solutions that replicate and improve them.
  • Write Python and JavaScript scripts and design AI workflows using Claude, ChatGPT, n8n, Zapier, Make, or similar workflow automation tools.
  • Cross-connect data across Google Ads, Meta Ads, Google Analytics, Google Merchant Center, content management systems, and image libraries.
  • Scale proven tools to additional brands by adapting validated solutions for cross-brand deployment.
  • Train non-technical teams on AI tools and ensure sustained adoption and productivity gains.
  • Identify high-impact automation opportunities across the organization and prioritize them by return on investment.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with n8n specifically.
  • Hands-on experience with infrastructure tools such as Model Context Protocol servers, LangChain, CrewAI, or similar agentic frameworks.
  • Background in retail, direct-to-consumer, or multi-brand e-commerce environments.
  • Experience training or onboarding non-technical users on new tools.

CSC Generation acquires underperforming retail brands and grows them into profitable ventures by integrating them into its shared operating platform. It operates across retail, e-commerce, and wholesale, leveraging technology, skilled staff, efficient processes, and scalable operations to optimize product sourcing, marketing, fulfillment, and customer experience. Its portfolio includes brands like DirectBuy, One Kings Lane, Sur La Table, Touch of Modern, and Cherry Man Industries, collectively offering over 325,000 products and attracting about 10 million monthly page views. The company differentiates itself by targeting “unsexy” opportunities others overlook and by applying its centralized platform to turn around and scale these brands into sustainable revenue generators. Its goal is steady growth and profitability by transforming underperforming brands into thriving parts of its portfolio, serving a wide range of consumers and business clients.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Series E

Total Funding

$107.6M

Headquarters

Merrillville, Indiana

Founded

2016

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Backcountry launched Backcountry Garage in April 2026, adding an incubator revenue stream.
  • CSC posted 438 open roles in June 2026, showing aggressive expansion.
  • Official postings call CSC an AI-enabled multi-brand platform, supporting talent attraction.

What critics are saying

  • CSC headcount fell 13.4% from 2023 to 2025, signaling ongoing restructuring.
  • One Kings Lane workers sued CSC in 2024 over pregnancy discrimination.
  • If Backcountry's expansion stalls, CSC's acquisition-led turnaround model loses its best growth engine.

What makes CSC Generation unique

  • CSC Generation bought Backcountry in 2024 and Sur La Table in 2020.
  • Its Genesis platform centralizes data, automation, and shared services across 10-plus brands.
  • The company claims 325,000 products and 10 million monthly page views.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

Life Insurance

Paid Holidays

Paid Vacation

Pet Insurance

Employee Discounts

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

13%

1 year growth

13%

2 year growth

12%
The Salt Lake Tribune
Sep 10th, 2024
Backcountry.com, once the outdoor industry's 'cool brand,' sells to investment firm

Backcountry.com, the Utah outdoor brand known for its goat logo and semi-annual sales at its West Valley City warehouse, has sold to investment firm CSG Generation, according to a report from Pulse Ratings, Inc.

PR Newswire
Sep 10th, 2024
CSC Generation Enterprise Acquires Backcountry, Expanding Its Portfolio of Consumer-Centric Brands

CSC Generation Enterprise acquires Backcountry, expanding its portfolio of consumer-centric brands.

SGB Media
Sep 10th, 2024
EXEC: Backcountry Sold as TSG Closes Deal with CSC Generation Enterprise

CSC acquired the company from TSG Consumer Partners, which acquired the business in July 2015.

BGM
Dec 6th, 2023
Is your business underestimating the value of older workers?

In October, global employment nonprofit Generation, in partnership with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), released a report entitled The Midcareer Opportunity: Meeting the Challenges of an Ageing Workforce.

The Business Journals
Jan 25th, 2023
BrandX, owner of Boston Store name, brings back BonTon brand online

CSC Generation had purchased the intellectual property through The Bon-Ton Stores Inc.’s bankruptcy proceedings.