Applied AI Engineer; LLM​/GenAI Product Engineer

Vertex is a leading AI Consulting and Development firm. We partner with major organizations to implement modern digital solutions that drive business value.

Founded over 25 years ago in Austin, Texas, Vertex began as a custom software development firm, delivering cutting‑edge solutions to businesses across industries. With teams in Texas, Colorado, Africa, and India, we have built a track record of innovation and reliability.

Today, we focus on helping businesses navigate and implement AI solutions - from strategy to deployment. Whether you’re integrating AI into existing systems, building AI‑powered products, or optimising workflows with machine learning, our experts provide the guidance and technical execution needed for success.

Our approach combines AI strategy, engineering, and Dev Ops to ensure seamless adoption and scalability. With a strong foundation in agile development and a commitment to collaboration, we help businesses unlock AI’s full potential.

This is a remote position.

Vertex is looking for Applied AI Engineers who can take large language models from concept to production and integrate them into real products.

We are building a curated pool of senior AI engineers for upcoming roles with partner/ client companies. Selection into the pool is based on experience, technical depth, and demonstrated production impact.

• Design and implement LLM‑powered features for real‑world applications
• Build and maintain RAG pipelines, prompt workflows, and evaluation loops
• Integrate AI systems with APIs, backend services, and data stores
• Optimize models for latency, cost, and reliability in production
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to ship AI features

• Strong Python experience and backend engineering fundamentals
• Hands‑on experience deploying LLMs or GenAI systems in production
• Experience with embeddings, vector databases, and retrieval systems
• Ability to reason about trade‑offs between models, cost, and performance
• Clear evidence of shipped AI features used by real users

For this role, it's selection into the Vertex Talent pool based on experience, technical depth, and demonstrated production impact.

• An energised, upbeat environment that strongly fosters employee work‑life balance.
• A work culture that rewards goal‑oriented professionals who enjoy meeting challenges head‑on.
• Amazing personal growth experience
• Working with a motivated and talented team.
• More importantly, an opportunity to meaningfully contribute to bringing cutting‑edge Tech solutions to life