Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Vertex Inc. is seeking an AI Product Engineer to help design, build, and deploy AI-driven products that support both external customers and internal workflows. This role involves working across the full product lifecycle, applying machine learning and generative AI techniques to real-world challenges, and gaining hands-on experience in building production AI products.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and deploy AI‑driven products from concept to production, owning well‑defined problem areas with increasing independence
- Develop proof‑of‑concepts, prototypes, and scalable implementations using machine learning and generative AI
- Apply ML and GenAI techniques to real business workflows, balancing experimentation with production reliability
- Partner closely with cross‑functional stakeholders to understand pain points and translate them into effective AI solutions
- Lead technical discussions and coordinate execution across engineering, product, and domain partners
- Read, experiment with, and apply techniques from ML/GenAI research papers to practical product challenges
- Stay current on emerging AI trends and thoughtfully apply new approaches where they create value
Skills
- Demonstrated ability to build and ship end‑to‑end software or AI projects through academic, personal, internship, or early‑career professional experience
- Strong foundation in machine learning and generative AI concepts, with hands‑on application
- Proficiency in full‑stack development fundamentals, including backend services, frontend interfaces, and UI/UX principles
- Experience independently delivering projects or features, taking ownership from idea to working implementation
- Ability to read, understand, and apply techniques from ML/GenAI research papers
- Strong communication skills and comfort engaging with stakeholders to understand workflows and business logic
- Relevant experience may come from internships, academic research, personal projects, open‑source contributions, or early‑career roles
- Exposure to consulting, client‑facing, or complex problem‑solving environments
- Familiarity with tax software, financial systems, or operational business workflows
- Experience building internal tools or workflow automation
- Entrepreneurial mindset or strong interest in building AI products from the ground up
- Portfolio or work samples demonstrating AI projects (e.g., GitHub repositories, case studies, research, or demos)
- Ability to thrive in an agile, fast‑moving environment with evolving problem spaces
Benefits
- Vertex Bonus Plan (VOB)
- Role-specific sales commission/bonus
- Equity grants
Company Overview
The rapid changes taking place in today’s global business, technology, and regulatory environments are having a compounding effect on the complexity of indirect tax management and putting more pressure on the corporate tax function than ever before. It was founded in 1978, and is headquartered in King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.vertexinc.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
Vertex Inc. has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2026, 26 in 2025, 18 in 2024, 7 in 2023, 13 in 2022, 5 in 2021, 7 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.