Your AI career launchpad starts here.
Spend it building. The Vortex IQ Student Program drops you into real projects inside a fast-moving commerce-AI team, shipping agents on the AI Operating System, learning from people who do this every day, and walking away with work you can actually show.
Build, ship, and learn agentic AI on a real platform.
You won't be fetching coffee or staring at a sandbox. You'll work on the same AI Operating System our merchants and agencies rely on, with mentors guiding the way.
Real projects on the AI OS
Tackle live commerce problems (monitoring, reporting, optimisation and workflow automation) on the platform itself, with real data and real outcomes.
Detect · Explain · FixWork with mentors
Pair with engineers and AI builders who do this every day. Get feedback on prompt design, tool schemas, testing and the way you think about problems.
1:1 guidanceShip to production
Take work from idea to deployed. You'll learn safe execution and roll-out patterns so the agents you build can run against live revenue with confidence.
Real deploymentsLearn agentic AI
Go deep on the things that matter: connector design, evaluation, multi-agent collaboration and how to make autonomous systems behave reliably.
From basics to multi-agentIf you're curious and you build, we want to hear from you.
- Students & recent gradsStudying AI, computer science, commerce, design or something adjacent, or just finished and looking for your first real shot.
- BuildersYou ship things. Side projects, hackathons, small scripts, half-finished experiments. We care more about what you've made than your grades.
- Curious mindsYou ask why, you read the docs, you want to understand how AI agents actually work under the hood, not just use them.
You don't need a perfect CV.
Some of the best agentic AI work comes from people who simply tried, broke things, and figured it out. We're not looking for a research dissertation or a stack of certifications.
Bring curiosity, a habit of building, and a willingness to learn in the open. We'll bring the platform, the data, the mentors, and the real problems to solve.
What you take away from the program.
Hands-on time on the AI OS is the headline, but it's the experience, the network and the path forward that compound long after the program ends.
Mentorship
Direct, regular guidance from engineers and AI builders who've shipped commerce-AI at scale. Real feedback on real work.
Real experience
A portfolio of deployed agents, connector work and measurable outcomes: the kind of work that stands out in any interview.
Certificate
Finish strong and earn recognition as an AI Commerce Specialist: proof you can design, build and ship agentic AI.
Network
Connect with our team, partner agencies and technology partners. Top contributors get warm introductions to teams hiring for talent.
Full-time path
Do standout work and the door opens. The program is a genuine route into a full-time role on the team building the AI OS for commerce.
Built on the real thing
Everything happens on a platform that works with Shopify Plus, BigCommerce and Adobe Commerce, and is certified ISO 27001. Real stack, real standards.
Four steps to get started.
No long forms or aptitude tests. Tell us who you are and what you've built, and we'll take it from there.
Send your details
Email us a short intro, a link to anything you've built, and why agentic AI for commerce excites you.
Quick chat
We'll set up a relaxed call to get to know you, understand your interests and answer your questions.
A small build
Take on a focused, hands-on task on the AI OS so we can see how you think and work together.
Start shipping
Get matched with a mentor and a real project, and start building agents that go to production.
Prefer email? Reach us at hey@vortexiq.ai. We usually reply within one business day.
Start your AI career where the work is real.
Join a team building the AI Operating System for commerce (detect, explain, fix) and learn by shipping alongside people who do it every day. Not sure if it's for you? Just talk to us.
