Intersect AI
TALENT HUB

Join the Intersect AI Talent Hub.

A bench of certified AI engineers we bring onto client projects in the UAE and further afield. We scope the work, run the client relationship and review every build. You do the engineering.

Every Talent Partner is interviewed by our Chief AI Officer and sits the Claude Certified Architect Foundations exam, which we pay for.

NEW TALENT PARTNERAI engineer, Dubai Onboarding
  1. Application receivedReviewed by the team
  2. Screening interviewChief AI Officer
  3. Framework agreement signedIntersect AI email set up
  4. Claude Certified ArchitectExam passed
  5. On the benchSkills profile live
  6. Matched to a client buildScope agreed
Screening interviews are run by Dr John Hawkins, Chief AI Officer
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Intersect AI is Certified in the Claude Partner Network Services Track. Talent Partners train through the same partner programme and sit the Claude Certified Architect Foundations exam before they join the bench.

HOW IT WORKS

Projects reach you already scoped, with a client signed.

Talent Partners are independent contractors. When a client project needs your skills, we offer it to you under its own project scope agreement, with your rate agreed before you start. Intersect stays the client's point of contact from kickoff to handover.

INTERSECT AI

What we take care of

  • Finding the client and signing the contract
  • Scoping the build and setting the delivery date
  • Day-to-day client management, so you aren't chasing sign-offs
  • Technical design and code review from our Chief AI Officer
  • Client data access, security rules and invoicing
TALENT PARTNER

What you take on

  • Building to the agreed scope, inside the client's systems
  • Testing against the client's own cases before anything ships
  • Writing documentation the client's IT team can actually use
  • Telling us early when something looks off

Nothing we build is vibe-coded. If you're used to shipping prototypes and moving on, this probably isn't the right fit.

WHAT YOU GET

What joining the bench gets you.

Certification, paid for

We cover the Claude Certified Architect Foundations exam and give you access to Anthropic's partner training through the Claude Partner Network.

Paid client work

First consideration for projects that match your skills, each one at a rate we agree with you before it starts.

An Intersect AI address

On client work you're part of the Intersect team, with Talent Partner status and an Intersect AI email to match.

Dr John Hawkins

Senior review on every build

Dr John Hawkins, our Chief AI Officer, signs off the technical design and reviews the code. You're never left alone with a client and a deadline.

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR

Engineers who've put AI into production and kept it running.

Job titles matter less to us than what you've built and whether people still use it. Strong experience in a few of these is plenty:

  • AI agents and workflow automation
  • Claude Code and AI-assisted development
  • API integrations
  • Python
  • TypeScript and full stack
  • RAG and vector databases
  • Data pipelines
  • Evals, prompting and tool use
  • Secure deployment
  • Machine learning model development
  • Salesforce engineering

Based in the UAE? Mention it on the form. Some client work needs people on site in Dubai, though most of it can be done from anywhere.

NEW CLIENT BRIEF Scoped by Intersect
Document intake agent for a logistics company in Dubai Reads shipping paperwork from email and posts it to the client's ERP
SKILLS NEEDED AI agents API integrations Python Secure deployment
Checking the bench for certified partners with these skills
Shortlist sent to the Chief AI Officer for sign-off
SELECTION

Five steps from application to the bench.

We take a small number of people and we're picky about it. Everyone who applies hears back from us, whatever the answer.

  1. 1 Apply About ten minutes. Send your LinkedIn and tell us about one build you're proud of.
  2. 2 Review Our team reads every application. If your experience fits the work our clients bring us, we invite you to interview.
  3. 3Dr John Hawkins Screening interview A technical conversation with Dr John Hawkins. Expect to talk through systems you've designed, including the parts that went wrong.
  4. 4 Agreement and onboarding You sign the Talent Hub framework agreement and get your Intersect AI email and training access.
  5. 5 Certification You sit the Claude Certified Architect Foundations exam. Pass it and you're on the bench.
QUESTIONS

Straight answers before you apply.

The agreement is short and written in plain English. These are the questions people ask most.

Is project work guaranteed?

No. Joining puts you on the bench, and we offer you projects when a client needs your skills. We'd rather you hear that now than after you've signed.

Would I be an employee of Intersect AI?

No. Talent Partners are independent contractors. Each project gets its own scope agreement covering the work, the timeline and your rate.

Who owns what I build?

Work you do under a project scope agreement, or using Intersect systems, confidential information or client data, belongs to Intersect and its client. Anything you built before joining stays yours. You list it in the agreement so nobody argues about it later.

Can I keep working with my own clients?

Yes. The only restrictions cover clients we introduce you to. If you think there might be a conflict, raise it with us in confidence and we'll work it out before any project starts.

Does it cost anything to join?

No. We pay for the certification exam, and you don't owe it back if you leave.

Can I use Claude Code and other AI tools on client work?

Yes. AI-assisted development is part of how we work, within whatever security rules the client sets for its data and systems.

FOR CLIENTS

Need more AI engineering capacity?

Talent Partners work inside Intersect projects. We scope the work, hold the contract, review every build and stay your point of contact, so you get certified engineers without managing freelancers yourself.

Talk to the team
APPLY

Apply to the Talent Hub.

It takes about ten minutes. Our team reads every application and you'll hear back either way.

  • No fee to join, and the exam is on us
  • Interviews with our Chief AI Officer
  • Remote-friendly, with on-site work in Dubai for some projects
WHAT TO SEND US
  1. Your LinkedIn profile and where you're based
  2. Years building software, and the time you could give client projects
  3. Your strongest skills, such as agents, RAG, Python or data pipelines
  4. One AI build you've shipped that people still use: what it does, what you built, and what you'd do differently
  5. A portfolio, GitHub or CV link, if you have one
Email your application

Send it to [email protected] with "Talent Hub application" in the subject. We use your details to assess your application and contact you about the Talent Hub, and we don't share them outside Intersect AI.