Remote AI Systems & Zoho Automation Engineer

Philip James Realty Corp.; United States; Remote; USD 55,000 - 96,000; Part time

Job summary

Philip James Realty Corp. and The Panama Link are seeking a hands-on AI systems, Zoho, and automation specialist to design and ship integrated workflows for a broad tech and data ecosystem supporting a real‑estate brokerage.

The role is remote, part-time (roughly 15–25 hours per week) and involves building AI-enabled processes, connecting Zoho apps, APIs, and data stores, and documenting systems for ongoing operation.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building software, automation, data, or AI systems relied on by real users.
• Practical experience with RAG, LLM agents, MCP/tool calling, vector search, AI evaluations, or production model integrations.
• Hands-on Zoho CRM experience and at least one Zoho One app (Deluge, Creator, Flow, Recruit, Books, Analytics, WorkDrive); strong candidates may qualify with learning plan.
• Proficiency in Python or TypeScript/JavaScript and REST APIs, JSON, webhooks, OAuth, and SQL.
• Strong written and spoken English; ability to explain technical issues to non-technical decision-makers.
• Willingness to show work you built; private projects may be demonstrated by screen share.

Responsibilities

• Design and ship AI-enabled workflows using LLMs, RAG, agents, tool calling, and MCP where they are genuinely useful.
• Connect websites, CRM, WhatsApp/Kapso, Zoho applications, data stores, documents, and external APIs.
• Build or improve Python/TypeScript services, scripts, webhooks, and automations with logging, retries, idempotency, permissions, and safe human-approval steps.
• Improve Zoho CRM and related Zoho One workflows using Deluge, Creator, Flow, Recruit, Books, Analytics, WorkDrive, or other relevant applications.
• Evaluate AI outputs and retrieval quality instead of judging systems only from successful demos.
• Identify high-value automation opportunities across sales, lead management, property data, reporting, marketing, and internal operations.
• Work alongside existing team members without disrupting live operations.
• Produce concise documentation, implementation notes, and clear asynchronous status updates.

Skills

AI systems

Zoho automation

Python

TypeScript

REST APIs

SQL

Documentation

English

Tools

Zoho CRM

Deluge

Creator

Flow

Recruit

Books

Analytics

WorkDrive

Job description

Philip James Realty Corp. and The Panama Link are seeking a hands-on AI systems, Zoho, and automation specialist to design and ship integrated workflows for a broad tech and data ecosystem supporting a real‑estate brokerage.

The role is remote, part-time (roughly 15–25 hours per week) and involves building AI-enabled processes, connecting Zoho apps, APIs, and data stores, and documenting systems for ongoing operation.