Cannabis cultivation and retail with emerging data and AI capabilities
Vireo operates a vertically integrated cannabis business spanning cultivation, manufacturing, and retail across multiple states. The tech stack reveals a company in transition: legacy enterprise systems (Business Central, Excel) anchor operations, while a modern data layer (dbt, Spark, Airflow, Python) supports nascent analytics. Active adoption of RAG and an "AI agent builder" project signal early-stage AI experimentation. Hiring skews heavily toward manufacturing and ops (35 of 69 roles), with only 5 engineering seats — a constraint that explains why the semantic layer, consumer insights, and real-time collaboration projects are likely being built lean or outsourced.
Vireo is a publicly traded cannabis company founded in 2014, operating cultivation facilities, manufacturing operations, and a network of wholly-owned and licensed retail dispensaries. The business spans multiple U.S. states and international operations (hiring in Vietnam and Colombia). With 501–1,000 employees, Vireo manages supply chain complexity across cultivation-to-retail, quality compliance across state regulations, and direct-to-consumer e-commerce. Current operational focus includes facility quality management system improvements, supply chain stability, inventory optimization, and expansion into new wholesale markets.
Vireo's stack combines enterprise systems (Business Central, Microsoft 365) with modern data tools (dbt, Apache Spark, Airflow, Python on Azure) and web frameworks (React, TypeScript, Node.js). The company is currently adopting RAG for AI features.
Vireo has 5 active engineering roles out of 69 total open positions. Hiring is more heavily weighted toward manufacturing (20), operations (15), and sales (8). The company is hiring in the United States, Vietnam, and Colombia.
Active projects include semantic layer development, facility QMS improvement, building a consumer insights function, customer segmentation frameworks, retention/loyalty programs, and an AI agent builder. The company is also pursuing new business acquisition and wholesale expansion.
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