Hire AI Talent That Ships in Production. Not Just Demos.
We're bullish on AI. We're also clear-eyed: humans are still essential to design, evaluate, and govern what AI ships. Hire pre-vetted offshore AI Engineers, Prompt Engineers, Automation Experts, Chatbot and Voice Agent Specialists, AI SEO and Workflow Specialists. Office-based. Managed end-to-end. From $3/hr.
Our AI Stance, On the Record
Most agencies are either still pretending AI changed nothing, or selling you a one-click AI workforce. Both are wrong. Here is how we actually think about it.
Bullish on AI
LLMs, agents, RAG, voice AI, AI SEO. Real leverage. We staff people who actually ship in production - not threadboi consultants.
Humans still essential
Pure-AI replacement pitches break under real edge cases. We build evals, guardrails, and human-in-the-loop into every system.
Skeptical of hype
We won't sell you a one-click AI workforce. We will ship workflows that save your team 10-30 hours per week, measurably.
Pick the AI Role Your Build Actually Needs
From production LLM engineers to voice agent specialists. Each role page covers the work, the tools, the comparison to freelancers, and the pricing tiers.
AI Engineer
Build production LLM apps, RAG pipelines, and AI agents with humans-in-the-loop where it counts.
AI Funnel Engineer
Build AI-augmented sales funnels: dynamic copy, lead scoring, smart routing, and conversion logic.
AI Automation Expert
Build LLM-powered automations in n8n, Make, and Zapier - with human checkpoints where it matters.
AI Prompt Engineer
Design, test, and version prompts that ship reliable outputs at scale - with evals to prove it.
AI Chatbot Developer
Build conversational AI bots in Voiceflow, Botpress, and custom LLM stacks for support and sales.
AI Workflow Specialist
Map your team's workflows and ship AI-powered systems that compound output without losing oversight.
AI SEO Specialist
Rank in ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews with AEO and GEO strategy - plus classic technical SEO.
AI Voice Agent Specialist
Build voice AI agents on Vapi, Retell, and Bland - with human escalation, evals, and brand-safe scripting.
Managed Humans + AI vs Pure-AI Agencies vs In-House
Three ways to add AI capacity to your business. Only one of them keeps shipping when the model changes, the bill spikes, or the workflow breaks.
| What you actually get | Talent Surge (Humans + AI) | Pure-AI Agency | US In-House Hire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who fixes it when it breaks | Office-based specialist with a named manager | A bot prompt, maybe a Slack channel | Your one engineer, if they are still there |
| Production evals and monitoring | Built into every system we ship | Rarely; demos optimized over evals | Depends entirely on the hire |
| Human review queue for risky outputs | Yes, on day one | Often skipped to claim full automation | Manual, ad-hoc |
| Cross-model flexibility (OpenAI / Anthropic / open) | Yes, model choice driven by evals | Locked to vendor stack and resellers | Limited by hire's experience |
| Compliance (TCPA, recording, PII) | Standard. NDA, CISM-certified office | Often hand-waved | Your legal team's problem |
| Cost per hour, all-in | $3 to $18/hr, office-based, managed | Per-seat SaaS plus services fees | $80 to $200/hr fully loaded |
| Replaceable if not the right fit | Free 30-day replacement guarantee | Cancel a contract, start over | Months of PIP and severance |
| Ships in 14 days | Yes, 3 vetted candidates | Demos in days, production in months | 60 to 120 day hire cycle |
Pure-AI agencies sell automation. We sell outcomes. The difference is what happens at 3am when something silent breaks.
How Our AI Talent Fits Into Your Stack
A typical engagement integrates across four layers. Your offshore specialist owns the work end-to-end, with humans in the loop where it matters.
Your Data + Tools
- CRM (HubSpot, Salesforce, GHL)
- Knowledge base (Notion, Confluence)
- Comms (Slack, email, voice)
- Internal databases
Orchestration
- n8n, Make, Zapier workflows
- Custom APIs and webhooks
- Vector stores (Pinecone, pgvector)
- Queueing and event buses
AI Models + Prompts
- OpenAI, Anthropic, Google
- Open models (Llama, Qwen, Mistral)
- Versioned prompt libraries
- Eval harnesses and golden sets
Human Review
- Office-based specialist in the loop
- Escalation queue for risky outputs
- Weekly performance reviews
- Compliance and audit logs
The flow, end-to-end
An event fires (form submission, inbound call, ticket created, doc uploaded). Your orchestration layer routes it to the right LLM with the right context retrieved from your data. The model produces a draft output. Your specialist either ships it directly when the confidence and stakes allow, or pushes it to a human review queue. Every step is logged. Every prompt is versioned. Every model swap is gated by evals.
This is the difference between an AI demo on Twitter and an AI system you can bet a customer relationship on. We design, ship, and run all four layers. The same specialist who builds it stays on to maintain it.
When to Hire Which AI Role
Most teams hire the wrong AI role first and then wonder why the project stalls. Here is the plain-English version of who you actually need.
AI Engineer
You are shipping a product where AI is a core feature. RAG over your knowledge base, agentic workflows, fine-tuned models, evals at the heart of CI.
See the roleAI Funnel Engineer
You want higher-converting marketing funnels with LLM lead qualification, dynamic copy variations, and smart routing based on intent.
See the roleAI Automation Expert
Your team is buried in repetitive work and you want LLM-powered workflows in n8n, Make, or Zapier with a human review queue.
See the roleAI Prompt Engineer
Your AI features ship inconsistent output, your costs are creeping up, or your team treats prompts like Notion docs instead of code.
See the roleAI Chatbot Developer
You need a support bot, lead-qualification bot, or internal knowledge bot that actually resolves the request and escalates the rest to a human.
See the roleAI Workflow Specialist
You know AI should help somewhere but you do not know where. This role audits, identifies, ships, and trains your team.
See the roleAI SEO Specialist
Your traffic is being absorbed by AI Overviews, ChatGPT, and Perplexity. You need AEO and GEO running alongside classic SEO.
See the roleAI Voice Agent Specialist
You want real voice AI for inbound qualification, outbound reminders, or tier-1 support, with TCPA-safe scripts and human escalation.
See the roleManaged AI Talent, Not Freelance Roulette
AI Twitter freelancers ship demos. We ship systems your team can rely on. Here is what is included.
CISM-certified environment
API keys in secret managers, NDAs on every prompt and dataset, PII redaction before third-party models.
Delivered in 14 days
3 vetted AI candidates within 14 days of your discovery call. Office-based, on company devices, your hours.
Eval-driven shipping
Every production system gets golden test sets, cost tracking, and a human review queue where stakes are real.
From $3/hr
Technical tier pricing: $3 Intern, $6 Beginner, $11 Expert, $18 Pro. All-in, office-based, managed.
What We Won't Pretend About AI
AI will not replace your team.
Well-designed AI workflows save 20-40% of a role's time on repetitive work. Your team redeploys that time to higher-value judgment work. Anyone telling you to fire your team and hire an agent is selling a fantasy.
Pure-AI products break in production.
Hallucinations, loops, edge cases, and silent regressions are real. Every production system we ship has evals, guardrails, monitoring, and a human review queue where stakes matter.
Prompts are engineering artifacts, not Notion docs.
Prompts need versioning, evals, A/B tests, and cost tracking just like any production code. Our Prompt Engineers treat them that way.
Voice AI is real, but compliance is non-negotiable.
TCPA, recording disclosures, opt-out, and DNC scrubbing are built into every voice agent we ship. Skipping this is how teams get sued.
Classic SEO is not dead.
Google search still drives the majority of qualified organic traffic for most businesses. AEO and GEO are additive, not a replacement. Our AI SEO Specialists cover both.
Book a Free AI Talent Discovery Call
Tell us what you are building. We will scope the AI role (or roles) you actually need, share a shortlist of 3 candidates within 14 days, and stand up the engagement end-to-end. No retainer, no long contracts.
- Office-based AI specialists, on company devices
- CISM-certified security, NDA on day one
- Eval-driven shipping with human review where it counts
- Free 30-day replacement guarantee
How an AI Engagement Actually Works
We do not drop a tool on you and disappear. We scope, ship, evaluate, and hand off with documentation your team can run.
Scope and goals
We map the workflow, the data, the model choice, the eval criteria, and what good looks like before any code.
Build with humans in the loop
We ship in iterations with a human review queue from day one. No silent autonomy on anything that matters.
Eval and harden
Golden test sets, regression checks, cost tracking, and prompt versioning. AI without evals is gambling.
Handoff and run
Your team gets documentation, dashboards, and the same office-based specialist long-term if you want to keep them.
Want to model what a full AI team costs vs a US AI hire or a pure-AI agency?
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Real questions we hear from founders and operators evaluating offshore AI talent.
Why hire human AI specialists when AI agents can do the work?
Because production AI is mostly the non-AI work. Data prep, evals, prompt versioning, observability, error handling, compliance, and stakeholder communication still need humans. Our AI specialists ship systems that AI tools alone cannot maintain.
What is the difference between an AI Engineer and an AI Automation Expert?
An AI Engineer builds production LLM apps: RAG pipelines, agents, fine-tuned models, eval harnesses. An AI Automation Expert wires LLMs into n8n, Make, and Zapier workflows. Engineers ship code; automation experts ship orchestrated workflows.
Do you only work with OpenAI models?
No. Our team ships on OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral, and open-source models (Llama, Qwen, DeepSeek). Model choice depends on cost, latency, accuracy, and data residency, not preference.
How fast can I get an AI specialist live?
3 vetted candidates within 14 days. Once you pick, the specialist starts inside your stack with NDA and access controls in week one. Free 30-day replacement if it is not the right fit.
What about AEO and GEO (ranking in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews)?
Our AI SEO Specialists run AEO and GEO programs alongside classic SEO. Structured data, conversational content, entity SEO, and citations tracking. Classic SEO is not dead, and AEO is not optional in 2026.
Is voice AI actually production-ready?
For inbound qualification, outbound reminders, and tier-1 support, yes. We ship on Vapi, Retell, Bland, and Synthflow with TCPA-compliant scripts, recording disclosures, and human escalation. For high-stakes calls, humans still close.
What is your stance on AI replacing entire teams?
Skeptical. AI compresses the boring parts of work and frees humans to do higher-judgment work. Teams that fire everyone and bolt on agents usually re-hire within a year. We help you build AI-augmented teams, not abandoned ones.
How does pricing work for AI roles?
All 8 AI roles use our technical tier: $3 Intern, $6 Beginner, $11 Expert, $18 Pro per hour. All-in, office-based, managed. Run numbers in the cost calculator.
Still comparing your options?
Read our AI Comparisons hub: role vs role, human vs AI, hire vs build vs replace.
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