Hire AI Developers
Hire dedicated AI engineers, LLM developers, machine learning engineers and AI solution architects who ship to production.
HandsOnTech lets you hire ai developers with senior specialists β embedded in your Slack and repo, overlapping U.S. business hours, with foundational SEO and schema built into every web deliverable.
Why teams hire ai developers instead of recruiting
A full-time search for a senior ai developer takes three to six months β recruiter fees, interview loops, a notice period, and a coin-flip on fit. Meanwhile the roadmap doesn't wait. Hiring dedicated through HandsOnTech inverts the math: you interview a vetted senior this week, they're embedded in your Slack and standups within two, and if the fit isn't right you swap or stop instead of restarting a six-month cycle. You get AI features that survive production β grounded, evaluated, monitored and cost-controlled β without adding permanent headcount before the workload justifies it.
What a senior ai developer actually does for you
Your dedicated ai developer works inside your tools and your process, joins sprint planning, demos working output every two weeks, and documents decisions so knowledge stays with your team.
How we vet before you ever meet them
The staffing-industry trick is showing you a strong resume and staffing a different person. We don't run a bench of anonymous juniors β the specialists we place are the same seniors who ship our own client work. Vetting means production AI systems they can walk you through β including the eval suites and the failure modes they designed for. The person you interview is the person who shows up on day one, covered by NDA and full IP assignment from the first hour. The risk we screen out is a developer who can wire an API call but has never handled hallucinations, latency spikes or a runaway token bill β the expensive lesson most teams learn one bad contract too late.
Pricing and how to start
Dedicated engagements are quoted as a flat monthly rate based on seniority and hours of overlap you need β in writing, before you commit, with no recruiter percentage or agency markup maze. Most placements start within one to two weeks of the intro call. Tell us the stack, the sprint goals and the hours, and we'll propose the specialist and a start date within two business days β or tell you honestly if we don't have the right person, instead of staffing a warm body.
AI hiring is the wild west
Prompt engineers are not architects. You need production LLM experience.
Toy projects
Candidates show ChatGPT wrappers β not eval harnesses or cost controls.
Security gaps
API keys in frontend. PII in prompts. Auditors notice.
No UX
Streaming, confidence and failure UI ignored.
From intro call to embedded β in two weeks
No six-month recruiter search, no staffing-agency markup maze.
Intro call
Tell us the role, stack and hours you need. We ask the questions a recruiter wouldnβt know to ask.
Meet your specialist
You interview the actual person β portfolio, code, communication. No bait-and-switch with a different face on day one.
Embedded and working
NDA and IP assignment signed, access granted, first tickets picked up. They join your standup like any teammate.
First demo
Working output in the sprint review. If the fit isnβt right, swap or stop β you only continue if itβs working.
Three ways to add capacity
Every model starts with a free consultation and a written quote β the price you sign is the price you pay.
Dedicated Specialist
A single senior specialist embedded in your team β the depth of a hire without the recruiting cycle.
- Start within 1β2 weeks of the intro call
- Works in your Slack, repo and standups
- U.S. business-hours overlap guaranteed
- Monthly engagement β scale with 2 weeks notice
- NDA and full IP assignment from day one
Team Pod
A complete pod that ships a product end to end β one accountable unit, one invoice.
- Designer, engineers and a delivery lead
- Two-week sprints with Friday demos
- One point of accountability for the outcome
- Ramp the pod up or down by role
- Ideal for MVPs and major product pushes
Sprint Engagement
A defined deliverable β audit, design system, integration β in a fixed block of sprints.
- Written deliverable list before start
- Fixed price for the sprint block
- Senior specialist, not a junior on trial
- Extends into a dedicated engagement if you want
- Fastest way to evaluate working with us
AI engineers & architects
LLM, integration, ML and strategy roles.
AI engineers
RAG, agents, APIs and observability.
LLM specialists
Prompt systems, eval and routing.
Integrations
OpenAI, Azure, Anthropic and open models.
Architects
Roadmaps, security and build-vs-buy.
The stack we ship with
Chosen per project for your team and roadmap β never by our habits.
Design
Frontend
Backend
Platforms
Mobile
AI
HandsOnTech vs. AI freelancers
30-day warranty
Bugs found in the first month get fixed free β in the contract.
You own everything
Code, designs and content transfer on final payment.
U.S. hours overlap
Standups and demos on ET, CT, MT or PT β your pick.
Fixed price, fixed date
Quoted in writing before work starts. No surprise change orders.
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View roleHiring FAQ
Why hire ai developers from HandsOnTech?
You get senior specialists embedded in your team β not junior bench rotation. Direct Slack access, U.S. hours overlap, schema-aware builds and sprint-based delivery without a long agency contract.
How fast can we hire ai developers?
Most dedicated roles start within 1β2 weeks after intro and paperwork. We match stack, overlap hours and sprint goals before day one.
What is the engagement model?
Monthly retainer or per-sprint engagement based on seniority and overlap hours. Scale up or down with notice β quoted in writing before start.
Is SEO included when we hire developers?
Foundational SEO is baked into every web build: clean URLs, meta structure, schema markup, GA4 and Core Web Vitals targets. Ongoing SEO and content programs are scoped separately.
Is this remote or on-site?
Remote-first with video standups during your business hours. On-site workshops in major U.S. metros are available by arrangement from our Sacramento HQ.
How do we start?
Contact sales@handsontech.io or (866) 965-8749 with role, stack and hours needed. We propose a specialist and start date within two business days.
Built for founders who are done waiting on agencies.
One team. One contract. Working software every two weeks.
Tell us what you're building.
You'll get a plan, a price and a date β usually within two business days. No sales deck, no discovery-call maze.
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