From $3K a month, placed in 2 to 4 weeks, with a 90-day replacement guarantee
AI engineer placement inside your team. One engineer, a fleet of agents, placed in 2 to 4 weeks.
We embed one AI-native engineer from our own bench in your team. They join your sprint, work in your repo and run a fleet of coding agents to cover a whole team's output. From $3K a month, no recruitment fee. Built for teams that want an engineer inside the team, not a project handed off.
Wrong fit? Within 90 days we replace the engineer at no extra cost. Free 15-min call, no commitment.
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An engineer embedded in your team, not a project handed off
Engineer placement puts one AI-native engineer inside your team. They sit in your standups, pick up tickets from your backlog and push to your repo. Placement starts from $3K a month, takes 2 to 4 weeks, and comes with a 90-day replacement guarantee.
Still comparing your options? Our overview of how to hire AI developers covers one developer versus a small team. If the job is shipping one production AI system end to end, a forward deployed engineer is the closer match. Need several roles at once? The Golden Offer staffs 1 to 5 engineers under one lead. You can also read our published automation case studies.
Engineers shipped for teams at
The new AI software engineering
Our engineers arrive with their agents.
Coding changed. Engineers stopped being the bottleneck. Claude Code is the brain, MCP connects to your tools, E2B sandboxes every action. One of our engineers ships like three normal hires.
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Claude Codethe brain · subagents · MCP - 02
Anthropicmanaged agents · runtime - 03
CursorIDE pair-programming - 04
n8ncron · webhooks · glue - 05
E2Bsandboxed compute
Why teams choose this over hiring
A real assessment of skills and fit, not a resume forwarded from a staffing pool
One engineer, a fleet of agents
Every placement comes from our own bench, already trained to orchestrate AI agents, not a generic staffing pool.
Fast placement
2 to 4 weeks from request to start, against a 3 to 6 month industry norm for a comparable US hire.
Replacement guarantee
90 days to confirm fit. If it is not working, we replace the engineer at no extra cost.
Fit check before placement
We assess technical depth and how the engineer works with your team before you commit.
Roles we place most
Every engineer builds with Claude Code and agent tooling, not just their own two hands.
n8n automation expert
Key Skills:
Experience:
2-8+ years
Typical Roles:
Builds the integrations and automation systems that connect your tech stack, then runs a fleet of agents to maintain and extend them.
Full stack engineer
Key Skills:
Experience:
3-8+ years
Typical Roles:
Owns frontend, backend, databases, and deployment end to end, using Claude Code and agent tooling to ship at the pace of a small team.
AI engineer
Key Skills:
Experience:
2-7+ years
Typical Roles:
Integrates LLMs and builds the agents that turn AI concepts into systems running in production, not a slide deck.
How placement works
We place our own engineers directly. No sourcing, no client interview loop.
Requirement analysis
1-2 days
We map your tech stack, the gap you are filling, and how the engineer fits your team.
Team matching
1-2 days
We match you with the engineer whose stack and experience fit your requirements.
Deal closure
1 day
Once terms are set, we place the matched engineer without a separate interview loop.
Placement and integration
Ongoing
Onboarding into your sprint, with a 90-day window to confirm fit.
Why nearshore? Here is the math
A cost-effective alternative to a US hire, on overlapping US-aligned hours.
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What you get
Support that runs through the whole placement, past the first handoff.
Dedicated Specialist
One placement specialist owns your request end to end
Technical Assessment
Written technical assessment for every candidate
Onboarding Support
Hands-on onboarding into your sprint and tools
Performance Tracking
Performance check-ins through the 90-day window
Don't take it from us
Hear it from the operators we shipped for.
Real founders. Real cameras. No scripts. The engineers we placed, in their words.
Elie Salame
COO · Adstronaut.io
Elie Salame
COO · Adstronaut.io
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Tell us what you need built. We will match you with an engineer who has already shipped it.
FAQ
Engineer Placement Questions
Do you place your own engineers?
Yes. We match clients with engineers from our own bench, so the placement is tied to real implementation standards instead of a generic recruiting handoff.
What roles can we request?
The most common requests are AI engineers, automation specialists, full-stack builders, n8n experts, and technical operators who can own implementation work.
Is this different from the Golden Offer?
This page covers the placement process itself: how requests get filled, timelines, and the 90-day guarantee. The Golden Offer is for teams building out multiple roles at once, choose 1 to 5 engineers across our bench (Forward Deployed Engineer, GTM Engineer, AI Automation Architect) in one engagement. If you need one engineer, this page has the detail you want. If you need a small team, start with the Golden Offer.
How much does AI engineer placement cost?
Placement starts from $3K a month per engineer, with no recruitment fee and no employer taxes or benefits on your side. We confirm the exact figure for your role and seniority on the first call. For comparison, a US in-house engineer usually costs $150,000 or more in salary alone, before taxes, benefits and recruiting.
How long does it take to place an AI engineer?
Most placements take 2 to 4 weeks from the first call to the engineer's first day in your sprint. Requirement analysis takes 1 to 2 days, matching takes 1 to 2 days, and closing terms takes about a day. The rest is contract setup and onboarding into your repo, tools and team rituals.
What does the 90-day replacement guarantee cover?
You get 90 days from the start date to confirm the engineer fits your team and your work. If the fit is wrong in that window, we replace the engineer at no extra cost. We run performance check-ins through the whole 90 days, so a fit problem shows up early instead of at the end of the window.
Who is engineer placement not for?
It is not a fit if you want a fixed project built and handed back, or if nobody on your side can set priorities for the engineer. Placement works when there is a team and a backlog for the engineer to join. If you need several roles at once, the Golden Offer staffs 1 to 5 engineers under one accountable lead.
How is placement different from a freelancer, a recruiter or an in-house hire?
A freelancer works alone, and you vet and manage them yourself. A recruiter sends candidates you still interview, and charges a fee. An in-house hire usually takes 3 to 6 months and adds taxes and benefits. We place an engineer from our own bench, already trained on agent tooling, with no recruitment fee and a 90-day replacement guarantee.
Is this a direct placement or staff augmentation?
Both, in different senses. The engineer is placed directly into your team: they join your standups, take tickets from your backlog and push to your repo, with no sourcing or candidate interview loop. Commercially it works like staff augmentation: you pay from $3K a month per engineer, with no recruitment fee and no employer taxes or benefits on your side, and the 90-day replacement guarantee covers the fit.
What tools do your placed engineers use?
Our engineers build with Claude Code as the main coding agent, MCP to connect it to your tools, and E2B sandboxes to run agent actions in isolation. Depending on the role, they also build n8n automations or work across frontend, backend, databases and deployment. They work inside your repo, your ticketing and your code review process.
Which time zones and languages do your engineers work in?
Our engineers are nearshore and keep working hours that overlap with US time zones, so they join your standups and reviews live. They work in English, French and Arabic. Tell us your core hours and working language on the first call, and we match an engineer whose schedule and language fit your team.
How do we start an AI engineer placement?
Book the free 15-minute call on this page. We ask what you are building, your stack and the gap the engineer fills. Within 1 to 2 days we match an engineer from our bench, then agree terms. Most engineers start in your sprint 2 to 4 weeks after that first call, with the 90-day guarantee running from day one.