Senior remote talent. US-based partner.

Hire senior
AI/ML Engineers.

Hire senior remote AI/ML engineers for applied AI, model evaluation and production ML systems, from offshore talent in the EU and Eastern Europe or nearshore talent in Latin America (LATAM). Match on relevant experience, your team’s needs and the responsibilities of the role. Staff augmentation starts at $45/hr, with month-to-month terms and a US-based point of contact.

From $45/hr · month-to-month staff augmentation

Engineering talent and development technologies

Engineering partner for growth-stage companies

HeyGenRoktCuppa AIJumpSeedCertaPetVantex AI

Start with the work

Turn AI requirements into a focused engineering role

Match the system you need to build

An LLM integration, a forecasting model and a computer vision pipeline require different experience. Share the use case, available data and current stack. We shape the shortlist around the part of the system the engineer will own.

Define what good output looks like

Bring examples of acceptable results, failure cases and the cost or latency limits that matter. Review candidates’ evaluation approach and comparable production work. Agree on acceptance criteria before treating a prototype as ready for customers.

Plan beyond the first demonstration

Include data pipelines, deployment, monitoring and human review where the application needs them. Discuss how the engineer investigates failures and manages model or data changes. Confirm access, working-hour overlap across EU or LATAM time zones and ownership with your team.

Technical fit

Match the AI/ML expertise you need

Core ML

PyTorch TensorFlow scikit-learn XGBoost LightGBM Keras JAX ONNX Model Optimization

LLMs & NLP

GPT/OpenAI API Claude/Anthropic API Hugging Face LangChain LlamaIndex RAG Fine-Tuning Prompt Engineering Embeddings

Computer Vision

OpenCV YOLO Detectron2 Image Segmentation Object Detection Video Analysis Medical Imaging OCR

Data & MLOps

MLflow Weights & Biases Feature Stores Model Registry DVC Airflow Kubeflow SageMaker Vertex AI

Infrastructure & Data

Python SQL Docker Kubernetes AWS GCP Azure Pinecone Weaviate Qdrant

Tell us which skills are essential and which can be learned on the job. We match the search to your responsibilities, then your team evaluates the shortlist.

4.2 daysAverage contract to first interview
250+Engineers in our network
94%12-month engineer retention
$3.5MAnnual hiring costs saved vs. US hiring

Odesa company-reported figures across engagements. Interview timing is an average; availability and your hiring process determine the start date.

Client relationships

People who become part of the team.

HeyGen
“We started seeing strong engineer profiles from Odesa within days, and the process from tech interview to onboarding was smooth and straightforward. The remote team Val built for us now feels like part of our in-house team and has contributed to multiple product rollouts over the past year.”
David Steffes
Head of Talent, HeyGen
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JumpSeed
“Val came through for us big time. He provided us with top-tier engineers very quickly.”
Joe McNab · VP of Technology, JumpSeed
CertaPet
“We were impressed with their cost, speed, and having a US-based interface.”
Erik Rivera · Founder & CEO, CertaPet

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From brief to working together

A clear path to your next teammate.

  1. Define the role

    Share your stack, delivery goals, budget and working-hour needs.

  2. Meet the shortlist

    Review relevant project experience and conduct your role-specific interviews.

  3. Agree the engagement

    Confirm the rate, hours, start date and trial terms before work begins.

  4. Work with support

    Your team directs delivery. Odesa remains your point of contact for the engagement.

Engagement options

Choose how your next specialist joins.

Staff augmentation

From $45/hr

Add a remote specialist from Latin America or Europe to your team. You direct the priorities, tools and delivery.

  • Month-to-month engagement
  • Two-week trial under agreed terms
  • Working-hour overlap confirmed upfront
Discuss staff augmentation

Direct recruitment

$7,999/successful hire

On-site, hybrid or remote. We coordinate sourcing and interviews; you hire the person directly.

  • One flat recruitment fee
  • 90-day replacement guarantee
  • Compensation is separate
Discuss a direct hire

Final rates depend on experience, responsibilities and availability. Your US agreement with Odesa.co defines trial, notice, billing and replacement terms. For a defined delivery project or release review, explore custom development or Human QA.

Cost comparison

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Understand the budget.

Compare a local hire with a remote engineer working offshore. These presets are not live salary data, a quote or guaranteed savings.

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Your product context

AI/ML experience across product contexts

SaaS & Product Companies

AI-powered features, recommendation engines, personalization, search ranking

Healthcare & Biotech

Clinical workflow support, document processing, model evaluation

Fintech

Document processing, anomaly detection, risk-analysis support

E-Commerce

Product recommendations, demand forecasting, dynamic pricing, visual search

Autonomous Systems

Computer vision, sensor fusion, path planning, robotics

Media & Content

Generative AI, content moderation, video analysis, speech recognition

Before you decide

Questions about hiring
AI/ML Engineers.

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AI/ML staff augmentation starts at $45/hr on month-to-month terms. The final quote depends on experience, responsibilities and the agreed schedule. Direct recruitment is a separate $7,999 service per successful hire; compensation is additional. Confirm scope and included services before hiring.

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A personal conversation

Tell Val about your next hire.

Share the role, your current stack and the work ahead. We’ll discuss the right experience, availability and next steps.