Senior engineers who ship like your first 5 hires with deep expertise in ai/ml. Production AI/ML systems including LLMs, RAG pipelines, computer vision, and intelligent automation.
Building ai/ml software requires navigating complex requirements. Our founding engineers bring hands-on experience with:
When you work with a HyperNest founding engineer for your ai/ml startup, you get more than technical execution. You get a partner who understands the unique challenges of building ai/ml products—from llm integration and prompt engineering to rag system architecture.
We've built production ai/ml systems. Our engineers understand llm application development (gpt, claude, llama) and rag and vector database systems because they've implemented them before. That means faster onboarding, fewer mistakes, and a shorter path to your next milestone.
“Aravind is in the top 1% of engineers I've hired. He supported us from $100K to $5M ARR, keeping us shipping through crazy growth and investor scrutiny.”
A founding engineer for ai/ml startups provides senior engineers who ship like your first 5 hires with specialized knowledge of llm integration and prompt engineering and rag system architecture. They understand the unique technical and regulatory requirements of building ai/ml products.
AI/ML software requires deep domain expertise. Production AI/ML systems including LLMs, RAG pipelines, computer vision, and intelligent automation. A founding engineer who has built ai/ml products before can help you avoid costly mistakes, navigate compliance requirements, and ship faster.
Founding Engineer engagements for ai/ml startups typically range from $10,000-25,000/month depending on scope and hours. This is often 50-70% less than a full-time hire while getting senior expertise from day one.
We embed as founding engineers and fractional CTOs directly in your team—no rotating contractors, no account managers buffering conversations. Our engineers have shipped production ai/ml systems and understand the domain deeply.
Let's discuss your ai/ml startup and how we can help you ship faster.