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A person, on contract

An engineer to get AI working in your team.

A contract engineer sets up the AI tools your team uses, answers the practical questions and fixes what breaks. Forward-deployed means they work with your team, in your accounts and on your real work, not from a distance.

AI setup package
$1,500Once, for 8 engineering hours
Ongoing
$3,000/month for 16 reserved engineering hours. Larger allocations are quoted separately.
Terms
The monthly service is paid in advance, with no minimum term. Unused hours do not roll over.
Discuss your setupWhat the engineer works on

An enquiry does not book time, reserve an engineer or charge you. Please leave out passwords, keys and customer data.

What the engineer works on.

The work is practical and specific. These are the kinds of request you can bring.

Start with a package, or reserve hours each month.

AI setup package

$1,500 once

8 engineering hours to get one thing working. We agree the priority first, work on it with you, then hand over notes on what was done and what to do next.

  • Preparation, calls, configuration, investigation and handover all count toward the 8 hours.
  • Suits a clear starting point: a tool to set up, or one problem to solve.
  • No promise of a finished integration or every issue resolved. If the work needs more, we say so and quote it.

Ongoing AI engineering

$3,000/month

16 reserved engineering hours each month, about two working days, spent on an agreed priority list.

  • Questions, pairing, troubleshooting and small improvements as they come up.
  • Paid monthly in advance. No minimum term: cancel before the next renewal.
  • Unused hours do not roll over. Larger allocations are quoted separately.

How the work runs.

How the work runs, in three stepsSteps in order: 1 Agree the scope: Priorities, hours, engineer, working times and access are written down first; 2 Work in your accounts: Least access needed; you approve any change to production; 3 Hand over: Notes on what changed, how it works and what to do next. You decide at step 1 and step 2.1 Agree the scopePriorities, hours, engineer, workingtimes and access are written downfirst2 Work in your accountsLeast access needed; you approveany change to production3 Hand overNotes on what changed, how itworks and what to do nextYou decide here How the work runs, in three stepsSteps in order: 1 Agree the scope: Priorities, hours, engineer, working times and access are written down first; 2 Work in your accounts: Least access needed; you approve any change to production; 3 Hand over: Notes on what changed, how it works and what to do next. You decide at step 1 and step 2.1 Agree the scopePriorities, hours, engineer, working times andaccess are written down first2 Work in your accountsLeast access needed; you approve anychange to production3 Hand overNotes on what changed, how it works andwhat to do nextYou decide here
The three steps in order. A box with a coloured border is where you decide. Each step is written out in full below.
Agree the scope.

Tell us what you want working and what is in the way. We confirm that we can help, which engineer would work with you, their working hours and time zone, a start date and how quickly a request is acknowledged. The priorities, the hours and the terms are written down before you commit. An enquiry does not reserve anyone.

Work in your accounts.

The work happens in accounts you own, with the least access it needs. Nothing is changed in production until you approve it. Please do not send passwords or keys in the first enquiry; access is arranged once the scope is agreed.

Hand over.

You get written notes on what changed, how it works and what to do next, so your team can carry on without us. Who owns what we deliver, confidentiality and any third-party licences are written into the agreement before work starts.

Limits and questions.

Is this a person or an AI agent?

A person. An engineer, named in the written scope, works with your team on contract. It is a separate service from our AI-agent lanes, where an AI agent does the engineering. Neither comes bundled with the other.

What counts toward the hours?

All of it: calls, investigation, written answers, changes, coordination and handover notes. We track the time, agree priorities with you and ask before going over. If you regularly need more, larger allocations are quoted separately once an engineer is confirmed.

What is not included?

Large builds, migrations, round-the-clock monitoring, emergency cover, training models, security audits and legal or regulatory sign-off. Those need their own scope, or a specialist. Unlimited messaging and guaranteed fixes are not included either.

How fast will you reply?

We agree working hours and how quickly a request is acknowledged when we scope the work. We do not promise a time to fix a problem, because that depends on the problem.

Who pays for the AI tools?

You do. Subscriptions, API usage and hosting are billed to you by those providers, in accounts you own. Work is remote by default; any travel is agreed first and billed separately. Applicable taxes are confirmed in the written scope.

Can we stop?

The monthly service has no minimum term. Cancel before the next renewal and you are not billed for the next month. The setup package is a single price.

Discuss your setup

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