Background:
Elias runs a startup focused on automation tools and needed a junior-level AI researcher to build prompts, test models, and scrape datasets for training LLMs.
The Challange:
Local AI interns lacked initiative, charged $30–40/hour, and had high churn. Elias needed someone dependable, quick-learning, and affordable.
The Solution:
We sourced and trained a young AI specialist from India, skilled in Python, Prompt Engineering, and OpenAI APIs. We ran simulation-based prompt testing and paired him with a U.S.-based lead dev.
The Results
Billed only $7.5/hour — saving 80%
Deployed 3 AI-based automations that saved 100+ man-hours/month
Improved data quality and speed for internal ML training pipelines
Contributed to launching their first prototype 2 months earlier than projected