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Hire AI Talent from India — Fully Managed by F5
Full-time, dedicated AI engineers, LLM specialists, agent developers, prompt engineers, MLOps, computer vision, and AI architects — placed in 7–14 days, fully managed by F5.
In summary
Every AI role you need to hire
Pre-vetted specialists across the AI stack — from prompt engineering to AI architecture.
Production AI across every stack
LLM applications
RAG pipelines, vector databases, multi-model orchestration, fine-tuning with LoRA and QLoRA, evaluation frameworks. OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Llama, Mistral in production.
AI agents and automation
LangGraph and CrewAI multi-agent systems, function calling with OpenAI and Anthropic tool use, memory architectures, supervisor patterns, human-in-the-loop workflows.
Computer vision and generative AI
YOLO, Detectron2, SAM for vision systems. Stable Diffusion, Flux, ComfyUI for image and video generation. Medical imaging, manufacturing QC, ecommerce visualization.
ML platform and operations
MLflow, Kubeflow, SageMaker, Vertex AI. Model deployment, monitoring, drift detection, CI/CD for ML, cost optimization, governance frameworks.
Why companies hire AI talent through F5
Production AI engineers, not tutorial-level talent
Every F5 AI engineer has shipped AI features in production. F5 filters out research-only and tutorial-level candidates before client presentation. Technical assessment includes a take-home AI engineering problem reviewed by F5's senior technical team.
Fully managed — no HR, no equipment, no payroll headaches
F5 is the legal employer. F5 provides hardware, runs payroll, manages compliance, monitors daily productivity through the F5 MyApp platform, and dedicates each engineer exclusively to one client. AI hiring stops being a recruiting gamble and starts being a predictable operational utility.
65–80% cost savings vs. U.S. AI hires
U.S. AI engineers cost $160,000–$280,000 per year base, with frontier-lab packages exceeding $500,000. F5 AI talent runs $31,200–$62,400 per year all-inclusive — covering salary, HR, equipment, software, and management. No recruiting fee. No setup fee.
AI talent placed across industries
AI talent through F5 vs. the alternatives
| Factor | F5 Hiring Solutions | Toptal / Upwork | U.S. In-House | AI Consulting Agency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | $600–$1,200/week, all-inclusive | $50–$150/hour ($2,000–$6,000/wk) | $4,000–$6,500/week loaded | $15,000–$40,000/month |
| Time to start | 7–14 days to shortlist; 30 days to first day | 1–3 weeks | 8–14 weeks | 4–8 weeks |
| Setup fee | $0 | $0–$500 | $0 | $5,000–$25,000 |
| Recruiting fee | $0 | 0–20% of contract value | $15,000–$50,000 | Bundled into rate |
| Dedicated to one client | Yes — full-time, exclusive | No — concurrent clients | Yes | No — agency owns the engineer |
| HR, payroll, equipment | Fully handled by F5 | Client handles all | Client handles all | Handled by agency |
| Daily monitoring | F5 MyApp + We360 | None | Internal | Varies |
| Replacement | 7–14 days, zero cost, anytime | Repost the job | Re-hire (8–14 weeks) | Renegotiate contract |
| IP ownership | 100% client | Per contract | 100% client | Per contract |
* F5 AI talent starts at $600/week all-inclusive. Annual cost based on a 52-week engagement. $600–$1,200/week covers salary, HR, equipment, and management.
How F5 makes AI hiring simple
Three steps from requirements to a working AI engineer on your team.
Share Your Requirements
Tell us the role, skills, experience level, and time zone preference. We match candidates from our 85,500+ talent network.
We Screen & Shortlist
F5 screens candidates and presents 2–3 shortlisted profiles within 7–14 business days. You review resumes, portfolios, and assessment results, then interview your top choice.
Hire & Get Started
Select your candidate. F5 handles all onboarding — employment, equipment, and system setup. Your new team member starts within 30 days.
Frequently asked questions about hiring AI talent through F5
F5 places AI engineers, AI/ML engineers, LLM engineers, AI agent developers, prompt engineers, generative AI engineers, MLOps engineers, computer vision engineers, and AI solution architects. Specify your use case during requirements — F5 will scope the right fit.
$600–$1,200 per week, all-inclusive — covering salary, HR, equipment, software, and management. Individual roles vary within that range. AI solution architects start at $800/week, LLM and agent specialists at $650/week, AI and prompt engineers at $600/week. U.S. equivalents cost $160,000–$280,000 per year base.
F5 places dedicated full-time engineers who work exclusively for one client. AI consulting agencies bill against project scope, retain the engineer for other clients, and charge $15,000–$40,000 per month. F5 charges $2,600–$5,200 per month per engineer, all-inclusive, with the engineer dedicated to the client.
Yes. F5 has placed AI solution architects, LLM engineers, agent developers, MLOps engineers, and prompt engineers together for U.S. clients building production AI products. The architect designs the system, the engineers build it, and MLOps deploys and monitors it.
SaaS technology, healthcare, finance and fintech, ecommerce and retail, legal, manufacturing, and education. Domain experience available within each industry — for example, clinical NLP for healthcare, fraud detection for fintech, and personalization for ecommerce.
Shortlisted candidates within 7–14 business days. Average first working day at 30 days from the initial requirements call. AI solution architects often take 10–14 days to shortlist given the seniority requirement.
The client owns 100% of all IP and code produced. F5's employment contracts include IP assignment clauses, and all client work is covered by NDA from day one of the engagement.
F5 replaces the engineer within 7–14 days at zero cost. This applies anytime during the engagement — not just the first 30 days. Weekly billing means no long-term commitment to a poor fit.
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