AI Engineer & Data Scientist for hire in Austin
Austin is the fastest-growing US tech hub with strong SaaS, semiconductor, and creator-economy presence — buyers favor pragmatic, ship-fast partners.
What teams in Austin hire us for
- AI Services — Production AI systems — RAG, agents, and LLM-backed features built into your existing product, with evaluation, observability, and a clear path to ROI.
- Data Science & Analytics — Statistical analysis, predictive modeling, and decision-grade dashboards — built by an engineer who treats your data as evidence, not vibes.
- Full-Stack Python Development — Production web apps with a Python backend (FastAPI/Flask) and a modern React/TypeScript frontend — shipped end-to-end by one engineer.
- AI Automation — Replace repetitive operational work with AI-augmented workflows in n8n, Make, Zapier, and custom Python — measurable hours-saved per month.
- Machine Learning Engineering — Custom ML models trained on your data — vision, time-series, and tabular — packaged as production APIs with monitoring and re-training pipelines.
The local market in Austin
Austin is the fastest-growing US tech hub with strong SaaS, semiconductor, and creator-economy presence — buyers favor pragmatic, ship-fast partners.
Timezone & availability
Central Time (UTC-6/-5) — 10-hour overlap, similar to NYC patterns
Active industries
- SaaS
- Hardware/Semis
- Media
- Real Estate
Notable employers we model our quality bar against
We've worked with or built reference systems comparable to teams at Tesla, Indeed, BigCommerce, Atlassian, Bumble. We don't claim them as past clients, but we hold ourselves to the engineering bar these teams set in Austin.
Pricing in US
Engagement size: $5,000–$60,000 USD per engagement.
Hourly rate: $95–$180 USD per hour.
We can be engaged via direct contract, an Upwork enterprise plan, or as a 1099 contractor through your US LLC. We carry international wire and Wise USD receiving.
Questions Austin buyers ask
- Are you based in Austin?
- Operationally remote, with on-site availability for kickoff workshops in Austin when scoping warrants. Central Time (UTC-6/-5) — 10-hour overlap, similar to NYC patterns
- What kind of Austin clients do you work with?
- Austin is the fastest-growing US tech hub with strong SaaS, semiconductor, and creator-economy presence — buyers favor pragmatic, ship-fast partners. Active industries we support locally: SaaS, Hardware/Semis, Media, Real Estate.
- How are Austin engagements priced?
- $5,000–$60,000 USD per engagement, structured as fixed-scope milestones. Hourly: $95–$180 USD per hour.
- Can you contract through a Austin entity?
- We can be engaged via direct contract, an Upwork enterprise plan, or as a 1099 contractor through your US LLC. We carry international wire and Wise USD receiving.