Agrus
ENGINEERSSenior, compliance-aware, US + Canada hours

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A senior AI engineering team available on T&M or fixed-price engagements. Compliance-fluent across HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001, ABA, NAIC. US and Canada hours via San Francisco and London.

Discovery Sprint
$15,000 – $30,000

Fixed scope, fixed price, 2-3 weeks. Working prototype, architecture document, compliance map. Best on-ramp.

Build Engagement
$200 – $280 / hr

T&M blended. Production deployment, monitoring, eval, team handover. 4-16 weeks typical.

Managed SLA
$4,000 – $15,000 / month

Recurring monthly. 24/7 on-call, model upgrades, drift monitoring, quarterly eval.

Team shape

What a typical engagement team looks like.

For a single-agent production build, we typically deploy: one senior AI engineer (model selection, agent orchestration, RAG), one senior infra engineer (deployment, monitoring, eval pipeline), and a compliance lead (15-25% allocation, full-time during the Discovery Sprint). A delivery manager covers progress and communication.

For larger engagements we scale linearly — additional engineers per workstream, plus dedicated SRE if the system is customer-facing at scale.

We do not staff with juniors and bill them at senior rates. Our rate card is published; if it's not on the pricing page, it's not in the engagement.

Frequently asked questions

What engagement models do you offer?

Three: (1) Discovery Sprint — fixed price, 2-3 weeks, $15K-$30K, ideal for de-risking a use case and producing an architecture + compliance map. (2) Build Engagement — T&M, blended $200-$280/hr, 4-16 weeks typical. (3) Managed SLA — recurring monthly, $4K-$15K/mo per agent system, for ongoing operation post-launch.

Why is your blended rate $200-$280/hr?

It sits between offshore generalist AI shops ($100-$150/hr with junior teams) and US boutique AI consultancies ($300-$450/hr). Our team is senior throughout — the rate reflects our distributed geography (SF + London + Ukraine-based engineering bench), not a junior tier.

Can you work in our compliance perimeter?

Yes — that's the core specialty. We routinely deploy inside customer VPCs, dedicated cloud tenancies, or on-prem. We sign BAAs for HIPAA work. We provide audit support for SOC 2 / ISO 27001 / EU AI Act. Compliance posture is the first thing we map; building comes after the map is signed.

Do you replace our existing team or augment it?

Both, depending on shape. We've parachuted in to staff an AI-first project that an existing team didn't have the bandwidth or specialism for; we've also embedded with internal engineering teams as senior advisors and pairs. The Discovery Sprint usually reveals which is right.

What's the smallest engagement?

A 30-minute scoping call is free. A Discovery Sprint at $15K is the smallest paid engagement. Below that, you don't need us yet — and we'll tell you that on the scoping call.

Send us the role. We’ll send back a team and a timeline.