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  • Matheus

    AI Agent Architect

    Brazil/(GMT -3:00)

    Matheus is a Senior AI Engineer and agent architect with strong expertise in AI agent orchestration, retrieval system design, and production-grade observability. He demonstrates solid architectural reasoning, particularly in GraphRAG and agent-based systems, and has led the design of text-to-SQL and LLM-powered platforms. Communication is clear and stakeholder-focused, with proven leadership and startup experience. While hands-on coding fluency is currently less sharp, his strengths are in system design and AI product delivery.

    Experience

    5 years

    Availability

    Full-time

  • Moh

    AI Agent Architect

    Ukraine/(GMT -5:00)

    Moh is a staff-level AI engineer with deep expertise in AI agent architecture, GenAI engineering, and enterprise cloud security. He has led the design and deployment of agentic platforms in regulated banking and insurance environments, emphasizing compliance, observability, and risk-aware adoption. Screenings confirm strong client-facing communication and hands-on leadership in AI platform initiatives.

    Experience

    10 years

    Availability

    Full-time

  • Juan

    AI Agent Architect

    Guatemala/(GMT -6:00)

    Juan Pablo is a senior AI engineer and agent architect with deep expertise in Python, FastAPI, Django, AWS, and production AI agent systems. He has led the architecture, evaluation, and deployment of multi-agent platforms, demonstrating rigorous evaluation methodology, safety instincts, and strong business framing. His experience includes leading teams, building agentic automation, and delivering measurable business outcomes. He demonstrates strong ownership, clear stakeholder communication, and the ability to translate complex AI concepts into practical business solutions.

    Experience

    6 years

    Availability

    Part-time & Full-time

  • Federico

    AI Agent Architect

    Mexico/(GMT -6:00)

    Federico is a senior AI Engineer and Agent Architect with 9 years of experience, specializing in Python, LLMs, RAG, and agent orchestration. He has led the design and production deployment of multi-agent AI systems for HR, legal, and customer support domains, emphasizing cost optimization, auditability, and compliance. Screenings confirm strong architectural judgment, mature debugging instincts, and client-facing communication skills. His approach balances technical rigor with business value, and he is comfortable owning end-to-end agent system delivery.

    Experience

    9 years

    Availability

    Part-time & Full-time

  • Vinay

    AI Agent Architect

    Ireland/(GMT)

    Vinay brings 10 years of experience in AI/ML engineering, with a strong focus on production-ready AI agent systems, RAG architectures, and LLM integration. He's built enterprise-scale solutions across healthcare and fintech — including custom frameworks — and is comfortable working across the full stack from Python and FastAPI to vector databases and compliance-sensitive design. What sets Vinay apart is how he combines deep technical chops with a consultative, client-facing style. He's led hands-on projects in both startup and enterprise environments, and tends to gravitate toward pragmatic, end-to-end ownership — from architecture decisions all the way through to delivery.

    Experience

    10 years

    Availability

    Part-time

  • Emanuel

    AI Agent Architect

    Costa Rica/(GMT -6:00)

    Emanuel is a strong senior AI engineer and AI agent architect with deep expertise in Python, AWS, LLMs, RAG, and MLOps. He has led end-to-end delivery of production AI systems in regulated domains, including healthcare and real-time sports betting, with a compliance-first and evaluation-driven approach. Emanuel demonstrates mature architectural thinking, hands-on ML lifecycle ownership, and clear, client-focused communication. His background spans classical ML, neural networks, and GenAI, with proven leadership and innovation in both startup and enterprise settings.

    Experience

    9 years

    Availability

    Full-time

  • Juan

    AI Agent Architect

    Peru/(GMT -5:00)

    Juan Patricio is a senior AI Engineer and AI Agent Architect with verified expertise in Python, LLMs, RAG, LangChain, vector databases, MLOps, PyTorch, prompt engineering, and Hugging Face. He has designed and shipped production-grade multi-agent systems, demonstrating strong ownership, pragmatic architectural decisions, and robust security practices.

    Experience

    8 years

    Availability

    Full-time

  • Mehmet

    AI Agent Architect

    United Kingdom/(GMT)

    Mehmet is a Senior AI Agent Architect and AI Engineer with extensive experience building production-grade AI platforms and enterprise software. He specializes in Python, multi-agent systems, RAG architectures, and scalable backend infrastructure, with hands-on experience across the insurance, banking, and financial services industries. He has led the end-to-end design and delivery of AI agent infrastructure, ETL pipelines, and retrieval systems using technologies such as Temporal, ChromaDB, and AWS. Mehmet brings strong end-to-end ownership, a structured engineering approach, and the ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and business stakeholders.

    Experience

    11 years

    Availability

    Full-time

  • David

    AI Agent Architect

    Romania/(GMT +2:00)

    David is a Senior AI Engineer and Agent Architect with ~8 years of production experience spanning backend, data engineering, and current-generation agentic AI. He builds multi-agent research and RAG systems end to end — LangGraph/LangChain orchestration, hybrid semantic + keyword retrieval, Neo4j-backed temporal knowledge graphs, and Langfuse/DeepEval-driven evaluation pipelines — usually in direct collaboration with founders and CEOs. His standout strength is evaluation rigour: he designs hybrid algorithmic + LLM-as-judge systems grounded in source spans rather than trusting free-form model judgement, and treats prompt-injection and traceability as architecture concerns, not afterthoughts. Broad domain coverage — healthcare AI, insurance/due diligence, fintech, e-commerce, computer vision, large-scale consumer platforms — and honest, self-correcting engineering judgement make him a strong fit for agentic and evaluation-heavy startup work.

    Experience

    8 years

    Availability

    Full-time

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With MCP, you avoid rebuilding custom glue code every time your AI agent needs to connect with external business tools, APIs, or live data sources. What you need instead are developers who already understand how to structure those connections properly through APIs and scalable MCP server infrastructure.

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How MCP developers can accelerate your AI product

Your AI product shines when it works with the tools your team uses daily. MCP developers build those connections. Instead of juggling dozens of custom integrations, one MCP server can bring everything under one roof and help your AI pull its full weight.

Integration

Users leave when AI breaks. But MCP developers keep everything connected and ensure that the whole workflow stays inside your product.

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Building MCP servers from scratch takes weeks. A specialist ships a production-ready connector in days.

Precision

MCP developers build for your use case. The final solution works the way your team and users expect.

Scale

One well-built MCP server grows with you. Plug in new tools as your product expands, while your core system stays untouched.

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Frequently asked questions

Why do we need an MCP server?

AI models can generate content, answer questions, and reason through problems, but by default, they stay isolated from the business systems. They don’t access your databases, file systems, or live operational data. An MCP server solves this by acting as a standardized connection between AI and external tools, giving language models structured access to the resources they need to do the work.

What skills should we look for when hiring MCP developers?

Strong MCP developers combine backend engineering, API architecture, and protocol-specific knowledge. At the core, they should be fluent in TypeScript/JavaScript or Python, since these are the primary languages for MCP server development.

They need solid API design skills because MCP revolves around exposing tools and resources through structured protocols, along with familiarity with JSON-RPC, which underpins MCP transport. Async programming is also important, since MCP servers often handle concurrent tool calls and multi-step workflows.

Can MCP work with our existing APIs?

Yes. MCP server development is designed to extend your current software development ecosystem rather than replace it. Skilled MCP developers can integrate your existing APIs, backend providers, HubSpot, CRM systems, internal dashboards, or third-party automation tools into a unified framework that AI models can access securely. 

How much does it cost to hire an MCP developer?

MCP developer rates often range from about $50 to $150+ per hour, depending on backend expertise, API architecture skills, and experience building real AI infrastructure. Senior developers may cost more upfront.

What is FastMCP?

FastMCP is a developer-friendly framework for building MCP servers faster, similar to how FastAPI simplified API development. It provides a structured way to expose tools, resources, and prompts through the Model Context Protocol without manually handling as much low-level server setup, schema definition, or protocol wiring.

How does MCP support security and compliance?

MCP preserves security by enforcing structured authentication, access control, and least-privilege permissions, so AI models only access approved tools and data sources. To ensure compliance through logged, traceable tool usage, giving teams clearer audit trails and stronger governance for standards like GDPR, HIPAA, or SOC 2.

What are the benefits of hiring MCP developers for my project?

Hiring MCP developers helps your project move faster from isolated AI features to real-world product functionality. These developers specialize in connecting AI systems to APIs, databases, file systems, SaaS tools, and external data sources through a structured, secure architecture.

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