Permanent & direct hire
Find early-career talent, specialists, and experienced leaders across data, AI, engineering, and product.
Explore permanent hiring The data & AI talent partner Build what’s next.
Build what’s next.
Start with who.
The right data or AI hire can change everything. We find the people behind the breakthroughs—and help teams build the skills and delivery capacity to make theirs.
Data & AI fluency. Technical depth at every step.
FocusAI & machine learning
Every shortlistTechnically vetted
Good people make intelligent work possible. Specialists for the teams shaping tomorrow. Applied AI LLM & RAG Data & MLOps AI leadership
People, not profiles Finding great data and AI talent takes
Finding great data and AI talent takes
more than a keyword search.
We pair focused talent sourcing with real technical understanding, so your shortlist is built around the work—not just a job description.
Contract & freelance
Add specialist capacity to a project team, fill a temporary gap, or access skills for a defined period.
Explore contract talentExecutive search
Find data and AI leaders who can set direction, build teams, and guide strategic initiatives.
Explore executive searchGraduate talent development
Shape an early-career pathway with structured learning, practical experience, and a route into your team.
Explore graduate pathwaysUpskilling & data training
Build practical fluency in Python, SQL, machine learning, large language models, and applied AI.
Explore trainingData & AI consulting
Engage embedded delivery support when project scope, hiring delays, or skills gaps threaten momentum.
Explore delivery supportOne key hire, a skills gap, or a delivery challenge—we can shape the support around you.
Tell us what you’re building About StaffAI
We understand the work behind the role.
Data and AI move quickly. Building well means finding people who understand the work, growing skills thoughtfully, and creating the capacity to move from ideas into practice.
StaffAI helps teams build data and AI capability through specialist hiring, talent development, and focused delivery support—with people at the center of every step.
Meet our founder, Johnel 01
Technical fluency
We speak the language of architectures, infrastructure, and applied machine learning—so the brief starts in the right place.
02
Signal over volume
Careful, role-specific evaluation helps reveal capability, communication, and the context where a person does their best work.
03
People-first partnership
Clear expectations and considered conversations create a better process for hiring teams and candidates alike.
A considered process From first brief to
From first brief to
ready-to-contribute.
A focused search gives your team clarity at each decision point—and gives candidates a thoughtful experience along the way.
Understand the need
We get specific about the outcomes, team context, and technical skills that matter in this role.
Find the right people
We map the market and engage qualified talent through targeted, personal outreach.
Assess for the work
Structured conversations and relevant technical evaluation surface real-world readiness.
Deliver with care
You meet a curated shortlist, with context and guidance to make a confident decision.
The people we find
Specialists across the AI stack.
From foundational data systems to the products people use every day, we recruit the talent that turns AI ambition into real-world capability.
ML Engineers LLM & RAG Engineers Computer Vision Scientists MLOps Engineers Data Engineers Research Scientists AI Product Leaders AI Executives
Good questions Clear answers.
Clear answers.
Better decisions.
Wondering how a specialist AI recruiter fits into your hiring process? Here are a few things teams often ask.
Ask us directlyWhat does an AI recruiting company do?
An AI-focused recruiting partner helps define, source, assess, and deliver candidates for specialized AI and machine learning roles. StaffAI brings technical context to the search, with role-specific vetting designed around the work your team needs done.
How is StaffAI different from a traditional staffing agency?
Traditional agencies may recruit across many technical disciplines. StaffAI concentrates on AI and machine learning talent, including the nuances of LLM and RAG systems, computer vision, data engineering, and MLOps. That focus helps us have more informed conversations with both clients and candidates.
Do you provide staffing as well as permanent recruitment?
Yes. We support permanent placements and contract or project-based staffing. We’ll first understand the timeline, scope, and team structure, then recommend an approach that fits your needs.
What kinds of roles can you fill?
We recruit ML engineers, LLM and RAG engineers, computer vision scientists, MLOps and data engineers, research talent, AI product leaders, and senior executives. We can also help clarify a role when the title or requirements are still taking shape.
How do you technically vet candidates?
Assessment depends on the role. We align on the competencies that matter, then use structured conversations and relevant technical evaluation to explore practical experience, problem-solving, and communication. We share context with your team so you can make the final call.
When should we use executive search?
Executive search is a good fit for confidential, senior, or especially hard-to-reach leadership roles—such as an AI leader who will shape strategy, establish a function, or guide a major transformation. StaffAI can tailor a focused search to that brief.
Are you a staffing agency, recruiting software, or executive search firm?
StaffAI is a specialist data and AI talent partner, not recruiting software. We support permanent and contract hiring, executive search, early-career development, training, and focused delivery work. Across each engagement, people and technical understanding stay at the center.
Let’s talk talent
Your next data or AI talent need starts with a conversation.
Tell us where you’re headed, what you’re hiring for, or where the search feels stuck. We’ll get back to you to talk through the right next step.
A real conversation, with a real person.
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