Senior AI engineering, one to three days a week
One to three days a week of a senior engineer who owns your AI roadmap and ships it. Not a strategy deck and a handoff: the person who plans the work is the person who writes the code.
$6,000-$12,000/mo
ongoing
8-20 hours per week · 3-month minimum
What's included
A named senior engineer on every engagement
Roadmap ownership plus hands-on builds
Async Slack access + weekly sync
Vendor and tooling decisions handled
Scale down to a Care plan anytime
This is where good retainers end up
We don't sell Fractional as a first engagement. It grows out of a Care plan or a couple of builds, once both sides know the systems and trust the cadence. If you already run several AI systems and need someone senior to own them, start with the audit or a build and say you're thinking about this. The path is short.
Questions people ask before paying
How is this different from Care & Scale?
Care keeps existing systems healthy on a fixed monthly scope. Fractional is capacity: 8 to 20 hours a week of senior engineering pointed at whatever moves your roadmap, including new builds, vendor decisions, and hiring support.
Why a 3-month minimum?
Embedded work has a ramp: learning your systems, your team, and your priorities. Shorter than three months, you pay for the ramp and skip the payoff. After that it rolls monthly.
Can we scale down instead of cancelling?
Yes. Most fractional engagements settle into a Care plan once the roadmap is shipped. Everything stays in your accounts either way.
Fractional AI Engineer, $6,000-$12,000/mo
A senior AI engineer embedded in your team one to three days a week. Strategy and shipping from the same person.