# Embed an AI Engineer

One senior AI engineer, embedded with your team in 7 to 10 days. $9,500/mo, 90 day minimum, 120 day replacement guarantee.

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      <a href="/">Density Labs</a> <span>/</span> <a href="/contact">Engage</a> <span>/</span> AI Engineer
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    <div class="gs-eyebrow">Phase 02 // AI Engineer</div>
    <h1>Embed one <em>senior AI engineer</em>.</h1>
    <p class="lede"><strong>$9,500 / month. 90 day minimum.</strong> One senior engineer, fully embedded with your team, running the full 30 / 60 / 90 framework. 120 day replacement guarantee. 7 to 10 day match from a 2% acceptance pool.</p>
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      <span><strong>Investment</strong>$9,500 / mo</span>
      <span><strong>Minimum</strong>90 days</span>
      <span><strong>Match window</strong>7 to 10 days</span>
      <span><strong>Replacement</strong>120 day guarantee</span>
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        <h2>A peer, not a <em>resource</em>.</h2>
        <p style="color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6;">Senior engineers with real production AI experience. RAG systems, LLM apps, agentic workflows, evals, MLOps. They follow our 30 / 60 / 90 framework on day one, with a Density tech lead checking in weekly to surface friction before it becomes attrition.</p>
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        <li>One senior AI engineer, fully embedded</li>
        <li>Full 30 / 60 / 90 day Density Method framework</li>
        <li>Weekly tech lead 1:1 (separate from your standup)</li>
        <li>Monthly architecture review with a Density partner</li>
        <li>Access to the internal AI playbook and pattern library</li>
        <li>120 day replacement guarantee, no questions asked</li>
        <li>2% acceptance pool, 7 to 10 day shortlist</li>
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      <h2>Tell us what you're building.</h2>
      <p class="gs-form-intro">A few paragraphs. The clearer the work and the role, the faster we can match. If we cannot match in 10 days, we say so.</p>

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          <label for="name">Full name</label>
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          <label for="role">Your role</label>
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          <label for="profile">What kind of engineer are you looking for?</label>
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            <option>RAG / vector search specialist</option>
            <option>LLM application engineer</option>
            <option>Agentic workflows / orchestration</option>
            <option>Evals and MLOps</option>
            <option>General senior AI engineer</option>
            <option>Not sure, want to talk it through</option>
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          <label for="scope">What's the work?</label>
          <textarea id="scope" name="scope" placeholder="Two or three paragraphs. The system, the team they'd join, the outcome you're hoping for in 90 days." required></textarea>
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          <label for="timing">When are you looking to start?</label>
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            <option>Within 30 days</option>
            <option>This quarter</option>
            <option>Next quarter</option>
            <option>Just exploring</option>
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        <p class="gs-fineprint">Every inquiry gets a real reply within two business days. If we are not a fit, we will tell you and refer you to someone who is.</p>
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