Build your AI product with an experienced engineering team.
Commit Offshore, an Israeli-led offshore hiring company, builds dedicated AI development teams of 3 to 12 engineers for Israeli companies shipping an AI product. A typical pod combines AI/LLM, backend, data and QA engineers working under your roadmap, delivered from 14 countries including Israel. The first vetted CVs usually arrive within 48 hours and the pod goes live within about 2 weeks (typical targets, not guarantees).
Updated 3 November 2026
A typical AI pod
| Role | Count |
|---|---|
| AI / LLM engineer | 1–3 |
| Backend engineer | 1–3 |
| AI data engineer | 1–2 |
| MLOps / DevOps engineer | 1 |
| AI QA / automation | 1 |
We shape the pod to your product; this is a starting point.
How we build the team
- Tell us what you're building — product, stack, timeline.
- We design the pod — roles and seniority.
- First CVs usually within 48 hours — Human + AI screening and a live technical exam for every candidate.
- Pod typically live within 2 weeks — contract, payroll and equipment handled.
- Scale as you go — add or adjust roles as the roadmap changes.
Which team fits your stage
Start with three hires, in this order: a senior engineer who can ship an end-to-end AI feature, then a data or MLOps engineer to make it reliable, then a specialist for whatever has become your bottleneck. A full pod makes sense once you are shipping more than one AI feature. This is a typical progression, not a prescription.
| Stage | Typical AI team | Model that often fits |
|---|---|---|
| Prototype / seed | 1 senior LLM or ML engineer | On-Demand IT Talent for a scoped sprint |
| First product in production | Senior builder plus a data or MLOps engineer | Staff augmentation |
| Scaling (around Series B to C) | 3 to 6 engineers across LLM, ML, data and MLOps, with a tech lead | A dedicated pod |
The reasoning behind each step is in our guide How to build an AI engineering team.
What a dedicated AI team costs
All-in monthly cost per engineer in US dollars, from our cost calculator rates for October 2026. For the offshore locations, all-in means salary, local employer costs, benefits, equipment, Employer of Record and our fee; the Tel Aviv row is the estimated cost of a local hire. These are estimates, not a quote: AI and LLM specialists are quoted per role, and the exact price depends on stack, location and contract length.
| Location | Senior (5 to 8 yrs) | Lead / Architect (8+ yrs) |
|---|---|---|
| Tel Aviv, Israel (local hire, for comparison) | $14,500 | $19,500 |
| Kyiv, Ukraine | $7,000 | $10,000 |
| Warsaw, Poland | $8,750 | $12,000 |
| Bucharest, Romania | $7,600 | $10,700 |
| Tbilisi, Georgia | $6,100 | $8,750 |
| Manila, Philippines | $5,500 | $8,250 |
| Accra, Ghana | $5,200 | $8,000 |
| Lagos, Nigeria | $5,400 | $8,200 |
For example, a five-person senior pod in Kyiv comes to about $35,000 a month at these estimates, against about $72,500 for the same five seniors hired locally in Tel Aviv.
All 11 locations and three seniority levels are in the 2026 engineering cost benchmark, and you can compare your own mix in the cost calculator.
How a dedicated AI team works
- Size: 3 to 12 engineers, shaped to your product.
- Who manages it: you do. The pod works under your roadmap and your engineering leadership.
- Who employs it: Commit Offshore, including contract, payroll and equipment.
- Pricing and minimum: monthly per engineer. A pod starts at 3 engineers plus a tech lead, with a 6-month minimum; a single engineer has a 3-month minimum.
- Replacement: any engineer who doesn't work out is replaced at no cost within the first 60 days.
- IP: assigned to you in every engagement contract.
How long each step takes
These are typical targets, not guarantees. Each number means something different, so we keep them apart.
| Milestone | Usual timing | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| First vetted CV | Usually within 48 hours | Counted from a confirmed brief. A candidate profile, not a start date. |
| Finalists to interview | 2 to 3 per role | Staff Augmentation. Tech Recruitment & Placement sends a shortlist of 5 to 8, usually within 72 hours. |
| Start date | Typically about 2 weeks after you choose | Subject to the engineer's notice period. |
| Bench start | Within 48 hours of sign-off, case by case | Only for bench specialists who are free at that moment, subject to access and NDA. |
What you receive with every candidate
- The CV, checked by a senior recruiter who has read it and run a screening call
- The score from a recorded technical exam built for your role, scored against a rubric you can review
- The exam recording, so your engineers can see how the candidate works
- The recruiter's notes
- An AI-ready level from 1 to 5
Candidates who have not passed the recorded exam are never sent. The full process is on how we vet engineers.
Proof
Cloudyn built 33% of its engineering team with Commit Offshore. Microsoft acquired Cloudyn and kept every one of those engineers.
“By sourcing 33% of our engineering team offshore, Commit Offshore accelerated Cloudyn's growth and contributed to our acquisition by Microsoft.”Sharon Wagner, CEO, Cloudyn
Questions we get asked most.
Two ways to start. Both reach Lee directly.
Book a 30-minute call to talk it through, or send the role and get your first CV, usually within 48 hours. Either way, Lee replies the same business day.