RAG / Document AI Development · San Diego, CA
AI Pod Studios serves San Diego, CA remotely from its Dallas HQ — engineers work in your Slack and repos, not a local office. We provide RAG development for biotech, defense and healthcare teams at $50/hr (Senior Lead $75/hr), a Pod (1 Senior Lead + 2 AI Engineers) priced from those rates, or a $5,000 two-week AI Sprint. Engineers join your Slack within 7 business days of MSA/SOW and deposit.
By AI Pod Studios Media Team · Updated
For biotech teams in San Diego, RAG development usually starts with lab-notebook search, literature RAG and grant/report drafting. The raw material is protocols, papers and internal reports, so we scope traceable citations into the SOW before the first commit.
For defense teams in San Diego, RAG development usually starts with technical-manual search, proposal support and logistics document automation. The raw material is manuals, proposals and maintenance records, so we scope program-specific security requirements you define into the SOW before the first commit.
For healthcare teams in San Diego, RAG development usually starts with patient-intake assistants, prior-authorization document prep and policy search. The raw material is referral packets, payer policies and internal protocols, so we scope PHI handling defined in your agreements into the SOW before the first commit.
| Option | Price | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| AI Engineer | $50/hr | Vetted engineer, part-time or full-time |
| Senior Lead | $75/hr | Architecture, reviews, delivery lead |
| The Pod: 1 Senior Lead + 2 AI Engineers, full-time in your Slack | $75/hr Lead + $50/hr Engineers | Pod totals quoted on your scoping call |
| AI Sprint (by AI Pod Lab) | $5,000 flat | 2 weeks, scoped build, code is yours |
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Then roll straight into $50/hr engineering — or stop. Your call.
No. San Diego, CA is a served market. Work is delivered remotely into your Slack and repos from our Dallas HQ.
Engineers are $50/hr, Senior Leads $75/hr, the Pod is priced from those hourly rates with totals quoted on your scoping call, and the AI Sprint $5,000 flat for 2 weeks. Same rate card in every market.
Yes — biotech projects often cover lab-notebook search, literature RAG and grant/report drafting. We define traceable citations in the SOW, and an NDA is available.
A common first Sprint is one slice of technical-manual search, proposal support and logistics document automation: two weeks, $5,000, and the code belongs to you.
Pacific time — the 4-hour Eastern overlap falls in your morning; schedule standups early. Engineers commit to at least 4 hours/day of US Eastern overlap.
They join your Slack within 7 business days after the MSA/SOW is signed and the deposit is received.
