SaaS
Seattle SaaS teams typically ask us for in-product copilots, support-deflection chat and churn-signal summaries. That work runs on docs, tickets and product analytics exports, and we plan for tenant data isolation from day one.
Served market · West Coast
AI engineers for Seattle, WA companies
AI Pod Studios serves Seattle, WA remotely from its Dallas HQ — engineers work in your Slack and repos, not a local office. We provide AI engineers for SaaS, e-commerce and cloud 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
What Seattle teams build with AI
e-commerce
Seattle e-commerce teams typically ask us for catalog enrichment, customer-service chat and returns automation. That work runs on product catalogs, orders and support tickets, and we plan for accurate product and policy answers from day one.
cloud
Seattle cloud teams typically ask us for internal developer copilots, incident summaries and docs chat. That work runs on runbooks, postmortems and API docs, and we plan for least-privilege tool access from day one.
Time zone: Pacific time — the 4-hour Eastern overlap falls in your morning; schedule standups early.
Rate card
| 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 |
Services in Seattle
- AI Staff Augmentation in SeattleAdd AI engineers to your existing team without a hiring cycle.
- RAG / Document AI Development in SeattleSearch, summarize and answer questions from your own documents.
- AI Chatbot Development in SeattleChatbots that answer from approved facts and hand off cleanly.
- AI Automation in SeattleRemove repetitive steps from intake, follow-up and data entry.
- AI Agent Development in SeattleAgents that take bounded, logged actions across your tools.
- Fractional AI Team (the Pod) in SeattleA Lead and two engineers acting as your AI department.
AI Pod Lab Sprint
$5,000. Two weeks. Working code you own.
Then roll straight into $50/hr engineering — or stop. Your call.
Seattle FAQ
+Do you have an office in Seattle, WA?
No. Seattle, WA is a served market. Work is delivered remotely into your Slack and repos from our Dallas HQ.
+What does AI engineering cost for a Seattle company?
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.
+Can you handle SaaS work involving docs, tickets and product analytics exports?
Yes — SaaS projects often cover in-product copilots, support-deflection chat and churn-signal summaries. We define tenant data isolation in the SOW, and an NDA is available.
+What would a e-commerce team in Seattle build first?
A common first Sprint is one slice of catalog enrichment, customer-service chat and returns automation: two weeks, $5,000, and the code belongs to you.
+How does the time zone work from Seattle?
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.
+How fast can engineers start in Seattle?
They join your Slack within 7 business days after the MSA/SOW is signed and the deposit is received.