Guides
Practical guides for AI hiring and AI roles
Resources for startup teams defining AI roles, evaluating proof, and hiring with clearer expectations.
How to Hire an AI Automation Engineer (or Workflow Specialist)
A practical hiring guide for founders separating workflow automation, API integration, no-code specialists, and production automation engineering.
10 min readHow to Hire an LLM App Developer or AI Agent Builder
Use this guide to scope LLM apps, agent systems, RAG, tool calling, evals, and prompt work without posting a vague AI role.
10 min readHiring guideHow to Hire an Applied AI Engineer
A founder-friendly guide to hiring engineers who ship AI features into real products, not research experiments.
9 min readHiring guideHow to Hire a Fractional AI Consultant or Advisor
Use this guide to hire senior AI help before you are ready for a full-time applied AI or AI leadership role.
9 min readHiring guideHow to Hire for AI-Enabled Ops or Growth Roles
A practical guide for hiring Marketing Ops, RevOps, customer success, and operations people who use AI as part of the work.
9 min readRole explainerWhat Is a Fractional CTO?
A direct explainer for founders comparing fractional CTO support, full-time technical leadership, consultants, and AI-focused advisors.
7 min readMarket reportThe State of AI Hiring at US Startups & SMBs (2026)
A third-party market-research synthesis on practical AI hiring demand, role growth, compensation, and startup hiring friction.
14 min read