Hire LLM developers · Auckland

Hire LLM and RAG developers in Auckland

Practical, no-nonsense delivery from a senior team that overlaps your afternoon and works while you sleep.

Hire senior LLM developers from Clarigo Infotech who have built and run generative AI in production: RAG search, assistants, agents and AI features inside real products. They work across OpenAI, Claude, Gemini and open-source models, and care about evaluation, guardrails and cost. Rates are typically $25 to $49 per hour, and you own all the code.

New Zealand companies most often hire us for SaaS products, AI automation and mobile apps.

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10+

Years of delivery

600+

Projects delivered

20+

Countries served

25-30

Days to a live MVP

Get a free consultation

Tell us what you need. A senior engineer replies within one working day.

No obligation. We reply within one working day.

What matters to Auckland teams

Practical, straightforward and good value

Australian and New Zealand businesses want plain talk, fair pricing and things that work. We keep it simple and get it done.

01

Straightforward pricing

A fixed quote up front and no surprise invoices.

02

Work moves overnight

Brief us in your afternoon and see progress the next morning.

03

Privacy Act ready

Australian or NZ hosting and design that follows your privacy principles.

04

Practical solutions

The simplest system that solves the problem, built to be easy to run.

What we do

What our LLM developers do

RAG and AI search

Answer questions from your documents and data, with citations.

AI agents

Agents that use tools and take actions in your systems, with clear limits.

LLM features in your product

Summaries, drafting, classification and chat built into your app.

Evaluation and testing

Test sets and automated checks that measure answer quality.

Guardrails and privacy

PII masking, content filters and permission-aware retrieval.

Cost optimisation

Model routing, caching and prompt design to control spend.

In depth

What to expect when you hire

How we vet developers

Every developer has shipped LLM features to real users and passes a practical review covering retrieval design, prompt and tool design, evaluation and production monitoring.

How they work with you

Your developer joins your tools and stand-ups, shares evaluation results regularly and has a named lead at Clarigo for support and cover.

Working with us from Auckland

How we work with Auckland clients

Time-zone overlap

Indian mornings overlap with New Zealand afternoons, giving you a daily stand-up in your working day and progress overnight.

The New Zealand Privacy Act 2020

We design to the Information Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act 2020, host data in Australian or New Zealand cloud regions when required, and sign NDAs and data agreements before work starts.

Billing

Invoices in New Zealand dollars (NZD) or US dollars. Typical senior rates are $25 to $49 (USD) per hour, or a fixed price for a defined scope.

Developers · Auckland

Built for Auckland's key sectors

Auckland businesses use us for SaaS platforms, retail and e-commerce apps and AI automation, with senior engineers and progress delivered overnight.

Dairy and agriculture

Exporters invest in farm data and supply-chain traceability. Senior engineers who understand this sector's systems and data.

Tourism

Operators rely on online bookings and global marketing. Add experienced developers without a long hiring process.

Film and creative tech

Studios adopt digital production and VFX tooling. Our developers have built products for this sector and join your team quickly.

SaaS

Small domestic market pushes software firms to sell globally. Senior engineers who understand this sector's systems and data.

Auckland time · Auckland

How the hours line up

Our team's hours, in Auckland time

17:30–03:00

Monday to Friday

Overlap with your working day

Flexible shift

Evening shift for a live stand-up, progress overnight

Daily stand-up

09:30

Auckland time, plus written updates every evening

Local setup

Built for how Auckland works

Languages

EnglishTe Reo Maori

Local payments

POLi / bank transferAfterpayStripe

Data hosting

AWS Asia Pacific (Auckland) and Azure New Zealand North, in your own cloud account, so data stays where your rules require.

How to hire

Choose how you work with us

Dedicated developer

A full-time senior engineer who works only on your product, inside your tools and stand-ups.

Best for ongoing product work

Dedicated team

A small pod (for example 2 engineers, a designer and a project lead) that owns a product end to end.

Best for building a new product

Fixed-scope project

A clear scope, timeline and price, such as an MVP live in 25 to 30 days.

Best for a defined first version

Process

How it works

1. Tell us what you need

Share the role, skills, time zone and how long you need the developers. Free, no commitment.

2. Meet your developers

Within days we introduce senior engineers matched to your stack. Interview them before you decide.

3. Start with a trial sprint

Begin with a short paid sprint so you can judge code quality, communication and speed.

4. Scale up or down

Add or remove developers as your roadmap changes. You keep full ownership of all code.

FAQ

Hire LLM and RAG developers: questions from Auckland

Do you work with companies in Auckland?+

Yes. Clarigo Infotech works with companies across Auckland, including Auckland, North Shore, Manukau, as part of clients in 20+ countries. New Zealand companies most often hire us for SaaS products, AI automation and mobile apps. We work remotely from India with one in-house team.

What time-zone overlap do we get from Auckland?+

Indian mornings overlap with New Zealand afternoons, giving you a daily stand-up in your working day and progress overnight.

How do you handle the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020?+

We design to the Information Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act 2020, host data in Australian or New Zealand cloud regions when required, and sign NDAs and data agreements before work starts.

Which currency do you bill in, and what does it cost?+

We bill in New Zealand dollars (NZD) or US dollars. Senior engineers typically cost $25 to $49 (USD) per hour, and fixed-scope projects such as an MVP in 25 to 30 days are quoted after a free consultation.

What time are your meetings in Auckland time?+

Our core hours fall outside your day, so we run a flexible shift for a daily stand-up at about 09:30 Auckland time, and the rest of the work moves forward overnight.

Can you build in English and Te Reo Maori?+

Yes. We build interfaces and content in English and Te Reo Maori, and test them with native speakers before launch.

Where will our data be hosted?+

Usually in AWS Asia Pacific (Auckland) and Azure New Zealand North, or wherever your data rules require. Everything runs in your own cloud account, so you stay in control.

How much does it cost to hire an LLM developer from India?+

At Clarigo Infotech, senior LLM and generative AI developers typically cost $25 to $49 per hour, depending on experience and engagement length. Dedicated monthly engagements and fixed-scope projects are also available, quoted after a free consultation.

What experience do your LLM developers have?+

They have built RAG search, assistants, agents and AI features for real products, including Vumi, our own AI companion with voice, memory and 27 languages.