Hire LLM developers · New Zealand
Hire LLM and RAG developers in New Zealand
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.
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.
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.
Straightforward pricing
A fixed quote up front and no surprise invoices.
Work moves overnight
Brief us in your afternoon and see progress the next morning.
Privacy Act ready
Australian or NZ hosting and design that follows your privacy principles.
Practical solutions
The simplest system that solves the problem, built to be easy to run.
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.
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.
Built for New Zealand teams
Time-zone overlap
Indian mornings overlap with New Zealand afternoons, so you get a daily stand-up in your working day, and work moves forward 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.
Industries we work with in New Zealand
New Zealand companies work with us for SaaS, AI automation and mobile apps, getting senior engineering capacity with a working overlap every day and progress overnight.
Dairy and agriculture
Exporters invest in farm data and supply-chain traceability. Our developers have built products for this sector and join your team quickly.
Tourism
Operators rely on online bookings and global marketing. Senior engineers who understand this sector's systems and data.
Film and creative tech
Studios adopt digital production and VFX tooling. Add experienced developers without a long hiring process.
SaaS
Small domestic market pushes software firms to sell globally. Our developers have built products for this sector and join your team quickly.
Your working day with us
Our team's hours, in New Zealand 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
New Zealand time, plus written updates every evening
Built for how New Zealand works
Languages
Local payments
Data hosting
AWS Asia Pacific (Auckland) and Azure New Zealand North, in your own cloud account, so data stays where your rules require.
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
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.
See what we've built
Try it yourself, free
Free browser tools from our team. No sign-up needed.
Hire LLM and RAG developers: questions from New Zealand
Do you work with companies in New Zealand?+
Yes. Clarigo Infotech works with companies across New Zealand, including Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, 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 New Zealand?+
Indian mornings overlap with New Zealand afternoons, so you get a daily stand-up in your working day, and work moves forward 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.
Do you work with dairy and agriculture companies?+
Yes. Dairy and agriculture is one of New Zealand's key sectors, and senior engineers who understand this sector's systems and data.
What time are your meetings in New Zealand time?+
Our core hours fall outside your day, so we run a flexible shift for a daily stand-up at about 09:30 New Zealand 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.
Who owns the code and prompts?+
You do: all code, prompts, evaluation sets and accounts are yours.
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.
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