Hire LLM developers · Portugal
Hire LLM and RAG developers in Portugal
GDPR-first, fully documented and hosted in the EU, with a senior team working your morning hours.
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.
Portuguese companies most often hire us for SaaS products, startups and AI automation.
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.
Privacy, quality and clear documentation
European teams tell us they want a partner who treats data protection and quality as the starting point, not an add-on. That is how we work.
GDPR by design
Data minimisation, consent, EU hosting and a signed data processing agreement before any personal data is touched.
Documentation you can audit
Written specifications, architecture notes, test reports and handover documents, so your team or auditors can follow every decision.
Accessible by default
Interfaces built to WCAG guidelines, helping you meet the European Accessibility Act for digital products and services.
Predictable contracts
Fixed scope and price, clear milestones and acceptance criteria, and full ownership of the code and IP.
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 Portuguese teams
Time-zone overlap
Portuguese and Indian working days overlap by four and a half to five and a half hours, so stand-ups, calls and quick decisions happen during your morning and early afternoon.
The GDPR and Portugal's Law 58/2019
We design to the GDPR and Law 58/2019: data minimisation, consent, access controls, encryption, EU hosting and a data processing agreement signed before work starts.
Billing
Invoices in euros (EUR) or US dollars. Typical senior rates are $25 to $49 (USD) per hour, or a fixed price for a defined scope.
Where we help Portugal businesses most
Portuguese startups and scale-ups in Lisbon and Porto use us for SaaS products and AI, with senior engineers who work alongside your own team.
Tourism
Hotels and short-term rentals compete for international guests. Add experienced developers without a long hiring process.
Tech startups
Lisbon and Porto hubs attract product companies. Our developers have built products for this sector and join your team quickly.
Wine and cork
Producers market and export through digital channels. Senior engineers who understand this sector's systems and data.
Textiles and footwear
Manufacturers build direct-to-consumer brands. Add experienced developers without a long hiring process.
Meetings in your time zone
Our team's hours, in Portuguese time
04:30–14:00
Monday to Friday
Overlap with your working day
09:00–14:00
About 5 hours every day
Daily stand-up
09:30
Portuguese time, plus written updates every evening
Local platforms and setup
Languages
Local payments
Data hosting
Nearest: AWS Europe (Spain) or Google Cloud europe-southwest1 (Madrid), 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 Portugal
Do you work with companies in Portugal?+
Yes. Clarigo Infotech works with companies across Portugal, including Lisbon, Porto, Braga, as part of clients in 20+ countries. Portuguese companies most often hire us for SaaS products, startups and AI automation. We work remotely from India with one in-house team.
What time-zone overlap do we get from Portugal?+
Portuguese and Indian working days overlap by four and a half to five and a half hours, so stand-ups, calls and quick decisions happen during your morning and early afternoon.
How do you handle the GDPR and Portugal's Law 58/2019?+
We design to the GDPR and Law 58/2019: data minimisation, consent, access controls, encryption, EU hosting and a data processing agreement signed before work starts.
Which currency do you bill in, and what does it cost?+
We bill in euros (EUR) 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 tourism companies?+
Yes. Tourism is one of Portugal's key sectors, and senior engineers who understand this sector's systems and data.
What time are your meetings in Portuguese time?+
Our team works 04:30–14:00 Portuguese time, so we overlap with your day from 09:00–14:00. Daily stand-ups are usually at 09:30 your time.
Can you build in Portuguese (Portugal) and English?+
Yes. We build interfaces and content in Portuguese (Portugal) and English, 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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