Hire an AI developer.

1,312 people applied to AI-first full-stack and backend developer roles in our recruiting since November 2025. A developer who builds with AI tools every day: Cursor, Copilot and prompt-driven workflows, from prototype to deployed feature. $2,000 a month, all in.

The applicant pool

1,312applicants
326in Latin America
0in the Philippines

326 of the 1,312 told us where they live. The table shows the countries we hire in.

Applicants
Colombia143
Argentina110
Brazil39
All of Latin America326

100% of 48 say they have used LLMs such as OpenAI or Claude inside their automations. 94% of 48 say they have built API integrations for automation workflows. 88% of 744 say they have built or prototyped features with prompts, agents or AI-assisted workflows.

Tools they name

ChatGPT and the OpenAI API37%
GitHub Copilot23%
Cursor18%
Claude3%
n8n1%
Python1%
Gemini1%

Share of the 780 who answered "Which tools do you use most?"

Years of hands-on experience

Under 2 years14%
2 to 3 years21%
4 to 5 years21%
6 years or more43%

From 1,312 answers.

What they built most recently

AI agents and chatbots39%
Web apps and internal tools32%
Lead and CRM automations32%
Scraping and data pipelines24%
Document and invoice processing21%
Search over company documents (RAG)16%

Themes in 38 answers to "Tell us about something you built or automated recently."

Source: applications in the TeamTailor account VibeCodeVA recruits through (Adaptive Teams), November 2026. Each figure counts the applicants who answered that question; groups under 10 people are not shown. How we count

What an AI developer builds for you

Internal tools

Dashboards, portals and calculators your team opens every day.

Prototypes that ship

A feature from a prompt-built prototype to a deployed version.

APIs and integrations

Your tools talking to each other where no ready-made connector exists.

AI features in your product

Search, summaries and drafts built on the OpenAI or Claude APIs.

VibeCodeVA

$2,000a month, all in

One full-time builder for your whole list.

  • One full-time builder, 40 hours a week, overlapping your hours
  • From the Philippines, Latin America on request
  • Recruiting and the build test included
  • Contract and payroll through Deel
  • HR and a performance manager
  • Free replacement in the first two months
  • Month to month, 30 days notice
Get 3 profiles in 72 hours

No cost until your builder starts.

One price, all in

Salary, recruiting, the Deel contract, payroll, HR and the free replacement in the first two months. Senior builders are quoted on a call.

What the $2,000 covers

How hiring works

Tell us what you want built. You see 3 profiles within 72 hours and most roles are filled in 2 to 3 weeks. How it works

Hiring AI developers: questions

How much does an AI developer cost?

Through VibeCodeVA, $2,000 a month, all in, for one full-time person. Senior people are quoted on a call.

Where do your AI developers live?

Of the 326 applicants who told us, 326 live in Latin America and 0 in the Philippines. The largest group in the countries we hire in is Latin America, with 326.

Which tools do AI developers use?

The ones named most: ChatGPT and the OpenAI API (37%), GitHub Copilot (23%), Cursor (18%), Claude (3%).

How fast can someone start?

You see 3 profiles within 72 hours of your brief. Most roles are filled in 2 to 3 weeks.

What if it does not work out?

We replace them free in the first two months. After that it is month to month with 30 days notice.

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