--- title: "Hire AI Specialists in LATAM — from $4,000/mo" url: https://www.hireslink.com/candidates/ai-specialists description: "Hire pre-vetted AI specialists talent from LATAM. Compare skills, rates and experience, with bilingual candidates and US-timezone. Book a call in 48h." lang: en --- Elite AI Opportunities in LATAM # Hire Nearshore AI Specialists from Latin America Find (or become) a world-class AI Specialist. We match top LATAM talent with leading U.S. companies—fast, compliant, and culture-first. Join the 300+ AI specialists who accelerated their careers through our platform. I'm Hiring → Build Your Team: https://www.hireslink.com/#demo 300+ AI Success Stories Top AI Companies Leading AI Research Labs Image: AI success stories (https://www.hireslink.com/assets/services-hero-1-BYG6mcbY.png) Image: Remote AI opportunities (https://www.hireslink.com/assets/services-hero-2-Blr3QWCU.png) ## What does an AI Specialist do? ### Build intelligent systems that transform businesses Elite AI specialists develop machine learning models, natural language processing systems, computer vision applications, and automation solutions that drive innovation and efficiency across industries. #### Machine Learning Engineer Full-Time • Remote TensorFlow, Python, MLflow, Docker $42/hour #### NLP Specialist Full-Time • Remote Transformers, BERT, Hugging Face, Python $43/hour #### AI Automation Specialist Contract • Remote Zapier, Make, APIs, GPT API $34/hour #### Cutting-Edge AI Projects Work on innovative AI solutions at leading U.S. tech companies #### AI-Powered Career Matching Advanced algorithms match your AI expertise with perfect-fit opportunities #### Accelerated Career Growth 60% average AI specialist salary increase in first year ## Explore AI Specialists by Specialization Click on any role to see available talent ### Technologies Used TensorFlow PyTorch Scikit-learn Python Keras MLflow Jupyter NumPy Pandas Docker Transformers BERT GPT spaCy NLTK Hugging Face +120 more ### Talent Types 13 specializations ### Core AI Specialists 3 roles #### Machine Learning $29-39/hr https://www.hireslink.com/candidates/ai-specialists/machine-learning #### Computer Vision $33-45/hr https://www.hireslink.com/candidates/ai-specialists/computer-vision #### NLP Engineer $30-39/hr https://www.hireslink.com/candidates/ai-specialists/nlp-engineer ### ML Infrastructure 3 roles #### Data Science (AI) $26-35/hr https://www.hireslink.com/candidates/ai-specialists/data-science #### AI Engineer $29-39/hr https://www.hireslink.com/candidates/ai-specialists/ai-engineer #### MLOps Engineer $35-47/hr https://www.hireslink.com/candidates/ai-specialists/mlops-engineer ### Applied AI & Research 3 roles #### Deep Learning Engineer $38-$50/hr https://www.hireslink.com/candidates/ai-specialists/deep-learning #### Prompt Engineer $29-40/hr https://www.hireslink.com/candidates/ai-specialists/prompt-engineer #### AI Research Scientist $42-$50/hr https://www.hireslink.com/candidates/ai-specialists/ai-research-scientist ### Specialized Roles 4 roles #### NLP $35-48/hr https://www.hireslink.com/candidates/ai-specialists/nlp #### MLOps $29-39/hr https://www.hireslink.com/candidates/ai-specialists/mlops #### Data Scientist $27-36/hr https://www.hireslink.com/candidates/ai-specialists/data-scientist #### Computer Vision Engineer $30-39/hr https://www.hireslink.com/candidates/ai-specialists/computer-vision-engineer Not sure which role fits your needs? 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