Latin American researchers
training frontier AI.
Inside your lab.

Vetted PhD and master's-level researchers for RLHF, SFT, DPO, evals, red-teaming, and coding agents.
Working full-time inside your lab, directed by your team.

Lifetime replacement · 97% retention · 325+ companies

Lifetime replacement
97% Retention
14-day avg. Brief to hired

Updated September 15, 2026: researcher matching, working-hour overlap, and pricing are scoped to each lab brief.

Educational backgrounds considered for your research brief

Universidade de São Paulo
Unicamp
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Fundação Getulio Vargas
Universidad de Chile
Universidad de Buenos Aires
Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Domain expertise

The fields your models need

Researchers come from a range of academic and technical backgrounds, including computer science, mathematics, physics, economics, linguistics, law, and other domains relevant to post-training and evaluation work. We assess each candidate’s degree, publication history, and domain work against the specific role.

  • Computer Science
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Biology
  • Economics
  • Engineering
  • Linguistics and NLP
  • Law
  • Psychology
  • Chemistry

Talent examples

Illustrative researcher profiles

Filter by the work your lab needs. The profiles illustrate the kinds of roles in scope.

  • Illustrative portrait for Camila R. Bogotá, CO

    Camila R.

    Mathematics PhD · AI trainer

    • RLHF
    • Evals
    • SFT
  • Illustrative portrait for Paula G. Buenos Aires, AR

    Paula G.

    Chemistry PhD · Safety evaluator

    • Red-teaming
    • Evals
    • Annotation
  • Illustrative portrait for Mariano F. Santiago, CL

    Mariano F.

    ML engineer · Coding agents

    • Python
    • SFT
    • Evals
  • Illustrative portrait for Marta S. Quito, EC

    Marta S.

    Computational linguist · Annotation

    • Annotation
    • RLHF
    • Evals
  • Illustrative portrait for Alodia P. CDMX, MX

    Alodia P.

    Physics PhD · Reasoning evaluator

    • Evals
    • RLHF
    • SFT
  • Illustrative portrait for Diana M. Santiago, CL

    Diana M.

    Economics expert · Model evaluator

    • Evals
    • Annotation
    • RLHF
  • Illustrative portrait for Marco L. São Paulo, BR

    Marco L.

    Data engineer · Coding agents

    • Python
    • SFT
    • RLHF
  • Illustrative portrait for Fausto H. Quito, EC

    Fausto H.

    Law expert · Safety and alignment

    • Red-teaming
    • Evals
    • Annotation

Illustrative examples of research roles and backgrounds in scope.

What they do

People for the work behind frontier models

They work full-time inside your lab, directed by your team, using the tools, process, and hours you agree.

Post-training researchers

Your researcher writes and grades RLHF, SFT, and DPO data inside your lab. They follow your rubrics and tools.

Model evaluation and safety

Your researcher runs model evals, red teams weak points, and checks annotation quality for safety and alignment.

Coding agents and reasoning

Your researcher builds RL environments and benchmarks for coding agents, reasoning, and domain work.

How we find researchers for frontier AI

Opus recruits and vets researchers against your lab’s specific brief. You meet the few who fit the field and the work.

Role-specific search

We assess each candidate’s degree, publication history, and domain work against the field and the work your lab needs.

Map of the Americas Map of the Americas
  • Mexico City Mexico
  • Bogotá Colombia
  • Santiago Chile
  • São Paulo Brazil
  • Buenos Aires Argentina

Standard vetting for the role

Each search includes standard vetting across skills, English, communication, accent clarity, references, role fit, culture fit, and drive. Your team interviews the shortlist and makes the hiring decision.

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You set the final bar

We assess each candidate’s degree, publication history, and domain work against your brief. Then you interview the shortlist and test candidates the way your lab tests anyone.

Example assessment dashboard for candidate review

One rate. Employment administration covered.

One monthly rate covers placement, payroll, benefits, and labor compliance. You direct the research inside your lab; Opus handles employment administration and the replacement guarantee under your service agreement.

Example dashboard showing active hires and monthly spend

Why Latin America

Researchers matched to your lab brief

Pricing, working hours, and domain background are scoped to your brief.

Scoped

Role-scoped quote

Pricing depends on seniority and responsibilities. Request a quote scoped to your specific brief.

Agreed

Working hours

Working-hour overlap with your team is confirmed for each candidate individually.

Assessed

Domain background

Each candidate's degree, publication history, and domain work are evaluated against your specific brief.

Dedicated full-time, client-directed placement
One rate payroll, benefits, and labor compliance
Lifetime replacement under your agreement
Role-specific search scoped to your brief

Questions

What AI labs ask before hiring

  • What is Opus AI training?

    We place vetted Latin American researchers with PhD or master's-level backgrounds inside AI labs and research teams. They work on RLHF, SFT, DPO, model evals, safety, alignment, coding agents, and annotation.

  • How does it work?

    You tell us the work and field. Opus assesses candidates' degree, publication history, domain work, and standard vetting against your brief. You interview the shortlist and choose who joins your team.

  • Where are the researchers based?

    Candidates are based across Latin America. Working-hour overlap with your team is confirmed for each candidate during the search.

  • What tasks can they support?

    Your researchers write and grade RLHF, SFT, and DPO data. They build RL environments and benchmarks, run model evals, write rubrics, test coding agents, red team failures, and support safety and alignment.

  • Why hire AI researchers in Latin America?

    Opus sources candidates across Latin America and evaluates each person’s academic background and domain work against your specific brief, with working hours agreed individually. Request a quote scoped to your role.

  • What does it cost?

    One flat monthly rate covers salary, payroll, benefits, and compliance. See how Opus handles payroll and compliance, then request a quote scoped to your specific brief.

  • How fast can someone start?

    Opus's company-reported average across its service is 14 days from brief received to hired. That measures the hiring process; confirm your proposed start date during the search.

    See how Opus measures this average →
  • What if it does not work out?

    Every hire comes with a lifetime replacement. If it does not work out, we replace them at no cost.

  • How are researchers vetted?

    Each candidate is assessed on their degree, publication history, and domain work relevant to your brief, alongside standard vetting steps covering skills, English, communication, references, role fit, culture fit, and drive. You interview the shortlist and make the hiring decision.

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