What does the Buzzi.ai Team Blueprint tool do?+
It produces a month-by-month AI team plan tailored to your project type, scale, region, timeline, and budget — with build-vs-augment recommendations, salary-banded budget envelope, and a JD-template pack you can paste into your ATS.
Why does the tool separate AI Engineer from ML Engineer?+
Different jobs. AI Engineer owns prompts, RAG, evaluation, integration. ML Engineer trains and deploys models. Hiring loops, comp bands, and skill profiles diverge — collapsing them produces wrong plans.
Where do the salary bands come from?+
Triangulated across Levels.fyi, Built-In, Payscale, Howdy (LATAM/India), Second Talent (APAC/MENA), LinkedIn Talent Insights, and HeroHunt time-to-hire data — refreshed quarterly.
What does "loaded multiplier" mean?+
Cost-to-employer beyond base. Includes payroll taxes, benefits, equipment, and (region-specific) housing allowance, super, IR35 carve-outs, EOR fees. Defaults: US 1.30, UK 1.30, Germany 1.45, Singapore 1.30, Australia 1.25, India 1.20, UAE 1.20, Canada 1.25.
How does the build-vs-augment logic work?+
Tight timeline + medium-density region + senior-or-above seniority → augment recommended for the bridge months. Build posture override respects your preference but still surfaces the gap.
When should I hire a junior vs a senior?+
Pilot scale prefers junior-to-mid with a senior anchor. Mid and enterprise production scale need senior + staff layered, with leadership earlier (month 3-6).
When does augmentation win over hiring?+
When time-to-hire exceeds half your timeline, when seniority is hard to source in-region, or when you need a deep skill for less than 6 months.
What's the typical time-to-hire in different regions?+
Deep markets (US, UK, Germany, India): 2–4 months. Medium markets (UAE, Singapore, Australia, Canada, France, Netherlands): 3–6. Global-remote: 5–9 with EOR / tax complexity.
Are the JD templates authentic, or AI-generated boilerplate?+
JD packs use a Buzzi-curated template per role with placeholders for your stack and AI-generated "About our AI work" blocks personalised to your inputs. Always reviewed by counsel before posting.
Do you cover regional labor laws?+
Yes for the major contours: IR35 (UK), super (Australia), EOR / WIF (global), 13th-month pay (Germany / EU), DPDPA (India). The methodology page links to the authoritative sources.
How do remote-hiring tax complexities work?+
Loaded multipliers reflect typical EOR fees (10–15%). For >5 remote hires, build a permanent establishment analysis — the methodology page includes the framework.
How does equity differ by stage?+
Seed: 0.10–0.50% senior IC. Series A: 0.05–0.20%. Series B+: smaller, RSU-style at later stages. v1 reports band only — refined modelling planned.
What visa considerations apply?+
H-1B (US), Skilled Worker (UK), Blue Card (EU), Green List (UAE), Tech.Pass (Singapore). Each adds 1–3 months to time-to-hire and constraints on seniority swaps.
How often are salary bands updated?+
Quarterly refresh from primary sources, with hot-region overrides as labour markets move. Last verified date is shown in admin per band.
How confident are you in the salary data?+
Source confidence scored 0.0–1.0 per band. Deep markets (US / UK / India) score 0.85+. Medium markets 0.65–0.80. Global remote 0.55–0.70. The methodology page calls out where uncertainty is highest.