AI Engineer in Panama
I'm Osvaldo Restrepo — one of the few AI engineers based in Panama building production-grade LLMs, RAG systems, autonomous agents, and voice AI for companies across Latin America and the United States.
AI Engineering Services
Production AI systems — not demos, not proofs of concept. Systems that run 24/7 and handle real traffic.
LLMs & RAG Systems
Production retrieval-augmented generation pipelines, prompt engineering, fine-tuning, and evaluation frameworks for enterprise AI applications.
AI Agents & Automation
Autonomous agents with tool-calling, memory, multi-step reasoning, and human-in-the-loop handoffs that actually work in production.
Voice AI Systems
End-to-end voice agents for phone systems — speech recognition, synthesis, real-time conversation, and IVR replacement.
Full-Stack AI Applications
Complete web applications powered by AI — from frontend to backend, database to deployment, with modern frameworks and best practices.
Why an AI Engineer in Panama?
Panama sits at the crossroads of the Americas — the same timezone as the US East Coast, bilingual (English/Spanish), and a growing tech hub. I bring Silicon Valley-grade AI engineering with Latin American cultural understanding and competitive rates.
For US & Canadian Companies
- Same timezone (EST/CST overlap)
- Native-level English + Spanish
- US work culture experience (10+ years remote)
- Cost-effective without quality compromise
- HIPAA, GDPR compliance experience
For Latin American Companies
- Spanish-native, understands LATAM markets
- AI expertise rare in the region
- Can bridge US tech with local needs
- PhD-backed research methodology
- Proven track record with LATAM clients
Industries I've Worked With
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Let's Build Something Together
Looking for an AI engineer who ships production systems? Whether you're in Panama, Latin America, or anywhere in the world — let's talk.