AI / Python Developer — Image Generation | Long-Term | $1,200/month

LONG-TERM ROLE — US$1,200 MONTHLY SALARY GIA is hiring an AI / Python Full-Stack Developer for ongoing work on our AI fashion platform: https://studio.giafashion.io/ This is a long-term position paid at US$1,200 per month. We are looking for someone to work with us every month, not complete a one-off project. MANDATORY EXPERIENCE Apply only if you have already worked hands-on with prompts and pipelines for IMAGE GENERATION and can demonstrate strong visual results through working code and APIs. Previous fashion-industry experience is not required. Relevant image-generation experience IS required. Being a Python developer or calling yourself an AI engineer is not sufficient if you have no image-generation experience. General chatbot, RAG, automation or image-classification projects do not demonstrate the skills needed here. Please do not apply without relevant existing work. THE VISUAL RESULTS WE NEED Please explore Selfie Styling, Style My Plans and the AI Blog on our platform before applying. We use OpenAI and Gemini and need substantially better image quality, consistency and visual user experience. Selfie Styling should produce realistic, attractive images from 1–3 selfies, preserving the same recognizable face across frames, natural body proportions, varied poses, convincing clothing and strong compositions. We want the identity consistency associated with high-quality LoRA workflows while improving our existing Gemini-based implementation. LoRA training or switching providers is not the default scope. Glam AI, Runway and Midjourney are references for the level of visual polish we are seeking. You must demonstrate actual improvements through visual prompts, image conditioning, pipeline design and code, with reproducible before/after examples. Style My Plans must reflect the user's conversation, occasion and wardrobe. Moodboards and shopping/lifestyle suggestions must be relevant and visually coherent. AI Blog images must suit the article and have strong editorial composition. Generic images or a random person against a background are not sufficient. TECHNICAL SKILLS Strong Python development, image-generation APIs and prompt engineering are essential. Our wider stack includes Node.js, React, Three.js, MongoDB, DigitalOcean/cloud infrastructure and agentic AI. You should work across existing backend/frontend integrations and deliver clean, maintainable code, reliable execution and polished visual UX. Work also includes improving agent search and relevant linked recommendations. MANDATORY PRACTICAL ASSESSMENT BEFORE HIRING To be considered for the long-term salaried role, you must successfully complete a practical task assigned by the founder and demonstrate that you can achieve the required visual result. A CV, interview, generic portfolio or claim of expertise will not replace this assessment. We will only proceed with hiring after you have proved your ability through working code and reproducible visual outputs. Assessment scope and terms will be agreed in advance through Upwork. Do not begin work before agreement. Proprietary code must not be reused, published or redistributed. YOUR APPLICATION MUST INCLUDE • 2–3 relevant image-generation projects with actual input/output or before/after images. • Portfolio, GitHub or demo links and your precise personal contribution. • The models/APIs used and the prompts, pipeline and code you developed. • How you controlled identity, anatomy and consistency, and whether outputs were manually retouched. • Confirmation that you have direct image-generation prompting experience, accept the mandatory practical assessment, and are available for long-term work at US$1,200 per month. Compensation: US$1,200 MONTHLY SALARY for ongoing work. The amount shown in Upwork's budget field represents one month's compensation, not the total price for the long-term engagement. All communication, contracts and payments remain through Upwork.