hire latin american developers talent

What does this nearshore talent hub cover?

Use these guides to turn an open engineering role into a country shortlist and an interview plan. Pick the role guide that matches the work, then check where the developer's working day fits yours.

The country guides cover Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, and Costa Rica. Read them with a specific schedule in mind. A country name alone does not settle whether someone can join your morning standup or cover an afternoon release.

Mexico City and San José use UTC-6 year-round. Bogotá uses UTC-5. Buenos Aires and São Paulo use UTC-3 year-round. Tijuana follows US daylight saving changes, so check the city when comparing Mexico candidates. See the North American time-zone rules and South American time-zone rules.

For each candidate, write down the agreed shared hours in both local time zones. Recheck that schedule when your US team changes its clocks.

For example, if the hire will own an API, list the services it connects to and who reviews changes. If the role includes production support, specify when the person must be reachable. Put those requirements in the scorecard before you choose a country. They give interviewers concrete work to discuss.

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Which entries should you read first?

Start with the decision holding up the hire:

• For a defined engineering opening, read the React, backend, full-stack, or DevOps guide. Choose by the work the person will own.
• For an unclear scope, start with the role scorecard. Set the expected work before comparing résumés.
• For concerns about communication, use the English assessment guide to plan a discussion and written task.
• For campus sourcing, read the best Latin American universities guide. Keep the candidate's work sample in the hiring decision.
• For roles beyond engineering, use the hire Latin American talent guide.

Keep a comparison sheet as you read. Record each candidate's city, proposed hours, relevant project experience, and questions to resolve in the interview. If a promising candidate falls outside your first country shortlist, check those same requirements before ruling them out.

Once you have a shortlist, use the interview loop to compare candidates against the same job requirements. Ask each person to explain a technical choice and its tradeoffs. Keep notes against the scorecard so the final decision rests on evidence from the interviews.

Ask for a sample handoff that explains a bug and the next step. That gives your team something concrete to review alongside the technical task.

Before requesting a quote, settle who will manage the hire and what they should own in their first month. Include the required shared hours and the intended start date. Ask the provider to confirm those terms in writing.

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