Hire nearshore developers, all of Latin America
Hire Nearshore Developers Across Latin America
You are not buying access to a job board. You are buying a shortlist you would actually hire from, employed compliantly in the country the engineer lives in, with one team accountable for both the hire and the paperwork.
SILA does not stop at advice or hand off the next step. We design the route, execute it across the region and remain accountable as the workforce scales or the model changes.
See the recommended market, model and landed cost before the sales conversation.
What is hire nearshore developers?
Hiring nearshore developers means employing engineers in Latin America who work your US business hours. You interview a calibrated shortlist, we handle the local contract, payroll and statutory benefits, and a senior LATAM engineer lands at 40% to 65% of the fully loaded cost of the equivalent US hire.
SILA is the LATAM Workforce Operating Partner for this work: one team owns the market decision, workforce launch, local execution and next stage of scale.
Same working day, same review cycle, same standup. The only thing that changes is the cost line.
Engineering roles we fill across LATAM
- Backend: Node, Python, Java, Go, .NET, Ruby
- Frontend and full stack: React, Next.js, TypeScript, Vue, Angular
- Mobile: React Native, Swift, Kotlin, Flutter
- Data and AI: data engineering, analytics engineering, ML and LLM application work
- Platform: DevOps, SRE, cloud infrastructure, security engineering
- QA and delivery: automation, SDET, technical product and engineering management
How the hire actually runs
- Calibration call on stack, seniority, market and budget band
- Shortlist of interview-ready engineers in 5 business days
- Your interview loop, your technical bar, your final decision
- Compliant local employment and payroll from day one, no entity needed
- Replacement cover and retention management once the engineer is live
What a LATAM engineer costs
Fully loaded monthly cost lands between 40% and 65% of an equivalent US hire once salary, statutory employer burden and service are counted. Mid-level engineers in Colombia, Mexico, Argentina and Peru sit at the lower end of that band; senior platform, data and AI engineers in Brazil, Chile and Costa Rica sit at the higher end. We publish the landed number per market before you commit.
Where to hire which engineering profile
| Market | Deepest engineering pools | US overlap | Relative cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | Full stack, data, QA, support engineering | Full ET overlap | Low |
| Mexico | Backend, cloud, mobile, engineering leadership | Full CT overlap | Low to mid |
| Argentina | Senior full stack, AI/ML, product engineering | 1–2h ahead of ET | Low |
| Brazil | Platform, data, large-scale backend | 1–2h ahead of ET | Mid to high |
| Costa Rica | DevOps, security, regulated-industry engineering | Full CT overlap | Mid to high |
| Peru / Uruguay / Chile | Full stack, data, QA automation | Full to near-full | Low to mid |
Get the LATAM landed-cost benchmark
Employer burden, salary bands and total monthly cost across every market. One email, no call required.
Turn the answer into an operating plan
Send us the engineering roles you need filled
Give us the requirement once. SILA returns the recommended market, structure, landed cost and launch sequence, then owns the execution with you.
- Recruiting, employment and payroll across 20+ LATAM markets
- Every lane under one agreement: recruit, employ, manage, deliver
- One accountable delivery team, from first hire to regional operation
Frequently asked questions
Get your markets, operating model, landed cost and launch sequence.