Nearshore developers in Latin America
Hire Latin American developers
who work your hours.
Odesa.co is a US company that places senior developers from Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Bolivia on US teams, from $45/hr on a US contract with month-to-month terms. Engineers work with full overlap with US business hours. Our company-reported average is 4.2 days from contract to first interview, and you can see sample profiles before the first call.
Nearshore staff augmentation
From $45 / hourUS contract, month to month, two-week trial. See sample profiles before your first call.
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Odesa company-reported figures across all regions. Interview timing is an average, not a guaranteed start date.
Nearshore, defined
Nearshore developers in Latin America
Nearshore hiring means working with engineers in nearby countries whose workday lines up with yours. For US companies, that usually means Latin America. Colombia and Peru run on UTC-5, the same clock as US Eastern in winter. Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Bolivia sit one or two hours ahead of it. Offshore usually means a much larger time-zone gap; our guide to nearshore vs offshore development compares the two models in detail.
With nearshore staff augmentation, a senior developer joins your team, works in your tools, standups and sprints, and takes direction from your leads. Odesa handles sourcing, the US contract and support after the start. The engineer works as part of your team, not as an outside vendor that sends you status reports.
Working hours: a full shared US workday
Odesa engineers in Latin America work with full overlap with US business hours. Standups, pairing, code reviews and the quick question that would otherwise wait overnight all happen inside your day, whether your team sits in New York, Chicago, Denver or San Francisco. The working schedule is agreed during matching and confirmed in your quote, so it is in writing before the engineer starts.
How hiring works
How hiring a Latin American developer works
You can see sample profiles before the first call, so you know the level of talent before you commit time. From there, hiring runs in six steps. Val Narodetsky, our founder, runs the matching personally, and Zhanna Agranova, our COO, runs talent operations.
Sign the MSA
One master services agreement with Odesa.co, a US company in Lighthouse Point, Florida. It sets the rate, confidentiality, code ownership and notice terms before the search starts.
Kickoff meeting
Walk Val through the role, stack, seniority, budget and the hours your team keeps. That conversation becomes the brief we search against.
We source talent
Zhanna’s talent operations team searches our network in Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Bolivia and assesses experience and communication against your brief.
Review profiles
Val presents a short list of profiles with relevant experience and availability. You decide who to meet.
You interview
Run your own technical interviews with each candidate. You meet the developer directly and make the final choice. We coordinate scheduling and feedback.
Onboard
The developer joins your tools, standups and sprints. The first two weeks are a trial, and Val and Zhanna stay in touch after the start.
Where Odesa developers work
Where Odesa developers work in Latin America
Brazilian developers
Most of Brazil’s tech hubs, including São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte and Florianópolis, run on Brasília time (UTC-3), with no daylight saving time since 2019. That is 1 hour ahead of US Eastern in summer and 2 hours ahead in winter. Brazil is Portuguese-speaking and the largest country in Latin America by population.
Colombian developers
Colombia runs on UTC-5 all year, with no daylight saving time. That matches US Eastern from November to March and is 1 hour behind it from March to November. Bogotá, Medellín, Cali and Barranquilla are the main business cities, and Spanish is the official language.
Argentine developers
Argentina runs on UTC-3 all year and has not observed daylight saving time since 2009. That puts Buenos Aires, Córdoba and Rosario 1 hour ahead of US Eastern in summer and 2 hours ahead in winter. Spanish is the official language.
Chilean developers
Most of Chile, including Santiago, uses UTC-4 and moves to UTC-3 for daylight saving time from September to April, on the southern-hemisphere calendar. Santiago is therefore between 0 and 2 hours ahead of US Eastern, depending on the time of year. Spanish is the official language.
Peruvian developers
Peru runs on UTC-5 all year, with no daylight saving time. Lima keeps the same clock as US Eastern from November to March and is 1 hour behind it from March to November. Lima is the capital and largest city, and Spanish is the main language.
Bolivian developers
Bolivia runs on UTC-4 all year, with no daylight saving time. That matches US Eastern from March to November and is 1 hour ahead of it from November to March. Major cities include Santa Cruz de la Sierra, La Paz and Cochabamba, and Spanish is the most widely spoken language.
Three ways to hire
Three ways to hire Latin American developers
Every option runs on a US contract with Odesa.co. Staff augmentation adds a developer to your team from $45/hr, tech recruitment finds a permanent hire on your payroll for $7,999, and custom development puts the build with an Odesa team.
| RecommendedStaff augmentationBest when you have the roadmap and the leads, and need senior Latin American developers to execute it. | Direct recruitmentBest when you want a permanent employee on your own payroll. | Custom developmentBest when you want a defined product or feature delivered, with Odesa running the build. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PriceHow you pay | From $45/hr | $7,999per hire, due when the candidate accepts | Scoped quotemilestone-based |
| You direct the day-to-day workPriorities, tools, sprints | Noyou approve milestones | ||
| Joins your standups and toolsWorks as part of your team | Noworking demos instead | ||
| Project management includedDelivery run by Odesa | No | No | |
| On your payrollWho employs the engineer | Nocontracted through Odesa | No | |
| CommitmentHow long you are tied in | Month-to-month | Permanent hire | Per project scope |
| Risk coverIf the fit is wrong | Two-week trial | 90-day replacement guarantee | Agreed acceptance criteria |
| Scale up or downChange capacity as priorities move | month to month | No | Through change requests |
| Time to first interviewFrom signed agreement | 4.2 days avg.* | 4.2 days avg.* | Starts after scoping |
| US contract with Odesa.coLighthouse Point, Florida | |||
| Discuss your hiring needs | Explore recruitment | Explore custom development |
Staff augmentation
Best when you have the roadmap and the leads, and need senior Latin American developers to execute it.
- Price
- From $45/hr
- You direct the day-to-day work
- Yes
- Joins your standups and tools
- Yes
- Project management included
- No
- On your payroll
- No, contracted through Odesa
- Commitment
- Month-to-month
- Risk cover
- Two-week trial
- Scale up or down
- Yes, month to month
- Time to first interview
- 4.2 days avg.*
- US contract with Odesa.co
- Yes
Direct recruitment
Best when you want a permanent employee on your own payroll.
- Price
- $7,999 per hire, due when the candidate accepts
- You direct the day-to-day work
- Yes
- Joins your standups and tools
- Yes
- Project management included
- No
- On your payroll
- Yes
- Commitment
- Permanent hire
- Risk cover
- 90-day replacement guarantee
- Scale up or down
- No
- Time to first interview
- 4.2 days avg.*
- US contract with Odesa.co
- Yes
Custom development
Best when you want a defined product or feature delivered, with Odesa running the build.
- Price
- Scoped, milestone-based quote
- You direct the day-to-day work
- Odesa leads; you approve milestones
- Joins your standups and tools
- Working demos instead
- Project management included
- Yes
- On your payroll
- No
- Commitment
- Per project scope
- Risk cover
- Agreed acceptance criteria
- Scale up or down
- Through change requests
- Time to first interview
- Starts after scoping
- US contract with Odesa.co
- Yes
*Odesa company-reported average from contract to first interview; not a guaranteed start date. Code and IP ownership are defined in each agreement.
Compare regions
Latin America or Eastern Europe?
Odesa hires in both regions on the same terms, and engineers in both work with full overlap with US business hours. The right candidate for your stack usually matters more than the region, so you can review candidates from both.
When Latin America fits
You want developers in time zones within two hours of US Eastern, or Spanish and Portuguese speakers for teams or customers in Latin America.
When Eastern Europe fits
You want engineers in Poland, Romania, Bulgaria or Ukraine, or a developer based inside the EU. Poland, Romania and Bulgaria are EU member states.
Compare both side by side
Rates, time zones, English and talent pools for both regions are covered in our comparison guide. You can also hire from both regions under one agreement.
Cost and roles
What it costs to hire a Latin American developer
Staff augmentation through Odesa starts at $45/hr for a senior developer, on month-to-month terms with a two-week trial. The final rate depends on the role, stack and seniority, and your quote confirms it along with the schedule and what is included: sourcing, the US contract, and Val and Zhanna as your contacts after the start. For a permanent hire on your own payroll, tech recruitment is $7,999 flat per hire, due when the candidate accepts, with a 90-day replacement guarantee. We publish one starting price instead of country rate tables; see pricing for what each model includes.
Roles you can hire in Latin America through Odesa.
| Role | Starting rate | Common hiring focus |
|---|---|---|
| React developers | From $45/hr | Web apps, design systems and frontend performance |
| Node.js developers | From $45/hr | APIs and backend services |
| Python developers | From $45/hr | Backend services, data work and automation |
| Full-stack developers | From $45/hr | End-to-end features across frontend and API |
| Java developers | From $45/hr | Spring Boot services and enterprise backends |
| React Native developers | From $45/hr | iOS and Android applications |
| DevOps engineers | From $45/hr | CI/CD, cloud infrastructure and reliability |
| Data engineers | From $45/hr | Pipelines, warehouses and analytics |
| AI/ML engineers | From $45/hr | LLM features, model integration and MLOps |
| QA engineers | From $45/hr | Test automation and release quality |
Starting rate for staff augmentation. Your quote confirms the candidate, rate, schedule and included support. Browse all developer roles.
Client feedback
What clients say about hiring through Odesa
Feedback from US companies that hired engineers through Odesa. Odesa is rated 4.8 on Clutch, based on 5 reviews.
“We started seeing strong engineer profiles from Odesa within days, and the process from tech interview to onboarding was smooth and straightforward. The remote team Val built for us now feels like part of our in-house team and has contributed to multiple product rollouts over the past year.”
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“Val came through for us big time. He provided us with top-tier engineers very quickly.”
“We were impressed with their cost, speed, and having a US-based interface.”
Questions, answered
Hiring developers in Latin America: FAQ
How much does it cost to hire a developer in Latin America?
Through Odesa, staff augmentation for a senior Latin American developer starts at $45/hr on month-to-month terms with a two-week trial. The final rate depends on the role, stack and seniority, and your quote confirms it. For a permanent employee on your payroll, tech recruitment is $7,999 flat per hire, due when the candidate accepts, with a 90-day replacement guarantee. See pricing for details.
Do Latin American developers work US business hours?
Yes. Odesa engineers in Latin America work with full overlap with US business hours, so standups, code reviews and quick questions happen in your day. Colombia and Peru run on UTC-5, Bolivia on UTC-4, Brazil and Argentina on UTC-3, and Chile moves between UTC-4 and UTC-3 with the seasons. Your quote confirms the working schedule.
Which countries does Odesa hire from?
In Latin America, Odesa’s network covers Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Bolivia. Odesa also places engineers from the EU and Eastern Europe, including Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and Ukraine, so you can compare candidates from both regions under one agreement. Read our Eastern Europe vs Latin America comparison.
Who employs the developer?
With staff augmentation, the developer is contracted through Odesa.co, a US company in Lighthouse Point, Florida, and you sign one agreement with Odesa. You direct the day-to-day work, and Odesa handles the contract and support. With tech recruitment, the developer becomes your employee and you choose how to engage them. With custom development, Odesa runs the build and you own the code.
Can I hire a full team?
Yes. You can add one developer or several and grow or shrink the team month to month as your roadmap changes. If you would rather hand over a defined product, custom development puts a team of at least two engineers on the build, with Odesa running delivery. MVPs typically take 8 to 12 weeks, and you own the code.
How fast can I hire?
Odesa’s company-reported average is 4.2 days from signed agreement to first interview. You can see sample profiles before the first call, and every staff augmentation start begins with a two-week trial. Specialist roles and your own interview schedule affect the timeline, so treat 4.2 days as an average, not a guaranteed start date.
Founder & CEO, Odesa.co
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