Nearshore Ecommerce Staff Augmentation

3 days  to a first shortlist
Up to 60% less than US cost
98% talent retention
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Build your ecommerce team

Tecla places vetted Latin American engineers into US ecommerce teams, across storefronts, checkout, and the platforms a store runs on. Under our EOR, with the vetting and management handled.

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See the ecommerce teams that build with us, what they say about us, and how a hire comes together.

The engineers behind ecommerce products

Tecla staffs ecommerce engineers who have been through the launches and the peak-season traffic, and know where a storefront usually breaks. That experience is harder to hire than it looks. Engineers who have run high-traffic storefronts through peak season are in demand, and a US search can take months. They join your team in your time zone and are in place within weeks. That is how the ecommerce companies below built their teams.

Ecommerce teams that build with Tecla

Ecommerce · fashion platform
1 full-stack developer
Added 2 more over 18 months

Witlee

From teams that scaled with Tecla

A real ecommerce team, the developers they hired, and what came of it.

Ecommerce · fashion platform

Witlee

“They made it possible to start working with our developer basically overnight, with exactly the industry focus and skill level we needed.”

Started with one full-stack developer and added two more over 18 months.

Cloud SaaS

Shelterluv

“Tecla connected us with an engineer whose skills and working style align closely with what our team needs.”

Integration work stalled for years finally shipped, with a smaller backlog and faster production response.

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Why it tends to be a smooth fit

In your time zone

GlobeHemisphereWest

Engineers work with your team in real time, standups, reviews, and releases, not async handoffs.

Built for peak

Storefront

Teams have shipped storefronts that hold up through launches and peak-season traffic. Each engineer is employed under Tecla’s EOR, so payroll and compliance are handled.

Fits fast

Lightning

A shortlist in as few as 3 days and a full-cycle hire in about 3 weeks, so the roadmap keeps moving.

Low risk to try

SealCheck

Every hire carries a 90-day replacement guarantee, though it is rarely called on. Retention runs 98%, and the engineers who learn your product stay for years.

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Of applicants accepted
up to 60%
Less than US cost
98%
Talent retention
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Replacement guarantee

Staff augmentation, in-house, or outsourcing

Three ways to add ecommerce engineering capacity. Here is how they differ, and where staff augmentation fits.

Staff augmentation

Tecla
  • Vetted engineers join your team
  • You direct the work and roadmap
  • Employed under Tecla’s EOR
  • Scale up or down in weeks
  • You keep IP and continuity
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In-house hiring

Direct
  • You own recruiting and HR
  • Full control, full overhead
  • Hiring cycles run months
  • Payroll and benefits on you
  • Hard to scale down

Outsourcing

Vendor-led
  • Vendor owns a defined scope
  • You track outcomes, not the team
  • Less control over the day to day
  • Good for a self-contained project
  • Team leaves when the project ends

When staff augmentation fits an ecommerce team: you have the roadmap and the standards, and you need vetted engineers who integrate fast, work your hours, and stay with the product, without the hiring cycle or the overhead of a full-time headcount.

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Hire ecommerce developers and designers

Tecla staffs the modern stack, plus the data, mobile, and design roles ecommerce runs on.

Roles

Backend Developer
Frontend Developers
Full Stack Developers
iOS Developers
Android Developers
Nearshore UX Designers
QA Developers

How hiring works

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Share the role

Tell us the role, stack, and any compliance needs through your dashboard.

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Review a shortlist

A shortlist of candidates who have cleared Tecla’s vetting, in as few as 3 days.

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03

Interview

Meet the ones you like. You make the call, we coordinate everything.

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They join your team

Employed under Tecla’s EOR, working in your time zone from day one.

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Tell us what you need and skip the sourcing, screening, and first-round calls. You'll meet a vetted shortlist in as few as 3 days.

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Frequently asked questions

What is nearshore staff augmentation for ecommerce?

Nearshore staff augmentation for ecommerce is a way to hire ecommerce developers by adding vetted Latin American talent to your own team, in the same time zone, instead of outsourcing the work or hiring locally. The engineers integrate into your standups, codebase, and release cycle, and Tecla employs them under its EOR, so you direct the work while we handle employment and compliance.

How much does it cost to hire a nearshore ecommerce developer through Tecla?

Tecla’s nearshore rates are all-inclusive and run significantly below the US market, up to 60% less than an equivalent US hire at the same seniority. The rate depends on the role, seniority, and stack. You get a scoped rate up front and pay only after you hire, with vetting, compliance, benefits, and equipment included.

Can I hire nearshore Shopify or Magento developers?

Yes. Tecla staffs Shopify ecommerce developers, Magento ecommerce developers, and custom storefront engineers, along with the backend, frontend, mobile, and ecommerce app developers a store needs. You can hire remote ecommerce developers who work in your time zone. Every candidate clears a 4-layer vetting with an engineer-to-engineer technical assessment before reaching your shortlist.

Can I hire ecommerce UX designers as well as developers?

Yes. Beyond engineers, Tecla staffs ecommerce UX and product designers, QA, data, and other roles, vetted the same way and working in your time zone. Tell us the role and we match talent who have shipped ecommerce work.

How fast can I hire nearshore ecommerce developers?

Most clients see a vetted shortlist in as few as 3 days and a fully onboarded engineer in about 3 weeks, because Tecla runs the vetting before candidates reach your shortlist.

How is nearshore staff augmentation different from outsourcing for ecommerce?

With staff augmentation, vetted engineers join your ecommerce team and you direct the work and the release cycle. With outsourcing, a vendor takes a defined scope and owns delivery while you track outcomes. Staff augmentation keeps you in control of the storefront and the team.

Nearshore staff augmentation or in-house hiring: which is right for an ecommerce team?

In-house hiring gives you full ownership but runs on month-long recruiting cycles and carries payroll, benefits, and overhead. Staff augmentation gives you vetted ecommerce engineers in weeks, employed under Tecla’s EOR, who scale up or down with the roadmap and with peak season.

What time zone do Tecla’s nearshore engineers work in?

Tecla’s engineers work with your team in your time zone, in real time. They join standups, code reviews, and Slack live, so a release never waits on an overnight handoff. Research in Organization Science of 12,000+ employees found each added hour of time-zone distance cuts a team’s synchronous communication by about 11%, which is why the overlap matters more than the lowest rate.

Are nearshore ecommerce engineers employees or contractors?

Each engineer is employed under Tecla’s Employer of Record, so Tecla handles payroll, benefits, and local employment compliance. They work as a dedicated member of your team without you having to set up an entity abroad or manage contractor classification.

What happens if a nearshore ecommerce hire doesn’t work out?

Every placement carries a 90-day replacement guarantee, so Tecla replaces the engineer at no additional cost within that window. With a fewer-than-1% acceptance rate and high retention, replacements are rare.
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