Hire Latin American Developers

Most companies receive their first vetted candidates within 5 business days of the intake call. Total time to hire, from that first conversation to a signed offer, typically runs 2–3 weeks. For a three-round interview process, add roughly 15 days. Compare that to US hiring for senior engineers, which routinely stretches to 2–3 months.

Tecla charges a single all-inclusive monthly rate. That rate covers recruiting, vetting, payroll, health insurance, retirement, PTO, local holidays, payroll taxes, legal compliance, HR management, and a dedicated success manager. No placement fees. No fees to start a search or interview candidates. You only pay when you hire. Latin American developers typically cost 40–60% less than equivalent US-based hires, driven by regional economics, not a difference in output quality.

LATAM devs hired through Tecla work as contractors under your direct management. They are hired under Tecla's entity, which means zero compliance risk on your end, full IP protection, confidentiality coverage, and employment law handled entirely by Tecla. They integrate into your team, follow your processes, and work your hours.

Yes. All candidates are matched to your timezone before you see a single profile. Latin America naturally spans EST, CST, and PST, which means real standups, real code reviews, and fast feedback loops. No async delays, no 8-hour gaps. Hiring remote developers in Latin America is nearshore, not offshore.

Tecla has active talent across 18+ countries. The most active hubs for Latin American developers are Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Chile, Peru, Costa Rica, Uruguay, and Ecuador. Every candidate is pre-matched to your timezone and English fluency requirements before presentation.

When you hire LATAM developers through Tecla, every candidate has cleared a four-stage process: AI screening across the full network, a real-world technical assessment (not LeetCode), a 45-minute recruiter deep-dive on soft skills and spoken English, and a minimum of three verified reference checks. By the time a profile reaches you, the slow parts of hiring are already done.

Yes. Every placement comes with a 90-day risk-free trial. If a hire isn't the right fit for any reason during that window, Tecla replaces them at no additional cost, no notice period required. After the trial, a standard 30-day notice applies for any changes.

Yes. AI/ML is one of Tecla's fastest-growing practice areas. We place ML engineers, AI engineers, LLM engineers, MLOps specialists, data scientists, computer vision engineers, NLP engineers, prompt engineers, and AI leadership roles like Head of AI. Same four-stage vetting, same 5-day delivery window as every other role in the network.

Yes. After 12 months of billed service, clients can opt to convert a resource to a direct hire. A conversion fee equal to two months of the resource's bill rate applies at that point.