latin american developers delivery and operations

What does this hub cover for nearshore delivery?

Use these guides to turn a hiring decision into a working plan. Choose the country pages for location questions, then review costs and employment terms before approving the role.

Start with the work your team needs done. Write down who sets priorities, who reviews pull requests and when the developer must be available. If the role includes production support, agree on coverage and escalation before making an offer.

Location helps you plan meetings. Mexico City and San José stay at UTC-6; Bogotá stays at UTC-5. Buenos Aires and São Paulo stay at UTC-3. These cities do not observe daylight saving time. Check recurring meetings against your US team's seasonal clock changes. North American time zones, South American time zones.

Before you hire Latin American developers, separate the hiring date from the first working day. Ask the provider to confirm the start date in writing. Build the first assignment around the access and review support your team can have ready.

Plan how work moves when teammates are offline. Put acceptance criteria in the ticket and record decisions where the developer can find them. Agree on which questions can wait for a written reply and which need a call. Name a backup reviewer for days when the manager is away.

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Which entries should you read first?

Choose the entry that answers the decision holding up your hire:

• Read Colombia or Costa Rica when comparing locations for your team's meeting schedule. Confirm the candidate's actual hours during interviews.
• Read Argentina or Brazil when considering those locations. Use the country details to prepare questions about working arrangements and leave.
• Read the cost guide before approving headcount. Request a written quote and ask which charges could change over the agreement.
• Read the compliance guide before signing. Confirm who handles the employment agreement and who answers payroll or leave questions.

Once you have a shortlist, give each candidate the same description of the role and working hours. Ask them to explain how they would approach a task from your backlog. Use that discussion to test whether they ask useful questions and explain tradeoffs clearly.

Before the start date, give the internal manager an onboarding checklist. Include account owners, setup instructions and the first review meeting. Keep the first task small enough that the developer can complete it and receive feedback before taking on a larger piece of work.

At that review, check whether the developer could run the project and get a pull request reviewed. Resolve access problems before judging delivery speed. If work stalled because a decision had no owner, assign one and update the ticket. Use the next assignment to check that the fix worked.

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