Offshore Software Development in Latin America
We hire and operate. You get your own offshore development in Latin America.
Build your product. We have your back.
- Our tech talent is your perfect match that stays for good
- We employ, you own. 100% compliance, no exceptions
- Delegate your operational hassle, focus on what matters
- Expand rapidly if needed. We hire 10+ developers a month
- Save costs up to 40%, no buy-out or hidden fees
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Offshore Software Development in Latin America
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Companies Scaling with Alcor
Alcor is a reliable partner that meets our hiring needs. We finally hired experienced software engineers in Eastern Europe with strong tech skills and business acumen. Account Managers are awesome!
With Alcor’s all-in-one solution, we got a software R&D office with 15 senior PHP devs and a compliant operational coverage. I really appreciated their transparent pricing structure and deep expertise.
We interviewed a lot of EoR platforms and companies, but Alcor was the only one that provides a combo package of EoR and Recruting offerings. Alcor helped us build a full stack team in 1.5 month.
We wanted to switch from our outsourcing provider, and Alcor has become really game-changing for us. Within a mere 6 months, we got a fully-fledged team of 30 engineers in our own R&D office.
Alcor’s R&D solution eclipses full-cycle recruitment, EOR service, and operational support for our offshore team. Their ‘all-in-one place’ approach is far more cost-effective than I could’ve imagined.
I value their commitment to going the extra mile. We evolved from an outstaff project into an independent company, and Alcor’s support was crucial. They hired and ondoarded 15+ professionals for us.
Thanks to Alcor, we hired four engineers and a designer that strengthened our team. Beside stellar recruitment, Alcor flawlessly handled our payroll. Their approach was seamless and swift.
Alcor closed our 4 QA positions in a month and more than doubled the team in a year! We chose Alcor because of their communication style, cost, scope of services, and ideas to help us be successful.
Expanding our engineering team outside the US with Alcor was a game-changer! They found 15 talented developers and provided seamless EOR & operational support. Great responsiveness to our needs!
Alcor’s flexible model helped us scale from 0 to 30 devs in a year first, and then to 50! No buy-out fees, seamless hiring, and top-tier talent. A hassle-free way to grow without setting up a subsidiary!
Why Tech Companies Migrate
from Offshoring Providers in Latin America to Alcor
- Right talent from the right markets Your requirements and individual vetting, access to the optimal candidates, free replacements
- People as a strategic asset Grow, invest, and retain tech talent. Build trust, boost performance, and benefit from long-term relationships
- Your team Complete transparency and control over your remote team, no go-between, only your culture and rules
- Transparent costs, predictable for years Set and revise individual compensations, understand every dime & get contractual volume discounts
- No exit barriers No exit fees, immediate and free IP transfer, audited and proven by publicly-traded companies
Offshore Development in Latin America
- Entry-level talent, seniority inflation Wrong seniority mix, ungrounded titles, bench-focused project staffing
- No capitalization on knowledge Little/no control over engineers’ allocation, sudden moves to other clients
- Not your team Black box approach in compensation, motivation, performance, and individual contribution
- Untransparent & ever-rising costs Tricky rate cards or expensive pricing wrappers, regular cost increase with no visible returns
- Fence-based business Ridiculous notice periods and exit fees, legal obstacles to insourcing key contributors, and retaining knowledge
We Offer Cost-Efficiency for Your Long-Term Growth
Build top-talent offshore software development in LATAM and effortlessly scale delivery
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Build Your Own Offshore Development in Latin America
Fast and Efficiently
2-6 weeks
to close a vacancy
80% of candidates
are approved by clients
98.6%
probation pass rate
2.5 years
average tenure
8 CVs
to get 1 accepted offer
5 business days
to send you first CVsYour Own Offshore Software Team in Latin America is Better than Third-Party
A reliable partner accelerates your expansion risk- and hassle-free
- Navigates you through tech market landscape
- Covers compliance, payroll, procurement, office lease
- Communicates, adapts, supports, takes action
- Always delivers
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Key things about offshore development in Latin America
why big tech offshore software development to Latin America
The appeal behind offshore software development services in Latin America lies in 2 main drivers that propel tech companies forward: huge tech talent pools and slashed costs. Thus, technology giants tap into million-sized pools with coders of diverse tech stacks. That, in turn, helps them build products faster and scale while reducing costs due to a stark contrast between software engineers’ salaries from the US and other countries. For instance, if you hire offshore developers, you save from 30% to 70%: just look for an offshore software development team outside the US.
Shortage on the US market and talent pool in Latin America
Tech demand in the US remains strong: there are currently 4.18 million US developers working as IT specialists, while 121,000 IT jobs remain unfilled. In 2024, there were 438,000 active tech job postings, with 41% accounting for occupations that require AI skills.
Overall, the US labor market is still tight. The struggle is ongoing: to find suitable candidates for open positions. Plus, the implications of recent layoffs and hiring freezes are still taking their toll.
That’s why, when seeking rare tech talents, companies turn to offshore software development to Latin America. Here, tech businesses hire developers out of an abundant 2.5M pool. Let’s take a closer look at trending sectors: AI, Blockchain, Cloud, and Machine Learning.
Software developers’ salaries in the US vs Latin America
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AI
A senior artificial intelligence engineer from Latin America earns around $5,280 monthly, while a software developer with the same level of expertise from the US gets ca. $11,000.
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Blockchain
Blockchain developers with 5+ years of experience from Latin America charge $5,400 a month. At the same time, their counterparts from the US get $11,000 monthly.
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Cloud
The salary of a Cloud developer in Latin America is $5,060 a month, while Cloud engineers from the States earn $14,500 monthly.
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Machine Learning
The Latin American tech market offers ML developers around $4,800 monthly, while engineers with the same expertise from the United States get $11,000 a month.
Top software development hubs in Latin America
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Mexico
Mexico is one of the most popular destinations for development offshoring. The country’s talent pool amounts to over 800,000 software developers who excel in various technologies and programming languages, including JavaScript, Python, SQL, C#, React.js, and Angular. Mexico’s IT infrastructure is flourishing, with 38 IT clusters, over 400 service companies, and more than 450 startups spread across three major tech hubs: Mexico City, Monterrey, and Guadalajara, often referred to as the Silicon Valley of Latin America.
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Argentina
The Argentinian tech scene is home to over 150,000 tech talents who stand out in the region for their most robust English command. Local tech wizards shine in Python, Cloud APIs, TensorFlow, SQL, and rank among South America’s best mobile developers and data analysts. Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Mendoza are focal points for Argentina’s tech scene, boasting 11 unicorns and over 17 IT clusters.
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Colombia
Colombia is home to a thriving tech ecosystem, boasting a talent pool of over 165,000 software developers. Annually, it adds around 13,000 tech graduates to its workforce. Colombian software engineers are highly skilled in programming, specializing in Java, Python, C#, SQL, and Ruby. The country’s ICT market is vibrant, with over 1,300 startups spanning 31 distinct sectors. The country hosts three dynamic tech hubs located in Bogotá and Medellín.
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Chile
Chile boasts a talent pool of 100,000+ software developers, with 5,000 ICT graduates joining the workforce each year. IT experts in Chile rank #1 in Latin America for digital skills, and showcase strong expertise in Java, Python, and PHP, as well as proficiency in data analytics, mobile development, and statistical programming. Around 303 startups and 122 software and data sectors call Chile its home. The country’s tech landscape includes two active tech hotspots: Santiago and Valparaíso.
What is an offshore software development center?
An offshore software product development center is your dedicated remote office with a team of software engineers. Usually, tech product companies establish such centers in foreign locations with an abundance of talent and lower labor costs. Imagine it as an extended piece of your in-house puzzle: a reliable partner that offers software development center solutions helps you with attracting, hiring, and employing Senior, Lead, and C-level developers, dealing with payroll, accounting, and taxes, finding and leasing office space, procuring tech equipment, and providing benefits for your team. All this is possible without setting up your legal entity abroad — ask Sift, Ledger, ThredUp, and other companies!
In comparison with IT outsourcing model, where you completely delegate your product development to a third-party team and have no direct control over it, your own offshore software development company in Latin America presupposes the hiring and retaining of the right talent without any buy-out fees, forgetting about operational functions that fall on your partner’s shoulders, and, thus, scaling in a chosen location faster.
FAQ about offshore software development in Latin America
1) Is it cheaper to offshore software development to Latin America?
Yes, with offshoring software development to Latin America, you can save from 30% to 70% on development rates, while scaling your company at the same time. Here’s what makes it possible: the difference in salaries and taxes, and Alcor’s comprehensive, all-in-one software R&D center solution, without buy-out fees that companies face after working with offshore development services teams in Latin America.
In the US, a senior software developer earns up to $180,000 a year, while software engineering experts from Latin America make, on average, $42,500. The regional taxation policies also offer lower tax rates.
Lastly, our approach goes beyond finding software developers. We get you a software team that’s yours from day one — cut costs by not paying buy-out fees!
2) What are the benefits of building a development center with Alcor?
With Alcor’s 360-degree model, there’s no need to engage with multiple offshore software development companies in Latin America to establish your R&D office offshore or nearshore. In one place, without additional vendors, you receive comprehensive IT recruitment services alongside effective Employer of Record support, eliminating the need to establish a legal entity in the target location. Additionally, we assist in leasing office space, providing employee benefits, procuring laptops and other equipment for your team, and much more. So much more than the providers of offshore outsourcing software development teams in Latin America can offer.
3) How fast can Alcor build an offshore development team in Latin America?
We pride ourselves on expeditious tech recruitment — stellar quality within tight timeframes. Alcor’s average time to close a vacancy when hiring a developer is 2-6 weeks. In just 1 day of our cooperation, you’ll get blind CVS. In the next 5 days, we’ll start sending you CVs of pre-vetted candidates whom you’d want to invite for an interview right away.
4) Can you headhunt C-level management in Latin America?
That’s an ace up our sleeve. We’ve amassed 8 years of experience in the industry and accumulated the best practices in recruiting C-level and Lead specialists! That’s why, C-level management positions, such as CTO, CIO, CMO, CFO, and others, come to our recruiters as easy as pie. Our clients attest to it: we hired the Head of R&D for Sift, an online fraud detection application development firm, from the second CV. Other successful cases include the Director of Engineering for Dotmatics and the Deployment Lead for Ledger.
5) What about payroll, accounting, and office lease?
If you hire an offshore application or web development team with Alcor, there’s no need to establish your legal entity in a target location. With our comprehensive EoR support, we take care of all the nuts and bolts for your offshore software developers. It includes the employment of software engineers, monthly payroll management, tax payments, compliance with all local laws, and even more. With our turnkey solution, you can be assured — we guarantee 100% compliance while handling all the paperwork.
Finally, if you want to pump it up, opt for our R&D services with full operational support, office lease, and equipment procurement.
6) What else does the software development center in Latin America include?
Apart from the full-cycle IT recruitment process of offshore software developers and EoR support, we offer a wider range of additional services, including IT infrastructure setup, procurement management, employer branding, and other back-office assistance. Alcor is like your personal team builder: you choose the services to build your software R&D center from 0 to 100 people in 12 months.