Nearshore staff augmentation lets you add skilled developers to your team without the cost of US hiring or the loss of control that comes with outsourcing. Rad Hires recruits senior engineers across Latin America for US startups. They work your hours, inside your team, and most clients hire in 2–4 weeks for 40–60% less than a comparable US hire.
What is nearshore staff augmentation?
Staff augmentation means adding individual professionals to your existing team. They join your standups, use your tools and follow your priorities, just like your other employees. “Nearshore” means they are based in a nearby region with similar time zones, which for US companies means Latin America.
Staff augmentation vs. outsourcing vs. direct hire
- Project outsourcing: an agency builds something for you. Less management, but less control, and the know-how stays with the vendor.
- Staff augmentation: dedicated people work inside your team, under your direction. You keep control and build knowledge in-house. With our Talent On-Demand service, Rad Hires contracts and pays the professional for you, so you can scale up or down easily.
- Direct hire: we recruit the person, and they join your company as your own employee or contractor. See Direct Hire.
Benefits of nearshore staff augmentation
- Real-time collaboration. Latin American professionals are 0–2 hours from US Eastern time.
- Lower cost. Clients typically pay 40–60% less than for a comparable US hire.
- Speed. Most clients hire in 2–4 weeks, instead of waiting months to fill a role.
- Flexibility. Add people for a product push and adjust as your needs change.
- Lower risk. Every hire comes with a 90-day replacement guarantee.
Roles you can add to your team
We recruit senior engineers across the most in-demand stacks, including Azure, Docker and DevOps, Google Cloud, AWS, Python, Django, Java, Node.js, Golang, React, Flutter and AI/ML developers, plus backend and mobile specialists.
How hiring with Rad Hires works
- Kickoff call. We learn the role you need, your stack, your team and your budget, and agree on what a great hire looks like.
- Sourcing and screening. Our recruiters search our Latin America network and screen candidates for skills, experience, communication and fit, so you only see people worth your time.
- Your shortlist and interviews. You interview the best candidates and choose who to hire. We coordinate scheduling and feedback.
- Offer and onboarding. We help you close the candidate and get them started.
- 90-day replacement guarantee. If the hire doesn’t work out in the first 90 days, we find you a replacement.
Want to hire someone onto your own payroll instead? Use Direct Hire. Prefer a flexible, fully managed arrangement? Use Talent On-Demand.
What does a Latin American team member cost?
Cost depends mostly on seniority and the exact skills you need. Our clients typically pay 40–60% less than for a comparable US hire. Two real examples:
- A US startup hired a senior engineer in Argentina for $8.7k a month, about half the cost of a US equivalent, working full time in the client’s time zone.
- A US digital agency staffed several senior roles for about $40 an hour on average.
On a short consultation call, we’ll give you a realistic budget for the role.
Frequently asked questions
Most clients hire in 2–4 weeks from the kickoff call.
With Talent On-Demand, Rad Hires contracts and pays them, and they work full time on your team. With Direct Hire, they join your company directly.
Yes. Latin American professionals are 0–2 hours from US Eastern time for most of the year, so working your core hours is normal.
Every hire comes with a 90-day replacement guarantee.
We recruit across Latin America, including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Chile, Peru and Costa Rica.
Ready to hire nearshore talent?
Tell us about the role, and we’ll show you what’s possible with a Latin American hire, including a realistic budget and timeline.