Country-wide engineering talent shortages and exorbitant salaries are making the US an impossible environment for building tech teams with local talent. And in today’s remote work era–there’s no reason to. With vibrant tech hubs and unicorn startups, Latin America is officially one of the hottest regions for fast-growth companies hiring remote engineering teams.
Our Insider’s Guide to LatAm’s Top Engineering Talent Markets unpacks the continent’s top 7 cities for scaling remote engineering teams, and how to approach talent in each market.
Latin America is home to 1.3+ Million software engineers and technical professionals, with more than 20,000 new engineers entering the workforce annually — that’s 28% more growth compared to the US.