Hire Senior Software Engineers in LATAM

Teros helps US companies build senior engineering teams with top engineering talent from Latin America. Every engineer is vetted against the Bay Area bar, works your hours, and joins your team as a long-term teammate, not a contractor on loan. You own the team. We run everything else.

  • Senior engineers, benchmarked to Bay Area L4/L5 standards
  • AI-native engineers fluent in Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and agent workflows
  • Full workday overlap with Eastern time and strong overlap with Pacific
  • We handle employment, payroll, compliance, equipment and onboarding

Access Elite Tech Talent

Since 2013
Partner to Bay Area startups
5,000+
Pre-vetted engineers
48 hours
To qualified profiles
3 to 5 years
Average engineer tenure
3 months
Replacement guarantee
Testimonials

Trusted by Founders and Engineering Leaders

Founder & CEO · HoneyJar
“We started working with Teros during a critical phase of growth and they've consistently delivered. The engineers are thoughtful, pragmatic, and operate with real ownership. They ramp fast and contribute meaningfully. Teros is not a vendor for us. They are a core part of Honeyjar.”
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Michelle Masek Founder & CEO, HoneyJar
Head of Engineering · Venture Studio
“Teros has been a strong partner as we've scaled our engineering organization. The team brings senior-level judgment, moves quickly, and integrates seamlessly. They care about architecture, security, and long-term maintainability, not just shipping fast. It's rare to find a partner that feels like an extension of your team this quickly.”
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Keith Waldorf Head of Engineering, Venture Studio
Founder & CEO · Argos
“Teros helped us add senior engineering capacity quickly and responsibly. The team ramped fast, operated with ownership, and raised the technical bar. Highly recommend.”
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Dan Li Founder & CEO, Argos
The LATAM Advantage

Why Hire Senior Engineers from LATAM?

Many founders come to us after a rough experience with offshore vendors: half the day lost to time zones, engineers who need constant direction, and teams that churn every few months. Hiring senior engineers from Argentina and Uruguay solves those problems at the root.

01

Real-time collaboration

Engineers in Buenos Aires and Montevideo share a full workday with Eastern time and about five hours with Pacific. Standups, code reviews and incident calls happen live, not overnight.

02

Bay Area seniority

We only place senior engineers, benchmarked against the L4/L5 bar at top US tech companies. They make sound architecture calls, push back when something is off, and need little hand-holding.

03

Ownership, not ticket-taking

Our engineers are self-driven and treat your product like their own. Clients describe them as part of the core team, not as a vendor.

04

AI-native by default

Your engineers already ship with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, OpenCode and multi-agent workflows, plus vector search and vector databases. We screen for this tool chain because it changes how fast a team moves.

05

Long-term team stability

We focus on the Rio de la Plata region on purpose. Concentrated talent hubs mean an average tenure of three to five years.

06

A playbook built over 14 years

We have run hybrid US and LATAM engineering teams since 2013. Employment, payroll, compliance, equipment and secure, managed devices are handled for you under clear, founder-friendly terms.

Roles

Senior Engineering Roles We Place:

From your first senior hire to a full product team, we place experienced engineers across a wide array of tech stacks.

Senior Software Engineers

Experienced generalists who own features end to end.

Full-Stack Engineers

Comfortable across frontend, backend and infrastructure.

Backend Engineers

APIs, services, data models and systems that scale.

Frontend Engineers

Fast, accessible, polished interfaces in modern frameworks.

AI & ML Engineers

LLM features, RAG pipelines, agents and model integration.

DevOps, DevSecOps & Cloud

CI/CD, infrastructure as code, security and reliability.

Mobile Engineers

Native and cross-platform iOS and Android apps.

Data Engineers

Pipelines, warehouses and analytics infrastructure.

QA & Test Automation

Automated testing that keeps releases fast and safe.

Technical Leads

Hands-on leaders who set standards and unblock teams.

Engineering Managers

People leaders who grow and run distributed teams.

Product Designers

Designers who turn product goals into intuitive experiences.

Industries

Industries We Serve:

Our engineers bring domain experience that shortens ramp-up time and reduces risk in regulated or complex products.

Healthcare & Health Tech

Engineers who understand HIPAA, patient data and the compliance details healthcare products demand.

Fintech & Payments

Payments, ledgers, lending and risk systems built for accuracy, security and audit readiness.

Supply Chain & Logistics

Talent with backgrounds at large logistics and retail operators, building tracking, routing and fulfillment tools.

SaaS

Multi-tenant architecture, public APIs, integrations and billing for B2B software.

AI-Native Startups

Teams building products on LLMs, agents and vector search from day one.

eCommerce

Storefronts, checkout, catalog and order systems that hold up under peak traffic.

Insurance

Policy, claims and underwriting platforms that modernize legacy workflows.

Martech

Data-heavy marketing platforms, attribution and campaign automation.

Education & E-Learning

Learning platforms, content delivery and student engagement tools.

Technologies

Common Technologies our Senior Software Engineers Work With:

Tell us your stack and we will match engineers who have already shipped production work in it.

Languages & Frameworks

  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • Node.js
  • React
  • Vue.js
  • Angular
  • Python
  • Django
  • Go
  • Java
  • Ruby on Rails
  • PHP
  • .NET / C#

Mobile

  • Swift
  • Kotlin
  • React Native
  • Flutter

Data & Infrastructure

  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MongoDB
  • GraphQL
  • Kafka
  • Elasticsearch
  • AWS
  • Google Cloud
  • Azure
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes

AI & Developer Tooling

  • LLMs
  • Vector Databases
  • Claude Code
  • Codex Cursor
  • OpenCode
  • GitHub Copilot
  • Gemini
  • Ollama
Company Stages

Company Stages Our Senior Software Engineers Work With:

Whether you are hiring your first engineer or adding a squad to an established org, we shape the engagement around where you are.

Startups

Solo or non-technical founder? We give you hands-on guidance, often starting with a senior technical lead who can set your architecture and hiring bar.

Pre-Seed

Land your first senior engineers without burning runway, with employment and compliance handled from day one.

Series A

Add senior capacity in weeks, not quarters, so you can hit the roadmap you just raised on.

Series B

Scale teams that plug into your existing engineering leadership, processes and culture.

Comparison

How Teros Compares

Most options give you either talent or infrastructure. Teros gives you both, and the team stays yours.

TerosSelf-serve EOR PlatformsTraditional AgenciesOffshore Vendors
Who Sources and Vets TalentTeros, against a bay area barYou doAgency, variesVendor, varies
Who runs operationsTeros handles payroll, compliance, equipment, and onboardingPayroll onlyYou do after placementvendor
Who Owns the TeamYou doYou doYou doVendor
SenioritySenior onlyWhoever you findMixedMostly junior and mid-level
Time-zone OverlapFull day with EasternDepends on hireDepends on hireOften minimal
Pre-vetted Talent Pool5,000+ EngineersNoneLimitedInternal Bench
Local Presence in LATAMArgentina and UruguayNoneRarelyNone
Replacement Guarantee3 MonthsNot OfferedSometimesRarely
Process

How our Hiring Process Works

Most clients meet only one to three candidates before making a hire.

  1. 1

    Tell us who you need

    Role, stack, seniority, compensation, team structure and what success looks like.

  2. 2

    We search our network

    We match your brief against 5,000+ pre-vetted senior engineers across Argentina and Uruguay.

  3. 3

    Review top candidates

    Get one to three qualified profiles within 48 hours.

  4. 4

    Interview and select

    Run your own interview process. The final decision is always yours.

  5. 5

    Welcome your teammate

    We handle employment, payroll, equipment and onboarding so they can start shipping.

Locations

Countries to Hire From:

Ready to Work With Top Senior Engineering Talent in LATAM?

Tell us who you need and we will send qualified senior engineers from Argentina and Uruguay within 48 hours.

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